Browser OS coming, Technorati woes, Brobeck’s dot-bomb record & more
Here’s the latest Silicon Valley round-up:
Is the “Browser Operating System” finally coming? — Google and others have built all these online applications that can, collectively, take the place of Microsoft Office. All we need now is a browser operating system, which makes it easy to switch back and forth between these applications online — so we’re not tied to Microsoft’s XP or other desktop-based operating systems. The home-page companies like Netvibes and Pageflakes appear to be… Continue Reading
Vizu, the online polling network
Since our initial tepid review of online polling company Vizu, its co-founders Mark Tilling and Dan Beltramo have gone underground and reemerged with vastly more ambitious product.
Earlier this year, Vizu got $1 million and began offering a way to let people post polls on their blogs or Web sites.
Beginning Dec. 15, however, it will give marketers and other companies an inexpensive and easy way to conduct instant surveys about just about anything, with much… Continue Reading