Roundup: Geomas’ geo-search patent, Google’s privacy, YouTube filters, and more
Here’s the latest (updated) action:
Geomas says it has location-based search patent — The London based company says its patent is being infringed upon by some 20 large internet players, and this probably includes Google and Yahoo. Here’s a description of the patent. The company says it raising $20 million to help it extract licensing deals. It started by suing Verizon. (Via Techdirt).
KyteTV gets investment from Nokia — See our story here.
IPO market sees strongest month since 2004,… Continue Reading
Audible Magic’s copyright filtering technology not working
Audible Magic, the Los Gatos company that protects music and other content publishers from piracy by scanning files posted around the Web, is having problems.
NewTeeVee tested the so-called finger-printing technology across multiple sites, including Microsoft’s video site, and even enlisted that company’s help when it didn’t work. But time and again, despite posting a copyrighted file to Microsoft’s site, it wasn’t flagged, and the file was posted for free viewing.
This is notable because Audible Magic’s… Continue Reading
Roundup: IM mania, VCs in red, Facebook classifieds road-kill, and much more
Here’s the latest action:
Feed Crier gets bought — Feed Crier, the service that lets you subscribe to blogs or other content within your instant messenger (IM), has just been bought by IMified. That company, meanwhile, says it plans to do more on mobile front. It’s just the latest in a crazy-full day of IM stuff.
VCs have produced less profit than they invested, since 1997 — In other words, the industry is negative for the past decade. The… Continue Reading
YouTube to start filtering for pirated video?
YouTube will start filtering videos and other content in order to stop pirated material from being posted to it site, reports the Mercury News’ Elise Ackerman.
The news is significant because the entire music and video industry has been up in arms about YouTube’s slowness to implement filtering.
YouTube’s parent, Google, will use technology from Los Gatos, Calif.’s Audible Magic, the same technology that MySpace is offering media companies to check whether for their copyrighted material… Continue Reading
Roundup: TrenchMice, Pheedo’s new ads, and more
The latest roundup of tech stuff:
TrenchMice, a nice F***ed Company? — TrenchMice is a new site trying to mobilize people to submit and edit comments about businesses and employers. Let us know what you think. We tried using it to look for info on Google, and not much there yet. It is based in Seattle.
Pheedo’s new ad platform — The Emeryville start-up, which specializes in inserting ads within RSS feeds, has unveiled a new product. Called “Feedpowered”… Continue Reading