Roundup: Amazon vs eBay, YouTube search ads, and more
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Amazon is like Apple, eBay is like Microsoft — Or at least that’s the tech-industry analogy that comes to mind when reading this piece about the increasingly competitive battle between the two e-commerce giants.
“Black” silicon is a better light receiver — A silicon variation discovered in Harvard University’s labs and licensed out to a company called SiOnyx, is far more receptive to light than ordinary silicon. The substance (pictured) may be useful for X-ray… Continue Reading
Eyealike promises to improve search for copyrighted videos
Eyealike may be a tiny company, but it’s hoping to bring some big changes to the landscape of online copyright.
President Greg Heuss said Eyealike Copyright, which is launching at DEMO, will allow both copyright-holders and content-hosting sites to search for copyrighted material faster and more accurately.
Eyealike faces tough competition in this field – for example, Audible Magic has been successful developing similar technology for audio media, and may expand into video, and YouTube is developing… Continue Reading