Vivaty’s 3-D virtual scenes can be embedded on any web site
Pretty soon, we’ll all be hosting our own virtual worlds. VentureBeat has a new virtual scene today (you need a Windows computer to access it on the web), courtesy of Vivaty, which is launching its own widget to embed 3-D virtual scenes on any web page.
The Vivaty folks created our virtual scene in about half an hour. We can take the code for the scene and embed it on our page. It’s a cute way… Continue Reading
MySpace Music days away from an assault on iTunes
Social networking site MySpace and music have worked well together in the past. New bands got recognition, popular bands gained new fans. Now MySpace is looking to extend that relationship by launching a full-scale music store. This launch will be happening sometime within the next 5 days, according to Reuters.
The service will be appropriately titled “MySpace Music”, and is said to have the support of at least 3 of the major labels. Sony BMG Music… Continue Reading
Video is hot — YouTube vs. Soapbox and Everyone else
YouTube, the two-year-old San Mateo start-up that raced ahead to become the leader of online video sharing, is facing the fight of its life.
Microsoft’s launch of its YouTube clone, called the Soapbox, made official today — see announcement with an offering of a way to sign up for a beta account, is only the latest challenge. (The dancing man with MSN colors strikes us as somewhat unhip, but then what can we expect a… Continue Reading
What happened to Rojo’s mojo?
Blogging software company Six Apart announced today it has bought the RSS feed reader company, Rojo.
Rojo was just one of start-ups gunning for position in the crowded field of giving users with a way to collect and read RSS feeds, or subscriptions to news and other sources that come to you automatically. These RSS readers are popular because they save you time — you don’t have to go out and access the sites or publications… Continue Reading