Bit.ly nabs cash, gives TinyURL a run for its money
At first glance, Bit.ly looks like every other URL shortening service — turning lengthy web addresses into something compact and easily-tweeted like http://bit.ly/11BCd2 — indistinguishable from the Short.tos and Doiops of the world. Of course, TinyURL, the first of its kind, remains the heavyweight, seemingly immune from its drop-in-the-bucket challengers. But with $2 million from several renowned investors, Bit.ly is now in a position to become a force on its own.
This first round of financing… Continue Reading
Tim O’Reilly prescription for the ailing economy: Work on stuff that matters
When publisher, tech guru and part-time social entrepreneur Tim O’Reilly prescribes a new business model to heal the shattered global economy and its equally-bruised ecosystem, should tech execs listen up? Only if they want to be in business five years from now.
O’Reilly’s Emerging Technology Conference (ETech) has become an epicenter for many of the memes and movements that are molding the high-tech sector today. Still, it came as a surprise to many of this year’s… Continue Reading
Pique recommends products across Web sites (and Web 2.0 is dead?)
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Aggregate Knowledge, a Silicon Valley company that recommend products to visitors of Web sites based on what people like them have previously chosen, is offering its service across Web sites.
The service is called the Pique Discovery Network.
The San Mateo, Calif., company’s technology seeks to put products or content in front of you that pique your interest. So if you’re reading an article on WashingtonPost.com about your favorite sports player, says the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez, the… Continue Reading
O’Reilly takes over Esther Dyson’s Release 1.0, renames it Release 2.0
Tim O’Reilly, of O’Reilly Media has acquired analyst Esther Dyson’s Release 1.0 publication, and is renaming it Release 2.0 to help promote the Web 2.0 brand, which was coined by and is owned by O’Reilly’s group.
O’Reilly confirmed the story, first reported at Valleywag, however told VentureBeat that “taken over” is a more accurate term to describe the transaction than “bought,” without elaborating. We’ll take this to mean that the publication wasn’t pulling in that much… Continue Reading