For blog items about internet businesses 135 Internet Businesses 2010-03-16T11:23:16 Karl Moneyman barry.david.adams@gmail.com TechCrunch 2010-03-16T06:18:48

. Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase Disrupt 2010 More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact Events Jobs Trends : Subscribe TechCrunch Disrupt Is Coming May 24-26 Uh Oh . Not Another Don’t Be Evil” Company 42 Comments Buzz it by Michael Arrington on Mar 15, 2010 Long ago Google unofficially abandoned the Don’t Be Evil mantra and replaced it with , no kidding , an evil scale . 8221 Sometimes you have to chose between the lesser of two weevils , as Patrick O’Brian would say And frankly , just staying this side of decent is enough for most . companies So when Twitter CEO Evan Williams said earlier today that one of Twitter’s operating principles was to be a force for good I cringed a . little One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in business , and am still learning , is to never trust anyone who says you can trust me . 8221 That’s a big red flag that they’re planning something really messed up in the near future . And likewise , a company shouldn’t be out there saying don’t be evil” or be a force for good . 8221

a4c9dbb684803ce9275773b6cf354a6d TechCrunch 2010-03-15T23:20:59

, Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase Disrupt 2010 More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact Events Jobs Trends : Subscribe TechCrunch Disrupt Is Coming May 24-26 PayPal Launches Revamped iPhone App , Teams With Bump For Phone-Tapping Money Transfers 28 Comments Buzz it by Jason Kincaid on Mar 15, 2010 PayPal has just launched an upgraded iPhone application that adds new features and includes a facelift that’s meant to help instill a greater sense of security . And it also brings with it big news for Bump Technologies the startup that lets you exchange information simply by tapping smartphones together : Bump is now prominently featured in the PayPal iPhone application as a quick way to initiate transactions . You can download the free app here PayPal has offered a free application for the iPhone ever since the App Store launched in mid-2008, and it has gradually been improving over time . Today’s release brings a handful of significant new features . First , it now allows you to send a money request to your contacts it’s

7b7cfa9576ccbb5bfa0c554f4131c0ca Techvibes Global Blog 2010-03-15T22:39:49

Last week Vancouver's Wavefront invited wireless developers to attend its network test lab launch event featuring Ericsson. The new lab allows developers to test new wireless applications on a carrier grade HSPA+ mobile network connected to Ericsson’ leading edge Montreal Test Facility. In [...]

3024e411141f15e76b501b42fca3bde0 Techvibes Global Blog 2010-03-15T22:24:31

Mitch Joel, journalist, publicist, president of Twist Image - a digital marketing agency - and author of the book Six Pixels of Separation, laborates on the need for marketers to embrace the paradigm-shift afforded by social media tools. Joel contends that marketing will never be the [...]

f19c4af1446d40de6d9adf36b515b426 TechCrunch 2010-03-15T22:21:01

When CoTweet sold to ExactTarget a couple weeks ago, the acquisition price was not disclosed. But an SEC filing put out today suggests that ExactTweet paid at least $8.1 million in stock for CoTweet. That is the value of "securities offered . . . as partial consideration in connection with a merger," meaning there was likely a cash portion as well. While this isn't a huge sum, it's not a terrible return for an initial investment of $1.1 million. CoTweet helps businesses manage multiple Twitter accounts and use it more effectively as marketing channel. The CoTweet acquisition is now being pointed to as an example of how businesses can be built on top of Twitter. So now we know how much the stock portion of the deal was worth.

8557746d0fed2c1efa5892022f7c133a Techvibes Global Blog 2010-03-15T21:21:35

After a successful tour of Canada with their Meet and Tweet, ING Direct is ready to take social media meetups to the next level.On March the 24th, Toronto's Kool Haus will be playing host to ING's social media team as well as popular indie music star Lights.ING Direct is promising to unveil an [...]

498edeb6a575cb645a38f11c041b6f1f Techvibes Global Blog 2010-03-15T21:16:41

Vancouver Twestival Organizer Rebecca Bollwitt announced today that this year's Vancouver Twestival is on schedule for March 25th and tickets will be available later this week. Bollwitt has assembled a great team of volunteers and sponsors to help out with the event and there is no doubt it will be [...]

855b1f036deb5d688f820c2536136340 Techvibes Global Blog 2010-03-15T21:15:43

You've only got two days left to get your application in for the British Columbia Technology Industry Association's 2010 Technology Impact Awards. Founded in 1994 by the BCTIA, the Technology Impact Awards celebrate the successes of our industry and the companies, people and innovation that [...]

b719200d5097c153b0532495c6fba700 TechCrunch 2010-03-15T21:01:42

When SXSW sets up its festival, you have to assume they want the best and most engaging keynotes possible. If the public reaction to Umair Haque's interview of Twitter co-founder Ev Williams is any indication, they failed. Badly. I wish I could take credit for the title here, but it is all Mike Monteiro, appropriately, by way of Twitter. Below, find a sampling of some of the other best tweets about the keynote. As someone who was in the audience, all seem pretty accurate.

41496cf61e891bf62411b1b973be7130 TechCrunch 2010-03-15T19:13:56

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase Disrupt 2010 More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact Events Jobs Trends : Subscribe TechCrunch Disrupt Is Coming May 24-26 Twitter’s New At Anywhere” Platform Allows For Deeper Integration Into Third Party Sites 36 Comments Buzz it by Jason Kincaid on Mar 15, 2010 During his keynote at SXSW this afternoon live blog here Twitter CEO Evan Williams just announced a new At Anywhere” platform , which allows websites to more deeply integrate the service into their sites . The idea is to offer a more seamless experience to Twitter users navigating third party sites like the Huffington Post and the New York Times , giving them Twitter content without forcing them to jump off the page they’re currently viewing . The details on the new platform are still scant , but this is Twitter’s answer to Facebook Connect , which we reported on back in . January Among the : features When you browse a site that uses anywhere , people and brands that have Twitter accounts will be highlighted with a hyperlink

d6bef86666b18b90f40cd5db4e24f280 TechCrunch 2010-03-15T19:12:54

In an effort to sort out the state of the "Location War" going on here at SXSW Interactive 2010, I have been lucky enough to chat with several people behind the scenes of these mobile location based services. It's funny to me calling the competition a "War" as everyone with whom I have spoken seems incredibly mellow and down-to-earth but there is a potential definitive moment going on here for that industry. I was able to catch up with Gowalla co-founder Josh Williams and talk a bit about the current state of Gowalla and their mobile app. Standby for more interviews with the some of the competition and a part 2 video of my conversation with Josh.

c3a941d1e212d87c337901f3179cb387 TechCrunch 2010-03-15T18:57:03

We're here at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas where Twitter co-founder Evan Williams doing a keynote Q&A with Umair Haque. Williams may use the time to talk a bit about Twitter's upcoming ad platform. Update: It's actually an "At Platform" called At Anywhere -- more here. Interestingly enough, Twitter saw its first burst of popularity three years ago at this very conference. Below find my live notes (paraphrased):

a757ec6ad7739294e33e564547917d02 TechCrunch 2010-03-15T18:31:31

New data released from analytics service Hitwise today names Facebook the largest website in the U.S. with 7.07% of all U.S. visits. Google is second at 7.03%. Yahoo Mail is third with 3.8% and Yahoo is fourth at 3.67% (if you combined both Yahoo properties, and I'm not sure why they don't, Yahoo would be first). YouTube (a Google property) is fifst with 2.14%. This is the first time Hitwise has named Facebook the top site in the U.S. Comscore still ranks Google the top site by reach at 81% of the U.S. population. Facebook, at 53%, is still behind Google, Yahoo and Microsoft sites in the U.S., according to the most recent Comscore data from February 2010.

ea561a168f3ed13184976fdeafc7670e TechCrunch 2010-03-15T18:10:38

All naysaying aside, people are pretty excited about Windows Phone 7. Our readers are excited for it. I'd be outright lying if I said I wasn't excited about it, too. Know who else is excited? The Windows Phone 7 team -- but perhaps not for the reasons you'd expect. With a few years of work finally coming to a head, some of the folks on the Windows Phone 7 team are taking a step back, looking at the fruits of their labor... and leaving. Not because they're ashamed, and not because they're being poached by the competition -- but because instead of making Windows Phone 7, they want to make things for Windows Phone 7.

4cbd3270af36009a05b30824158f1c8f Techvibes Global Blog 2010-03-15T18:04:02

Toronto's BizLaunch helps new entrepreneurs succeed through education and training. BizLaunch has advised over 20,000 new entrepreneurs worldwide. Renée Warren is managing BizLaunch’ social media activities. Through a few questions, Renée explains what BizLaunch is currently [...]

f99ff25d3bd6b94f2d87298b07204609 TechCrunch 2010-03-15T17:58:14

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase Disrupt 2010 More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact Events Jobs Trends : Subscribe TechCrunch Disrupt Is Coming May 24-26 Seesmic Launches App For Windows Phone Rolls Out New Silverlight-Powered Desktop Client 11 Comments Buzz it by Leena Rao on Mar 15, 2010 Startup Seesmic has perfected the art of developing compelling Twitter clients on a variety of platforms . Seesmic offers a web , client an Adobe Air-powered desktop , client an Android app a BlackBerry , app a brand friendly Twitter client and a native Windows desktop . client At developer conference MIX today , Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur is announcing a new Silverlight-powered development platform and Seesmic for the Windows Phone . The new desktop platform from Seesmic is built based off of Silverlight , which is a refreshing change from the buggy Adobe Air platform . The design itself is similar in look and feel to the Windows client , and includes functionality for integrating your Facebook , Twitter , and Linkedin accounts

8fe51865c2fd8fbf7fc7625936263538 Techvibes Global Blog 2010-03-15T17:43:26

On the March 22nd the McGill Entrepreneurs’ Society is hosting the Perfect Pitch from 5:00pm - 6:30pm. The informal event will welcome an entrepreneur and a Venture Capitalist to guide attendees to the perfect pitch and begin with five students pitching their business ideas. Entrepreneur [...]

286e0f65a830c3b91fd569ef383683e3 TechCrunch 2010-03-15T17:31:33

The list of people I interviewed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this year is starting to look like more like a hit list than a VIP list. Two of them have been relieved of their current positions - MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta and now Ning CEO Gina Bianchini. If I were Jeremy Allaire, Max Levchin, Sheryl Sandberg or Evan Williams, I'd watch my back. They may be coming for you next.

aaeef0c86b2a4d6b75745100e3edc04a TechCrunch 2010-03-15T17:29:55

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase Disrupt 2010 More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact Events Jobs Trends : Subscribe TechCrunch Disrupt Is Coming May 24-26 Mobile Ad Network Mobclix Releases iPad SDK 2 Comments Buzz it by Leena Rao on Mar 15, 2010 Facing competition from recently acquired AdMob Google and Quattro Wireless Apple mobile ad network Mobclix has been steadily working to strengthen its products and offerings . The startup just acquired iPhone app sales analytics software Heartbeat and announced a deal to offer Nielsen’s ad targeting data into its ad exchange to enhance ad targeting . Today , Mobclix is officially launching one of the first SDKs for iPad advertising . Apple’s new tablet device , which will be delivered to consumers in a few weeks , poses a tremendous opportunity for advertising . The size of the tablet not only allows for larger ad sixes but ads can also be more engaging and media rich , with the possibility of incorporating video and other interactive features . And these means more revenue

df45505d6388a9b046eb95794afe1103 Techvibes Global Blog 2010-03-15T17:10:24

At last week's MIXX Canada Conference in Toronto, Oxford Properties' Claire Santamaria and Yvette Bernard had a fascinating talk about their foray into the social media space for the contest Yorkdale is...You? to promote Oxford's Yorkdale Shopping Centre. The promotion for the campaign included [...]

e0ea7a80d79a68c6e7e306ad223cbbd2 Techvibes Global Blog 2010-03-15T15:26:58

Twestival Victoria takes place on March 25th, as a fundraiser for Concern Worldwide. Last year the event raised $5000 in the name of charity, and hopes to build on that number this year. “Twestival is a global Twitter fundraising festival with the motto 'Tweet, Meet, Give'”, explains [...]

b51a76988e3e9c4fc57e61ace078315d TechCrunch 2010-03-15T15:16:21

, Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise CrunchBase Disrupt 2010 More Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch50 TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan About Advertise Archives Company Index Contact Events Jobs Trends : Subscribe TechCrunch Disrupt Is Coming May 24-26 Microsoft , aQuantive Veterans Set Out To Build Intelligent” Ad Serving Platform 2 Comments Buzz it by Robin Wauters on Mar 15, 2010 A trio of entrepreneurs who led online advertising technology company Accipiter to an acquisition by aQuantive which was in turn acquired by Microsoft for 6 billion in May 2007 have returned to startup life after serving a variety of roles in advertising and sales at the Redmond software . giant Jeff Wood Guy Taylor and Ryan Treichler are today announced their new company , aiMatch as well as the limited availability for early adopters” of its online ad technology platform . In addition , the threesome said they have also convinced former Head of Publisher Solutions EMEA for Microsoft Advertising Steve Perks to join the . club So what does aiMatch do According to the press release , the company aims to put advertising intelligence

a6353da2551784f1367bb82d6f25fc4f Charles Lau 2010-03-13T01:59:23

Before I start, I just wish to clarify that “client computers” mean the actual desktop computer or laptop that you are holding right now. Long time ago, the client computers have very low specifications in terms of graphics, memory, hard disk and CPU speed.  That’s because we rely on the centralized servers to process the information, [...]

455f17f785d0240bea103f79387d91f8 Internet and Businesses Online: RSS Articles from EzineArticles.com 2010-03-12T21:36:36

A very powerful and fast way of optimizing your website for maximum flow of traffic to your online business or product is by the use of RSS feeds. Through the use of RSS feeds, it is possible for the content of your business to be seen especially, if you have more than one web content.

7ecf4b8b73f327e8c9925c7fe6d3e366 Internet Business Opportunities 2010-03-09T21:48:00

If you haven’t read about it already – here it is.  Whip out your… wallets, folks.  Sex.com is up for grabs.  Again. Check out the story on CNN Money. Robert Technorati Tags: sex.com No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

aa36ae3a65dc4f41072cb12546a20a70 Charles Lau 2010-03-04T16:09:58

I don’t know yet myself… I may even attend one myself sooner or later… Or I may even get a chance to speak on the stage myself… But this question just pops up my head when I wonder why people are paying money to attend social media course… First of all, do you really need to [...]

58a1e5176df5d3146bdf55177b1121d1 Charles Lau 2010-03-03T17:06:42

For whatever reason it may be, it is always good to start your own online community where you have audience to hear what you have to say about your favorite topic. This recently, I have shared with a couple of friends that they should start something of their own (just like me!).  But what’s the point [...]

3b28a118ad26d793b039cbd09105bf9d Internet and Businesses Online: RSS Articles from EzineArticles.com 2010-03-01T17:47:52

RSS is an exceptionally effective way of increasing your SEO. There are the feed directories like feedburner.com that allows you to add your own features to the feed directories. Look deeper you will discover other ways to use the analytics while also increasing your optimization. Add the feed to as many directories as possible. Never forget to import your feed to one social networking site or the other like Facebook.

cff6f2bac550106b48c278b826210c44 Charles Lau 2010-03-01T16:14:25

I thought this might be an interesting idea that we should hold “Office hours” session to have a chat with your colleagues and customers about your products and services.  This idea came from Harvard Business Review when Bill Taylor thought of taking an hour or two out on every working week, and discuss about how [...]

d9d3552bc546b6ba42dd5739d7c5fc2f Charles Lau 2010-02-25T16:10:20

While many of you are building your communities on the social media, it is good to take note that the social media websites can be taken over faster than we can ever thought. I can still remember using ICQ with so many friends… I thought ICQ is not going to be taken over by MSN easily [...]

09b3895031dc99a1e01c05c36706de66 Internet and Businesses Online: RSS Articles from EzineArticles.com 2010-02-23T21:48:25

RSS feeds are quickly becoming a powerful way to optimize SEO and attract new audiences to your business product or service. It is likely that you have more than one type of content that could be shared about your business through one of these feeds. Find out how to promote your own RSS feeds to increase exposure for you and your business.

cac020fa8456711d6f8e391377917767 Charles Lau 2010-02-23T16:14:39

I heard that Problogger is de-friending people on Facebook.  I was reading through that post, and found it very true… It’s not you or me… It’s Darren Rowse… While all of us are creating a personal branding of our own through the Internet, we may actually mix up our friends and family whom we are keeping [...]

3132017196049c6ff8529129b80b4919 Charles Lau 2010-02-22T15:29:15

I really appreciate all of you who have been taking the time to comment on my blog.  It is really enjoyable to have an interactive blog. Today, I just thought of writing this post to remind every blogger out there (myself included) that it really takes effort for people to comment on our blogs.  While they [...]

d93408eb0adad475eadce2d8726697c5 Charles Lau 2010-02-21T16:43:36

I wonder if any of you are still using Twitter after you have decided to use Google Buzz.  I am still trying out both, and trying to make the best use of both. Many of my twitter friends are not going to focus on Google Buzz at all.  I think there is a potential, and there [...]

afb37a906ff6d6defdfb67d1185afbbc Charles Lau 2010-02-20T19:44:31

Here’s a case study (from my perspective knowing through the social media only) of how a social media website manages a potential social media crisis themselves. I was watching Cranky Geeks a couple of weeks ago when I got to know the presence of this TechCrunch intern named “Daniel Brusilovsky”. And not long after, TechCrunch posted [...]

ff8b6fb4a7d52c614e20df7ffd5183fe Charles Lau 2010-02-20T11:04:13

While Google is still testing and fine-tuning Google buzz, will you actually start using it when you are already using Twitter and friendfeed?There has been a lot of controversial topics about using Google Buzz.. Some reject the idea of using Google Buzz because they are already dedicated their time on twitter. Some embrace the idea [...]

811ad2b8da526a0e587cf3db1a418758 Internet and Businesses Online: RSS Articles from EzineArticles.com 2010-02-19T02:19:31

RSS - Most people run into this acronym when surfing the web and aren't aware of what it means or what it does. The acronym RSS can stand for two different things: Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication. RSS is just a means of publicizing (syndication) updates about certain websites.

1abd932a81c7649384918c49ea300ee3 Internet and Businesses Online: RSS Articles from EzineArticles.com 2010-02-17T03:55:30

If you are creating a new website or you have an existing website that you want to improve or you want to increase traffic, RSS feeds submission is one thing that you can do with it so you will get wider audience and you get to grow your traffic. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication that allows your online readers to get updates of your site as soon as there are new contents added on it. On the other hand, you can also add feeds in your website to increase your ranking in the search engine.

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