The picture has nothing to do with anything, I just thought it was funny. Latest Joost press release in all it’s glory: Advertising innovators embrace Joost™ Thirty-two blue-chip advertisers on board for launch New York – April 26, 2007 – Joost™, the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service, today announced that it has signed 32 leading companies from around the world as advertising launch partners. “The industry response to Joost has been overwhelming, as is evidenced by the caliber of our launch partners,” said Nick Loria, senior vice president of global advertising, Joost. “Online video distribution is becoming an increasingly Continue Reading…

 

Back in July, I wrote about Technorati doing a deal with AP. And I said that: One day I will go into very real, deep detail why Technorati is the way forward and why Google should be worried. But not today. Hint: It’s not about the search. Associated Press is just starting to get the picture. Do you? Hmmm. Reading it again, its kinda annoying, I probably shouldn’t tease. *shrugs* Google has been busy – a deal with NewsCorp. and then in on the act with AP. Google is paying The Associated Press for stories and photographs, settling a dispute Continue Reading…

 

I’ve been waiting for a quality citizen newspaper to hit the cyber streets. One that gives me the headlines, and links to similar articles, updated by my peers, trustworthy (!), maybe ability to comment and rant, and so on. In the meantime, I have news aggregators such as Yahoo!7 News headlines and GoogleNews and stuff emailed to me; if I’m interested I click through and if I can find the article’s text in amongst the barrage of ads, I’m happy. Need more information? Hop over to Wikipedia and grab more indepth stuff, I’m home and hosed. I’m also a fool. Continue Reading…

 

I wrote a while ago about the possibilities of creating an online community – and linked to one in New York – that puts creative types together in a swarm. Earlier this year, Tom Anderson (yep, that Tom) of MySpace and Chris DeWolfe had this to say about cast and crew jammin’ online :p. You’ve now launched MySpace Records, which you are using to promote bands who are popular on the site but haven’t signed with a major record label. Do you have more products coming through the pipeline?DeWolfe: We’re always looking for the right opportunities. We are going to Continue Reading…

 

Puff-puff-puff Yahoo in Talks for AOL Stake NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc. has held early stage discussions to buy a stake in Time Warner Inc.’s America Online Internet unit, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday .The source characterized the discussions as “informational” and said it was far from the level of depth AOL has reached with Microsoft Corp. or with Google Inc..Google and Comcast Corp. are also mulling a joint investment in AOL.A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to comment on “speculation or rumor.” Time Warner declined comment.Reports of the discussions with Yahoo have appeared in various media Continue Reading…

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