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February, 2005 Archives
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Extreme PCs Popular With Modders
Gamers who are also modders like to personalize their machines with
dramatic designs and souped-up components. The Chicago
Tribune reports that the. "modding fad began as a way for computer
gamers to one-up each other at gaming parties--gatherings where
gamers would connect their computers to play against one another --
but has grown into a half-billion-dollar-a-year industry,
according to IDC Research in Framingham, Mass." Ready-built extreme PCs
like Alienware's Area-51m 5500 ( 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 processor with 512 MB of memory) are also popular at LAN parties, Ric Manning of the Courier-News reports. Gamers also like expressive and sharp designs on their laptops and PCs -- just like surfers and skaters like to personalize their boards. GamersGame.com reports that custom PCs can increase the price
tag but gamers usually find the extra costs worth the performance boost. For more information about Modding, ModdersHQ.net has some good resources plus some articles and examples of modding. And in 2002 Wired talked about why people feel the need to modify their computer equipment.
Posted on February 28, 2005
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Web Search Stocks Downgraded
The stocks of the top search engines fell on Thursday aftering receiving downgrades from a RBC Capital Markets analyst. Fox News reported that both Yahoo Inc (YHOO) and Google Inc (GOOG) were downgraded because of pricing weakness of in advertising keywords. Ask Jeeves (ASKJ) and FindWhat (FWHT) stock prices also fell. However, a recent IAB report indicated that sales soared 32% in 2004 and online advertising revenues are expected to increase by 25% in 2005. But some experts have suggested there is growing trend toward online sponsorships and away from pay-per-click advertising.
Posted on February 24, 2005
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Cookies Removed From Spy Act
InternetNews.com reports that third-party cookies have been removed from the Spy Act by the House. The Spy Act easily passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last October by 399 votes for to 1 against. InternetNews.com says the Spy Act will prohibit spyware like phishing, keystroke logging, homepage hijacking and ads that cannot be turned off without turning off your PC. Phising is a turning into one of the biggest problems facing online banking and online merchants. Click here to read a recent TradersTrade.com blog about the growing phising problem.
Posted on February 23, 2005
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Paris Hilton's Phone Hacked
Paris Hilton's T-Mobile cell phone has been hacked and her personal
contacts, digital photos and notes have been splashed around
the Internet. Websites like Defamer and the Drudge Report have been covering the story about the contents of her phone and the many celebrities who will now have to change their numbers because of the hack. The hack follows a recent IBM report that warned
that virus and security threats could spread to other electronic
devices including cell phones and even cars. People using these new wired devices might want to consider looking into extra security option or keeping less personal information on them. Apparently, Paris' phone was full of celebrity contacts when it was hacked.
Posted on February 21, 2005
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Google Irritates Webmasters With SmartTags Clone
Like a bad movie Google has developed a content changing technology similar to Microsoft's SmartTags that
caused so much irritation in the web community in 2001. Microsoft's SmartTag's could turn the text on any webpage -- including news stories, articles, book
excerpts, online fiction, book reviews, resumes, databases,
etc. -- into a Smart Tag link without the permission or knowledge of the creator of the content. Now, Google is trying a similar concept with its AutoLinks addition to its popular toolbar. As with SmartTags,
AutoLinks are receiving an unwelcomed response from developers
and publishers who want to retain control over their content.
AutoLinks can change content on webpages like addresses into
Google Map links and ISBN numbers into Amazon.com links.
Steve Outing of E-Media Tidbits, writes that some webmasters are "frothing at the mouth" over AutoLinks. Webmasters prefer
to set up their own Amazon.com links and would not want Google
getting their Amazon.com commissions instead by using AutoLinks
technology. Some webmasters are even asking if the AutoLinks
technology is spyware. SearchEngineWatch has more information about Google's latest toolbar upgrade.
Posted on February 20, 2005
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New York Times Buys About.com
The New York Times Company has acquired About.com, a network of hundreds of targeted guide sites. Primedia, which sold About to the Times Company, originally acquired About.com in October, 2000. About the
acquisition the Red Herring says, "will gain About.com’s advertising base,
which has a cost-per-click component, the currently popular and
fast-growing model of online advertising. It will also broaden its
reach. According to Neilsen/Net Ratings, the acquisition will create
the twelfth-largest entity on the Internet." Paid Content has a section with information about what experts are saying about the
purchase. It will be interesting to see whether the New York Times
Company can generate more traffic and revenues from the guide network than
Primedia could.
Posted on February 18, 2005
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Will Google Offer Web Hosting Services?
Google's recent approval as an ICANN-accredited registrar has sparked specualtion that the company may be considering enterting into the domain selling and webhosting businesses. However, a Google spokesperson has said the company has no plans to sell domains. But speculation continues since Google's competitor Yahoo sells domain names and webhosting. TheHostingNews.com reports that, " Domain registration, combined with the already operating a free blogger service, and its huge user base would be a potentially lucrative market for domain names and Web hosting. Additionally its other beta services such as gmail and Google News allow for even further expanasion verticals."
Posted on February 16, 2005
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Ask Jeeves Browser?
After all the rumors about a possible Google browser it appears that Ask Jeeves is working with Mozilla on a possible browser ideas. News.com reports Ask Jeeve's Tuoc Luong's recent blog posting where he discusses a meeting he had at the mozilla.org office in Mountain View, CA. Luong wrote, "We explained that we want to support and leverage Firefox by building extensions to and plug-ins within Firefox. We discussed the fact that it doesn't make sense for us to build a browser from scratch, but we think building Ask specific functionalities on top of Firefox to build an AJ-branded or co-branded browser could make sense in 2005."
Posted on February 15, 2005
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Will IE Upgrade to Battle Firefox?
PCWorld.com reports that a recent Gartner study suggests that Firefox might not be pulling away as quickly as it appears. Gartner said that Microsoft could simply upgrade the Internet Explorer browser so that it has the Firefox features people seem to like -- such as tabbed browsing and subscribing to RSS feeds. Even so, Gartner told PCWorld that the most likely outcome was that people would use both browsers. Experts also expect that Firefox will be targeted by more and more virus writers as its popularity grows. Despite the future problems facing Firefox major Internet companies like Google, Yahoo and IBM have alread started supporting the browser with toolbars and desktop software.
Posted on February 11, 2005
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About.com For Sale, Google Potential Buyer
Primedia, a magazine publishing company, has put About.com up for sale and the New York Times reports
that several big online players are interested including Google, The New York Times Company, AOL and Ask Jeeves. Ask Jeeves
just acquired Bloglines.com, the online blog reading and sharing service, so it would be interesting if they followed up by grabbing About.com as well. About.com is a network of topic specific websites run by expert guides. Primedia bought About.com in October, 2000 for $690 million. Primedia is expected to get only $350 to $500 million for About.com.
Posted on February 9, 2005
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BloggersBlog.com Launches
Writers Write, Inc. has announced the launch of Bloggers Blog at BloggersBlog.com,
a new website covering blogging news and trends. The site also includes
links to other blogging news services and blogging resources and tools.
The new site is part of the blogging resource at writerswrite.com,
which provides discussion, information and a directory of blogging
resources.
Posted on February 8, 2005
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Google Browser Rumors Continue
Google continued the rumors that it might be launching a browser
when it hired Ben Goodger, the lead programmer of the Firefox browser. TechNewsWorld.com reports that Google achknowledged hiring Goodger and said the "move was based on his solid engineering skills and not necessarily his browser-building experience." The rumored Google browser has been dubbed the gbrowser by bloggers and
industry insiders speculating on a possible launch. Google has even registered the gbrowser.com domain name. InternetWeek.com
reports that Google has since hired a second coder from Mozilla, which
developed Firefox. Slashdot reports that there is also speculation that
Google is contemplating the launch of an operating system, or Google OS.
On a seperate note, News.com reports the all-doing Google has been given rights as a domain registrar.
Posted on February 3, 2005
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