Technology Mashup

Interesting thoughts on Cuil from Popular Mechanics...

Why Cuil Can't Keep Up With Google's Search Power: Analysis - A new search engine launched yesterday, claiming to be the next, best alternative to Google. But if you've spent any time on the site-and we've spent a lot-you probably noticed that it's certainly not the most effective one.     

Developments in Online Advertising

By Steve Nimmons

Online advertising has been with us since the earliest days of the Internet and where ‘eyeballs meet content’ advertisers will always be close by. We have travelled an immense distance in the last 15 years. The first Web portals were (almost uniformly and tastelessly) bedecked with every imaginable flashing widget that might attract a valuable click-through. I will spare the early designers blushes but some sites would today come with health warnings for photosensitive epilepsy.

Big Blue gets 'pat on the back' from Gartner...

Report: IBM Worldwide Market Share Leader in Web Portal Software -

IBM today announced that analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has ranked IBM as the worldwide market share leader in the enterprise portal software market based on total software revenue for 2007.(1)

[IBM Newsroom]

Sainsbury's suspends online shop - A computer fault forces Sainsbury's to suspend its online grocery service, meaning thousands of orders will not be delivered.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Anyone else 'dying for an alternative?'...

Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal - Yahoo agrees a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use the search engine giant's advertising technology.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Card details stolen in web hack - Card details of up to 38,000 customers are stolen after the Cotton Trader website is hacked, the BBC learns.

[BBC UK Technology News]

IBM Empowers Business People With Customized Web 2.0 Software - Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced IBM Mashup Center will be hosted as a free trial on the Web with which non-technical business people can use to experiment and build customized mashups following the success of early corporate adopters Boeing Corporation (NYSE: BA) and Carrefour Group (PARIS: CA).

[IBM Newsroom]

Podcast: Accenture CIO Frank Modruson on how to exploit the power of social networking within the business -

Accenture's CIO Frank Modruson talks to Computer Weekly's Bill Goodwin about Accenture's moves to exploit social networking technology within the business to maximise employees' collaborative potential.

[SOA News from Computer Weekly]

Yahoo 'sabotaged' Microsoft deal - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn claims the Yahoo board deliberately "sabotaged" Microsoft's bid.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Web users 'fear media intrusion' - Most users of social networking websites are concerned about media intrusion, a survey suggests.

[BBC UK Technology News]

Google accused over privacy law - Search engine giant Google is urged to comply with California law and provide a homepage privacy policy link.

[BBC Science News]

The main goal of a consumer facing website is to create a fun, engaging online experience that helps your consumers interact with your product. This is a challenge for people who have come from the business world. The three questions that you need to ask yourself when considering how you make good consumer focused web site are

The courtship continues, as Yang signals Yahoo! open to MS deal...

Yahoo's Jerry Yang open to Microsoft deal - Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang said his company remained open to a potential deal...

[SOA News from Computer Weekly]

Good products have a simplicity of design that can be clearly seen. Often there is a single design innovation that carries the whole product.

When starting a project, the risk adverse, less skilled members of the team always add to the design, rather than to aim for design elegance. In fact "design elegance" are dirty words in some circles yet customers are expected many millions for products.

YouTube law fight 'threatens net' - Legal action against YouTube by content giant Viacom, threatens internet freedom, says owner Google.

[BBC UK Technology News]