Admin Read/WriteWeb sponsor packages available As Read/WriteWeb continues to evolve and ramp up its traffic, I've found that it's consuming more and more of my time. I love it of course, as this blog is (and always has been) my passion. I've recently had a re-design and I've been putting a lot of effort into the content - making sure it's high quality, plus hitting its target niche of… Richard MacManus View comments
Social Networks Unlocking MySpace's Value The media blitz from News Corp. executives on MySpace is increasing, with two excellent articles on The Hollywood Reporter and Washington Post. In The Hollywood Reporter, Fox Interactive Media president Ross Levinsohn says that social networking is just a platform for "peer recommendation" services: "What's next for FIM is leveraging MySpace's… Social Richard MacManus View comments
Search Search 2.0 vs Traditional Search, Part 2 Written by Ebrahim Ezzy and edited by Richard MacManus. Ebrahim is lead developer and co-founder of Qelix Technologies, the company behind a search 2.0 contender called Qube. This is the second in a 2-part series of posts. In our previous post we coined the term "Search 2.0", in order to compare third-generation search technologies (of, or… Ebrahim Ezzy View comments
Video Services Gotuit Launches Broadband Video Portal Gotuit Media, an established player in on-demand video, today announced the launch of its new broadband video portal - Gotuit.com. I got a sneak peak of the new portal and spoke with Mark Pascarella (president of Gotuit Media) and David Laubner (Director of Product Marketing) about the launch. Gotuit.com is a free service. It offers… Richard MacManus View comments
Business VC Web 2.0 List: Big Money For New Media and Marketing Companies SiliconBeat has published a list of all "Web 2.0 companies" that received venture backing over 2005 and so far in 2006. The list was created by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. In the comments to SiliconBeat's post, two prominent 2.0 VCs have dissed the list. Peter Rip thinks it's "ridiculous", saying that… Richard MacManus View comments