RSS Readers Bloglines Launches Beta Re-design and Start Page Tonight Bloglines is launching a new design at beta.bloglines.com, which includes a new personalizable Start Page, more views, and drag and drop Ajax functionality. I spoke to new Bloglines GM Eric Engleman about the makeover and tested the Beta Bloglines myself. My judgement below, plus I re-cap the history of Bloglines and how they dropped the… Richard MacManus View comments
News Yahoo Mail Goes Ajax - Finally The Ajax version of Yahoo Mail has finally had its beta tag removed and is now the default interface for all Yahoo Mail accounts. The new service includes two interesting real-time communication features: 1) Free text messaging to mobile phone numbers (but only available in the US, Canada, India and the Philippines); 2) Integrated instant messaging… Richard MacManus View comments
Analysis Vint Cerf: Chief Internet Worrier Recently Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, has been throwing out warning signals about the Internet. He told the BBC that poor security and poor software design are undermining the reliability of the internet. In particular he mentioned Operating Systems and browsers: "The biggest hole we have is with… Richard MacManus View comments
Analysis The Web is Alive and Well (But on a Stable and Boring Platform) Mark Cuban says the Internet is dead and boring, but Fred Wilson says it isn't for him! Who's right? Well, both of them. Let me quickly explain (before you get bored with what is actually a fairly pointless argument). Cuban wrote: "Some people have tried to make the point that Web 2.0 is proof that the Internet is evolving. Actually it is… Richard MacManus View comments
Primers Attention Economy: All You Need To Know The Attention Economy is a marketplace where consumers agree to receive services in exchange for their attention. Examples include personalized news, personalized search, alerts and recommendations to buy. Note that the Attention Economy is different from the tradional meaning of an economy, because it isn't about buying and selling - although… Richard MacManus View comments