Admin Across the Read/WriteWeb Network It's been a busy couple of days, with the announcement of Zimbra being acquired by Yahoo! for $350M, Google launching its much anticipated Presentations app, and Mozilla launching a new organization to focus on email innovation. Also the TechCrunch40 conference has commanded much attention (see R/WW's coverage of the 8 sessions). Now it's time to… Richard MacManus View comments
TechCrunch40, 2007 TechCrunch40: Entertainment for All Ages This was the final session on Day 2 - and the title said it all. Some of these 5 entertainment startups target kids, some target adults! FlowPlay FlowPlay is a gaming social networking site that targets the teen demographic. It consists of Flash-based animatable avatars, enabling you to interact with your virtual friends without revealing who… Emre Sokullu View comments
TechCrunch40, 2007 TechCrunch40: Rich Media and Mashups The third session of the day dealt with rich media and mashups. These companies all had something to do with images, music, or movies in some way. Below are summaries and thoughts from the five presentations in this group. xtr3D xtr3D is trying to change the way we interact with computers. Their software replaces the traditional mouse and… Emre Sokullu View comments
News Wall Street Journal May Be Set Free Right now the Wall Street Journal web site cost $79/year for full online access. New owner Rupert Murdoch (CEO of News Corp.), however, said today at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference in New York that he is leaning toward making the site free. According to Reuters, analysts worry that the move will slice out a reliable revenue stream… Josh Catone View comments
TechCrunch40, 2007 TechCrunch40: Revenue Models & Analytics In the second session of the second day, it is the turn of advertising companies. AdBrite AdBrite has announced a new product: SPOTTT.com. It's a link exchange program that is very similar to LinkExchange (from the web 1.0 era). Just to remind you; LinkExchange was sold to Microsoft for $265M in 1998. Started by FuckedCompany's founder Philip… Emre Sokullu View comments