Identity 40 Million France Telcom Customers Get OpenID Orange SA, a subsidiary of France Telcom, announced today at the Digital ID World conference in San Francisco that France Telecom will act as an OpenID server-agent. That means the company will verify the identities of their 40 million users immediately, without the need for another account to be created, for any other site on the web that… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
web Revolution Money to Take on PayPal, the World A large group of very heavy hitters, chaired by former AOL man Ted Leonsis, has launched a new financial services company called Revolution Money. The company will charge transaction fees it says are as low as 25% of the industry average and will allow those transfers to be carried out through existing Points of Sale, an anonymous PIN protected… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
News Selling OLPC Laptops in USA - Good Idea? BBC News is reporting that the One Laptop Per Child project is going to sell laptops to people in the developed world afterall. The OLPC announced the "Give 1 Get 1" scheme today in which a $399 investment will allow US residents to purchase two laptops: one for the buyer, and one for a child in the developing world. The Give 1 Get 1 program will… Josh Catone View comments
News Report: Microsoft in Talks to Acquire Stake in Facebook According to the Wall Street Journal Microsoft is in talks to buy up to a 5% stake in Facebook for $300-500 million. That would value the company at up to $10 billion. The WSJ is also reporting that Google is interested in an investment in the social network and could set up a stand off between the two rival tech giants. The Journal reports that… Josh Catone View comments
DEMOfall 2007 MuseStorm Launches New Widget Creation and Distribution Platform MuseStorm will be launching the next generation of their widget platform at DEMOfall 2007 this week in San Diego, CA. The company will demonstrate their Content Engagement Platform in a Wednesday session at the conference. The platform is live on their web site today, however. The Content Engagement Platform is a complete widget solution that… Josh Catone View comments