News Vint Cerf to Step Down from ICANN Vint Cerf, who led a team in the 1970s that created the TCP/IP protocols and is commonly thought of as one of the founding fathers of the Internet, has been on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the past 7 years. Next month, when his term as chairman of ICANN is up, Cerf plans to leave the organization. Since… Josh Catone View comments
Analysis Hulu Peeks at the Public with a Whimper Hulu, the online video project from Newscorp and NBC/Universal, with participation by Sony, MGM and others, has begun its highly controlled opening to the public this week. The Hollywood-content-only, wildly over funded project is opening up a private beta to a few thousand users it told reporters before a midnight EST embargo this morning… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
News Petfinder Goes Primetime Pet adoption matching web site Petfinder will reportedly be making the move to the small screen. The Animal Planet TV network, which acquired the site last year, has begun work on a television series based around the web site. The site matches families with pets in need of homes from local animal shelters, and the show will presumably do the… Josh Catone View comments
Microsoft ActionThis Launches Online Task Management Service - Free Offer for R/WW Readers ActionThis, a Wellington, New Zealand based startup, today launched a "Get Things Done" task management app. It enables people to create and track project management items and tasks, either using a browser interface (free) or within Microsoft Outlook (premium, subscription-based). Note that at the bottom of this post, there is a… Richard MacManus View comments
Amazon Why Amazon's HaaS (Hardware as a Service) Strategy is a Winner We all know the term 'Software as a Service (SaaS). The term SaaS was coined in a conference in 2005 and then popularized by Salesforce with its "No Software" motto. Today Google is one of the strongest backers of this approach, with such products as Gmail, Google Reader and Google Docs. And ever since Bill Gates' famous Internet… Emre Sokullu View comments