Analysis 2009 Tips for Big Web Companies 2009 is approaching quickly, and the consensus is that it's going to be a really tough year. The US financial crisis is triggering a global recession. Yet, a crisis is also a time full of hope. It is a time to re-think, re-tool, and get ready for the next upswing. For big Internet companies, 2009 is going to be a very bad year for sure… Alex Iskold View comments
Social Web FileRide: A Different Kind of Social Network FileRide is a Stockholm-based social network with a twist: FileRide creates a social network for you, based around the files that are already on your computer. FileRide, for example, lets you see who else on the services has the same song or image on their computers and lets you add them as friends. Even more interestingly, you can then also add… Social Frederic Lardinois View comments
Analysis Who's Getting Hired in Tech? Last Week's Jobwire Graphs We all know the economy is in shambles and there are massive layoffs across most industries, including technology - but there are still new hires happening in tech and new media! Who's getting hired? That's what we're tracking at our blog Jobwire - the stories of lucky people with exciting new jobs. Who's getting those jobs? What kinds of… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
NYT Online Video Not Killing TV, Says Nielsen Earlier this month, we heard how online video was cannibalizing TV consumption, thanks to data coming out of an IBM study that polled people across six different countries worldwide. The study showed that 36% of people watched "significantly less" TV as a result of their online video viewing. This week, however, a report from Nielsen contradicts… Sarah Perez View comments
Product Reviews Keyboardr: More Fun Than Google Wiki? Are you a fan of keyboard shortcuts? Do you j and k your way through Google Reader? Or Ctrl + Enter (Cmd + Return) to add the "www" and the ".com" when you're browsing the web in Firefox? If ditching the mouse is your definition of efficiency, then you're going to love this new Google Search Mashup called keyboardr. Sarah Perez View comments