Monday, August 17, 2009
The Fallacy of the Link Economy
People who “get the web” will explain to you that the economics of the web have everything to do with linking and getting linked to.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
What Google Can Do To Make The Web Less Of A ‘Cesspool’
After years of debate about the value of the near monopoly owned by the folks in Redmond, it would appear that this particular discussion is quickly moving south to the Googleplex.
Monday, April 7, 2008
RealNetworks Doesn’t Buy Scrabulous; Launches Own Version Instead
RealNetworks, which has previously professed its supposedly neutral position in the copyright controversy over the popular Facebook app Scrabulous, is now sneaking itself into the mix: It is quietly introducing a version of Scrabble on Facebook, called “Scrabble by Mattel,” through its subsidiary Gamehouse. The Mattel version is only available for users outside the U.S. and Canada, though as this New York Times story says, it relies on users to be honest about their location to make that distinction.
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