Month: July 2006
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The Power of the Web
TechCrunch covers Teambuy.com.cn, a "group buying" site based in China, co-ordinate large numbers of consumers interested in buying the same products. People agree on a place and time to meet, then enter the store in crowds of up to 500 people at once. The crowds tell the store owners that they all want to buy,…
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Amanda Signs off from Rocketboom
June 16th Andrew Barron, owner of 51% of mega-popular video blog show, Rocketboom posts on his blog about the CBS and Dan Rather parting ways, I always liked Dan Rather and feel as though he made one mistake that pales in comparison to all the worth he brought the world over the years. I’d like…
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When the world zigs, Gawker zags. Parsing Nick Denton
Nick Denton announced that Gawker will be selling two sites from it’s fifteen site blog network. Sploid and Screenhead are both out having not made the cut. In Nick’s words, there are a number of reasons for this sudden change; 1. advertising is a fickle thing. . . Better to sober up now, before the…