Computers & Software
PR: 7
| Fans Flock to Firefox Flicks http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,67612,00.html Viral-marketing videos for open-source browsers take the web by storm. Even though analysts say the tools won't make it big without the cachet of glitzy television spots, Mozilla's not biting. By Robert Andrews. |
PR: 6
| Next for BitTorrent: Search http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,67596,00.html From a temporary office in San Francisco, the web's most prolific peer-to-peer network is about to morph into a commercial service, with ads from Ask Jeeves. Kevin Poulsen reports from San Francisco. |
PR: 6
| Ad Execs Want to Track Every Move http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,67390,00.html Marketers devise tracking technology to monitor each advertisement you're exposed to, and how the ads affect your spending. Welcome to Project Apollo. Joanna Glasner reports from San Francisco. |
PR: 6
| Ads That Know What You Want http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,67365,00.html Online marketers take a shine to ads tied to internet users' personal interests. In the process, they're increasingly tracking people's activities across networks of websites. Joanna Glasner reports from San Francisco. |
PR: 6
| Search Battle Heads to Video http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,67302,00.html After competing for your search queries, e-mail patronage and browser homepage, the next internet portal war will likely be for your video viewing time. By Joanna Glasner. |
PR: 6
| Online Game Gets Feeding Tube http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,67277,00.html The massively multiplayer online game There gets a new lease on life. Following months of struggle comes a flood of money and staffers. But what about new players? By Daniel Terdiman. |
PR: 6
| Sony Gets Real on Virtual Goods http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,67280,00.html The trade of virtual goods in massively multiplayer online games is becoming big, big business. Sony's about to grab a piece of the action with the first official auction site for virtual gewgaws. By Daniel Terdiman. |
PR: 6
| Putting Flesh on Phones http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,67165,00.html Mobile porn promises to be big -- really big. But how does the sleazy porn industry strike deals with squeaky-clean phone companies? That's where firms like Brickhouse Media step in. Brickhouse president Clinton Fayling talks dirty to Daniel Terdiman. |
PR: 6
| The Need for Feed(s) http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,67152,00.html For online newspapers, news aggregators like Google News are a mixed blessing: They can generate big traffic, but maybe they're also stealing a bit of thunder. Some newspapers are about to fight back with services of their own. By John Gartner. |
PR: 5
| Escargot? Oui. Google? Sacre Bleu http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,67482,00.html What's behind recent Gallic outrage over the search giant's digital library? Start with France's failure to keep pace with American geek prowess, but don't forget Europe's fears about who'll be writing the planet's history. By Bruce Gain. |
PR: 4
| Judging a Book by Its Contents http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,67430,00.html Amazon.com's Statistically Improbable Phrases aren't just a parlor game that condenses a book to its very essence. They're also a way to move curious readers through the retailer's vast catalog. By Ryan Singel. |
PR: 0
| Their Kingdom for a PornPal http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,68129,00.html Stuck with high credit-processing fees, adult sites are seeking a PayPal-type savior to boost the bottom line. Some are pressing Google to offer such a service. By Randy Dotinga. July 21, 2005 |
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| Diapers Revive Dead Dot-Com http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,68160,00.html The former chief technology officer of defunct delivery service Kozmo.com launches a new business that brings diapers, baby food and assorted groceries to Manhattan dwellers' doorsteps. By Rachel Metz. |
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| Wanted: Free iPod. Will Pay http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,68003,00.html Freebie sites give away stuff to people who get others to sign up for promotional offers. Budget-conscious gadget consumers get the goods by paying folks to fill out those promo forms. By Rachel Metz. |
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| All the News That's Fit to Wiki http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,67286,00.html Six months after launching an experimental site that lets anyone become a reporter, organizers of the Wikipedia encyclopedia are finding the news business is a far cry from running a reference website. By Joanna Glasner. |
