August 26, 2004
RSS Attracts Really Serious Money
Really Simple Syndication is starting to attract some real money.
This is especially true after Technorati -- one of the leading blog and Really Simple Syndication, or RSS, tracking services -- acknowledged Monday it recently closed a multimillion-dollar round of venture capital funding. While Technorati's haul is in and of itself impressive, it's the expected ripple effect on other RSS technology developers that has some in the industry excited.
"I think this is clearly, in my opinion, the first of the many fundings you will see in the blog and RSS space," said Om Malik, who broke the news about Technorati's funding, which reportedly totaled $6.5 million, on his blog Monday. "Clearly, people are beginning to realize the impact of RSS. It's changing the distribution of information."
Over the last year or so, RSS has become one of the buzz terms most heard in blogging circles. It allows anyone to automatically receive free feeds from countless numbers of blogs and a growing number of news services.
Posted by richard ting at August 26, 2004, 09:45 PM
August 21, 2004
Mini - Make Your Own Robot
Check out the Mini robot configurator.
Posted by richard ting at August 21, 2004, 01:19 AM
August 13, 2004
Mini Robot Viral Piece
Check out the mini robot site.
Posted by richard ting at August 13, 2004, 03:08 PM
August 10, 2004
Experience Computing
Viable future alternatives to the keyboard interface.
Posted by richard ting at August 10, 2004, 06:28 PM
August 02, 2004
College networking website attracts following
The latest niche networking site to have the online community talking is TheFacebook.com. Founded earlier this year by Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg, the site was initially created exclusively for Harvard students as a more interactive version of the popular college facebook. Users post profiles that include photos, lists of friends, classes, vacation plans, and should they choose, personal contact information; messaging is also available.
The site proved popular so quickly (4,300 members within the first two weeks) that Zuckerberg decided to open the site to other elite schools. The site now has a user base of almost 40 other colleges, such as Berkeley, Michigan, and Duke. Designed for students and alumni, users can only see their own school's section of the site. If only we had TheFacebook back in college, maybe we would've finally met that class crush we never had the guts to approach.
