Web hosting is such a good, renewable business model that even big search engines offer it. The web hosting industry is huge. Choosing a good web host is such a preoccupation with some people, that they spend entire days or weeks drifting from one review site to another, chatting with web host chat operators, or… Read More »
Imagine if each poor kid in the developing world had access to computers. That’s what the OLPC project hopes to achieve. For those who have not heard about it, OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) is a project to manufacture cheap laptops to be used by poor children in developing countries. They’ve come up with a… Read More »
Google is finally moving away from being just a search engine to a content provider with Knol, their Wikipedia-like encyclopedia. The main difference between Knol and Wikipedia, is (in the case of Knol), highlighting and financially rewarding the invited authors (whomsoever gets chosen), with a portion of the ad revenue share. I would describe Knol… Read More »
There is an ongoing poll at Mashable which the guys named the Open Web Awards. It’s described as ” A contest to find the best sites on the Web.” I thought it looked interesting to see the results, so I spent some time voting. Although many good sites were not in the nominee list, it… Read More »
WidgetBucks has finally come round to realizing that non US/Canada traffic is after all, still lucrative enough not to be ignored. So, they’re now paying for that traffic with CPM ads. After being lambasted last month for seemingly not paying out to non US publishers, this appears to be their latest work around. It (finally)… Read More »
A post on Mashable has described what looks like a bug in Gmail, seeming to affect thousands of Gmail users since a few days ago. Not sure if it is a bug or a real problem with Gmail, but it’s worrying, not least because Gmail was starting to grow on many new users, who were… Read More »
English rules the Web. If you are not proficient in English, it’s hard to get around the Web. Most sites are in English. Most applications are developed for English audiences, and most tutorials are in English. So let’s face it, having a good command of English is, (fortunately or unfortunately) essential. For a self confessed… Read More »