Monthly Archives: October 2005

What To Do with eBay Billions

By Mark Evans | Published: October 28, 2005
If Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom is looking for guidance on how to spend his eBay windfall, he might want to have lunch with eBay founder and chairman Pierre Omidyar, who has a growing investment portfolio being done through Omidyar Network. His latest investment is Digg.com, which recently raised $2.8 million, according to Silicon Beat. Omidyar's [...]
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Canadian Blog Awards

By Mark Evans | Published: October 28, 2005
Well what do you know, I got nominated for a Canadian Blog Award in the media category (although my blog is more technology/business). I'll have to start practicing my Sally Field acceptance speech  (…..you like me. Right now, you like me”) just in case.
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Google's RSS/Portal Plans

By Mark Evans | Published: October 27, 2005
I've received several e-mails from Google with the following message: “Google would like to include your RSS feed(s) in our personalized homepage. This developing product allows users to add useful and interesting RSS feeds like yours to customized versions of the Google homepage. We wanted to let you know that we expect to add your RSS/XML feed [...]
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Comcast Invests in Wi-Fi Equipment Maker

By Mark Evans | Published: October 27, 2005
Ottawa-based BelAir Networks has attracted US$20-million in private equity, including a strategic investment from the venture capital arm of Comcast Corp., the largest cableco in the U.S. This is Comcast Interactive's first Canadian investment. BelAir, which makes wireless gear used to build hotspots, is no stranger to U.S. telcos being part of AT&T's bid for the city of Philadelphia's municipal [...]
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Shaw's Telephony Progress

By Mark Evans | Published: October 27, 2005
Shaw Communications added 34K cable telephony subscribers in its fiscal fourth-quarter – numbers that impressed analysts even though it doesn't seem like a big number in the scheme of things. The 34K new customers came despite difficulty in porting lines from Telus, which was going through a strike. As well, Shaw only moved into Winnipeg in July. Analysts described the performance [...]
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8×8's Q2 results: Growth at Both Ends

By Mark Evans | Published: October 26, 2005
Time for one of my favorite VoIP actives: deciphering 8×8 Inc.'s quarterly results. Let's start with the second quarter's top line: $7.1-million vs. $2.5-million a year earlier. Sounds good but the bottom line also expanded: a loss of $5.6-million vs. a loss of $5.1-million. The company said the red ink is due to growth into new markets such as the U.K. The [...]
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