Monthly Archives: November 2006
What's Happening with the "Q"?
What does Motorola's purchase of Good Technology mean? Does it suggest the consolidation of the mobile e-mail market is picking up steam? Will HP make a play for Seven Networks now that Good and Intellisync (Nokia) have been snapped up? … Continue reading
Ottawa Citizen Launches Online Edition
Following in the footsteps of the Toronto Star, the Ottawa Citizen is launching an afternoon online version called Ottawa RushHour that will provide updated news and entertainment information. The idea is readers will download a PDF file, and print it … Continue reading
Too Early to Grade eBay-Skype Deal
Has it already been more than a year since eBay decided to cough up as much as $4.2-billion for Skype? The International Herald Tribune takes a look at the deal and how Skype has evolved within the eBay empire. So … Continue reading
This Phone Call Brought to You by Google
In an interview with Reuters, Google CEO Eric Schmidt ruminated about a time when mobile phones would be free or subsidized if consumers agreed to watch targeted advertising. "Your mobile phone should be free," he said.. "It just makes sense … Continue reading
Goodbye Web 2.0, Long Live Web 3.0
In the world according to Nick Carr, "Web 2.0 is so over" – an opinion cemented by the fact many people who attended the recent Web 2.0 Summit came away less than wowed. While Carr could be right – or … Continue reading
We're Building a Content Mall
Robert Scoble was kind enough to mention b5media in a post looking at “content malls”. We prefer to call ourselves a “global new media company” or “the world's third-largest blogging network”…:)…..but I'm not about to quibble at all if Scoble … Continue reading
