Archive for the “Newsburps” category

Using ReviewMe to Boost Your Google Juice? Matt Cutts Says “Think Again”

by Tony Hung on November 23, 2006

Matt “voice of Google” Cutts says “tsk tsk” on using reviewMe to abuse Google.

UPDATE: An Unmoderated Digg Leads To Privacy Disaster

by Tony Hung on November 22, 2006

The leaked information makes me sick. Digg needs to tighten up its controls on what makes it to the front page.

UPDATE: Jason Calacanis Successor Takes Over Today: CK Sample III

by Tony Hung on November 22, 2006

Calacanis is leaving. CK is beginning.

Mike Arrington Suffering From Burn Out? Takes Two Month Vacation To Hang Out With Parents

by Tony Hung on November 21, 2006

Mr. Arrington is taking a break.

Techmeme UPDATE: Sponsored vs. Organic Top Item Placement

by Tony Hung on November 20, 2006

Techmeme updates itself — sponsored listings get better real estate.

BBC Taking Baby Steps Toward Crowdsourcing

by Tony Hung on November 19, 2006

The BBC isn’t jumping in with both feet first; but to see it make some official announcements is a good thing. It’ll be important to see how this evolves.

Netscape Rudderless as Calacanis Capitulates — Will it Sink The Ship?

by Tony Hung on November 16, 2006

In a quickly shifting series of personnel moves, (read: a bloodbath of firings), Jason Calacanis, it seems like, has quit AOL – perhaps in protest of one of his closest mentors getting the axe (which, it seems, was quite dull (…)

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