By Sean P. Aune |
If the rumors are true, Facebook will be debuting its own e-mail service on Monday, Nov. 15th. If this truly is what their invitation-only event is about that day, be prepared for an endless onslaught of “Gmail Killer” headlines to hit the Internet. Oh, and…
By Sean P. Aune |
And yet another search engine is giving up the fight in the space. First Yahoo said it would use Microsoft’s Bing to power its search as it just couldn’t compete with Google, and now Ask.com, which has been around since 1996, is also going to…
By Sean P. Aune |
There are very few browser extensions that I ever say, “I couldn’t live without this one!” My screenshot extension would be number one, but a very, very close second would be Xmarks. For those of you haven’t heard of it, Xmarks started life as FoxMarks,…
By Sean P. Aune |
The October report for browser market share is out, and once again it’s a month of incredible growth for Google Chrome while Internet Explorer hits a new low for the year. Lets take a look at the chart so far for this year according to…
By Sean P. Aune |
Skype and Facebook have already been dancing around one another with the recent addition of Skype features to the Facebook site, but with the release of the new version of Skype today, we find that it was definitely a two way street of love between…
By Sean P. Aune |
According to reports, Hulu, the video site co-owned by television networks NBC and Fox amongst others, could be looking into the possibility of an IPO (Initial Public Offering) of common stock sometime in 2011. The surprising bit is just how much some people are estimating…
By Sean P. Aune |
Everyone in the Internet business will tell you that the shorter your the domain name is, the better. You want it to be easy to remember, and the less characters there are involved, the higher the odds that will happen. In the business of URL…
By Sean P. Aune |
The September report for browser market share is out, and I’m not really sure what to make of it as the big release of the Internet Explorer beta seems to have had zero impact. Lets take a look at the chart so far for this…
By Leslie Poston |
The news today that Facebook and Skype would be pursuing integration of their services, blending Facebook Connect, SMS messaging and voice chat, is a mixed bag for those who use Skype for business and Facebook for casual contacts. For most it’s good news, though. It…
By Sean P. Aune |
Microsoft would like to see Internet Explorer 6 buried and forgotten, but yet even it makes the occasional mis-step that will continue to extend its life. Internet Explorer 9 went into public Beta this week, and it does seem to run smoother than any previous…
By Winston Sih |
Yahoo made some noticable changes to its Mail product on Thursday, introducing a new look for their Yahoo Mail. The changes are said to be both under the hood and to the look and feel of Yahoo Mail should result in a much faster experience…
By Leslie Poston |
Claiming your business online has become all the rage lately. Most location enabled or location based web sites make this process easy, but not Microsoft’s Bing. Microsoft feels the need to go old school with their verification. Fitting for a company who continues to bring…
By Sean P. Aune |
From the files of, “Say what?”, it appears that well-known domain name registrar GoDaddy is apparently being shopped around for a private sale. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain name registration company, has hired Qatalyst Partners to shop…
By Sean P. Aune |
If there is any one Web technology that seems to have more death certificates written for it than any other, it has to be RSS (Real Simple Syndication). For a reason that is completely beyond me, people seem to be on the verge of giddy…
By Sean P. Aune |
Well, that didn’t last long. After two months of regaining some of its slipping market share, Microsoft’s oft-derided Internet Explorer browser resumed its downward spiral. True, it only fell .34 percent, but considering this was the second largest move of the month, it is very…
By Sean P. Aune |
Two years to the day after Google launched its own browser, Chrome, the company has released the stable build of version 6. Google Chrome has been on a steady upward trajectory in market share, reaching a new high for itself in August of 7.52 percent…
By Sean P. Aune |
The darling of the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) community, Skype, is preparing to take itself into the frightening waters of being a publicly held company. You thought being sold to eBay, and then back out to investors, was scary, wait until you have answer…
By Sean P. Aune |
Fortunes are changing in the browser wars, and while Internet Explorer had been sliding forever, it slowly reversed the trend last month, and it’s continuing that momentum. Will it last? Who knows, but it’s interesting to see where the market share is coming from. While…
By Sean P. Aune |
It seems that the makers of the mobile app Fring and leading VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service Skype will not be sending each other seasons greetings this year. Last week Fring opened up its popular iPhone application to the ability to make Skype account…
By Sean P. Aune |
YouTube has gone nuts this week with announcing new features. First there was the revamped mobile page, then the new Leanback feature and now comes a video resolution that I highly doubt anyone can actually take advantage of in their home. The height of High…
By Sean P. Aune |
Ever since Netflix launched its Watch Instantly streaming video service, people have complained about how the vast majority of the movies are B-level movies or just horribly out of date. With the exception of a deal with the Starz premium cable channel to run movies…
By Sean P. Aune |
Someone alert the media! (oh wait, that’s us …) Microsoft’s Internet Explorer didn’t lose any market share in June, and it actually went up! After months of decline, Internet Explorer actually enjoyed a bit of a gain this month, picking back up .63 percent of…
By Winston Sih |
With the Hulu Plus premium service newly debuted, many are wondering whether the hefty price tag of $9.99/month is worth it. The service gives you full seasons of shows but isn’t ad supported, even if you’re paying for the premium service. Jon Rettinger takes a…
By Sean P. Aune |
After endless rumors, it has finally come to be: Hulu is launching a paid version entitled Hulu Plus. The rumors of Hulu Plus have circulated for months, but there was never any form of confirmation from the company itself through out all the speculation. Now…
