links for 2005-10-27
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The search company has apparently been testing localized ads without telling anyone.
Telecom Asia – Ringtones and caller ringbacks get personal: Nametones are not that different from "true tones" that wireless subscribers with MMS-enabled handsets can download and use as either ringtones or caller ringback tones. But instead of a song having its usual lyrics, a nametone seamlessly integrates a user’s name into the song.
I’m at DEMOfall 05 today and tomorrow. Some of what I post about it will be slightly off-topic for this blog, but becoming better aware of emerging technologies and companies undoubtedly helps many of my readers (and certainly influences my own efforts at innovation), so I’m going to share anyway. The basic concept of the…
TechCrunch reviews the latest version of Attensa, an RSS reader that integrates with Outlook, and notes that: Attensa is aggresively adding features to compete with other readers and has an excellent product suite. However, some (including Jeff Nolan) have stopped using Attensa’s Outlook product because of reported difficulties in making these third party applications work…
I tried. I really, really wanted to go back to Microsoft Internet Explorer. Overall, I prefer that browser to Firefox, mostly because the extensions they have and that many web sites take advantage of. But I couldn’t do it. The MSN search toolbar had me feeling good for a while because it enables tabbed browsing. …
We’re going through a bit of a growth spurt over at CustomScoop and have a number of immediate job openings in our Concord, NH office. It’s an exciting time for the company with lots of fun projects on the horizon. Our five years of success in selling news monitoring services to medium to large businesses…
Steve Rubel: "Reuters has launched a new program that converts the text of its news reports into podcasts." Good to see Reuters innovating on news presentation. But if you read the comments on Steve’s post, you’ll see that the implementation leaves something to be desired.