Date: 01/18/08     Keywords: web

According to Max Freiert of Web site traffic research and analyis firm Compete.com, Vonage's own website traffic was down 90% in December, 2007 as compared to December, 2006. Well then, let me perform some of my own analysis. Seems to me the traffic...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=3073

Date: 01/16/08     Keywords: technology

If this press release is not a hoax, you should soon be able to inscribe your favorite photos on the diamonds and other precious gems you already own. A Silicon Valley firm, Gemory LLC, says it has developed 'a new nanotechnology process that permanently inscribes high-resolution photos on any diamond...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=805

Date: 01/16/08     Keywords: web

Amazon has run the book seller's site since 1991, but Borders is finally ready to do its own thing. Its beta site includes a "magic shelf." Borders views the launch of its new Web site as a chance to control its own destiny and help spur a turnaround...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6226390.html

Date: 01/15/08     Keywords: no keywords

E-commerce transactions, which are currently growing at the rate of 30% to 40% in India, are expected to reach $100 bln in 2007, according to Tradeindia. Revenue from the domestic IT and outsourcing market will reach $27.9 bln in 2008, partially offsetting a slowdown in IT spending worldwide, particularly in...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=13639

Date: 01/14/08     Keywords: no keywords

Tax season is right around the corner and the phishing attacks are ramping up faster than the auditors. For instance, this email landed in my inbox on Sunday. While returns are nice I found it amazing that the IRS could...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=805

Date: 01/13/08     Keywords: no keywords

Like last year, the NanoArt International Online Competition has started. In case you don't remember, NanoArt is 'a new art discipline related to micro/nanosculptures created by artists/scientists through chemical/physical processes and/or natural micro/nanostructures that are visualized with powerful research tools like Scanning Electron Microscope and Atomic Force Microscope.' You can...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=802

Date: 01/13/08     Keywords: security, web

Hey, security breaches, incompetence and corruption. Sounds like government IT. The Post reports: A government Web site designed to help travelers remove their names from aviation watch lists was so riddled with security holes that hackers could easily have stolen personal information from scores of...

Source: http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3600

Date: 01/11/08     Keywords: web

On average travelers visit the purchase website 2.5 times, according to comScore. Customers make 12 travel-related searches, visit 22 websites and take 29 days from the first time they search until they make a purchase. 45% of transactions occur 4 weeks or more after the first search. Most shoppers visit...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=13619

Date: 01/11/08     Keywords: no keywords

Over on the independently owned and run Vonage Forums, a frequently-posting member named roscopco has taken it upon himself to perform what I can only describe as an AFT (A Fine Time) :-) public service. Roscopco, who ever he is, has just posted a list of the...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=3030

Date: 01/09/08     Keywords: web

China is shutting down about 200 Web sites for carrying illegal sex drug advertisements, state media said Wednesday, marking the latest in a string of measures to clean up the Internet. About 6,000 Web sites have been found carrying illegal, sexually suggestive ads involving sex-related drugs or health...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9588_22-6225299.html

Date: 01/07/08     Keywords: microsoft

Pretty big news out of CES tonight where Bill Gates gave the keynote. NBC and Microsoft have signed a deal that will make MSN the provider for online content during the 2008 olympics at NBCOlympics.com. The biggest news is that Silverlight is going to be powering the video. Allen Stern...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Stewart/?p=693

Date: 01/04/08     Keywords: web

Posted on Prime Minister Brown's Web site, petition signed by 30,000 says host of TV show about cars would be a better PM. He's the host of one the world's most popular television programs and now many people in Britain apparently want him to be prime minister as...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6224629.html

Date: 01/03/08     Keywords: html, web, microsoft

Slashdot got suckered and picked up a story by NeoSmart which was able to "exclusively reveal that Microsoft's website is in the middle of a redesign that will feature a fully Silverlight-powered interface - doing away with HTML and everything else." The problem, it's all BS. The...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Stewart/?p=691

Date: 01/03/08     Keywords: no keywords

My introductory physics class tackled Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation today. Not a terribly difficult subject in a non-calculus-based course, but also one that most of us don't have the equipment to demonstrate. As a result, the topic needed a bit of jazzing up. For those of...

Source: http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1459

Date: 12/29/07     Keywords: no keywords

Five sites that have the potential to make names for themselves--and little-known musicians--in the coming year. The next Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube: There are millions of dot-coms out there, all claiming to be the next bonanza. But five might actually make waves in the indie music world...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6224166.html

Date: 12/21/07     Keywords: no keywords

The winner is: Mattoon, Illinois. That's where the FutureGen coal-burning, state-of-the-engineering electrcity generating plant will be built. The tech going into this plant will as near carbon neutral as current science and engineering can make it. I'm surprised Texas didn't win, but it was a...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=642

Date: 12/18/07     Keywords: no keywords

Courtesy: Hallowell. Hey, I blogged these guys BEFORE they won an award! I'm talking about the folks up in Maine who make the Acadia home heating/cooling system. Now it turns out they're going to get the equivalent of a heating and cooling Oscar....

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=622

Date: 12/14/07     Keywords: web

Handwritten, illustrated book is one of seven in existence; proceeds from sale go to children's charity co-founded by author. Amazon.com, the Web retailer known for selling books, said it had paid about $4 million to buy a handwritten, illustrated book of wizardry by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling....

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6222842.html

Date: 12/13/07     Keywords: web

Skytron, a medical equipment company, and Clinical Engineering Consultants, a re-seller, are teaming up to build a Web portal for tracking the performance and ownership costs of medical equipment. It's a great idea but they're going to have to work on the name. The...

Source: http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=572

Date: 12/07/07     Keywords: no keywords

Disney.co.uk, featuring Disney Xtreme Digital, is designed to showcase games, films, music, and social-networking assets. Entertainment group Walt Disney's Internet arm said on Thursday that it is about to launch a U.K. portal aimed at young adults showcasing its games, films, music, and social-networking assets in one British...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6221895.html