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Tough times for newspapers

May 17, 2009

In the wake of the financial crisis, the debate around online newspapers and the traditional newspaper model for making money has increased. Today media companies have major financial problems. The newspapers are losing revenue in several areas; subscriptions are declining, classified advertising revenues are sharply reduced, and advertising revenues fall dramatically. The result is...
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Why Google should buy Twitter

April 22, 2009

Twitter is one of the hottest tech-companies on the web right now. The 3 year old company is reaching mainstream and is growing with a breath taking speed. Twitter.com grew 131 percent between February and March to 9.3 million visitors (US). It seems that they will pass LinkedIn in a very short time –...
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The Norwegian web changed in 48 hours – how is that possible?

February 23, 2009

On the 17th of February 2009 FINN.no – one of the largest websites in Norway put out a signal to all it’s Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) users (I’ve just taken the translation from an article in The Register, it’s about 99% correct translated) : Heads up: You’re using an older version of Internet Explorer....
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Google is changing the Yellow Pages Industry

February 4, 2009
Google is changing the Yellow Pages Industry

In the past years, Google has increased the focus on directory listings (yellow pages). OneBox is a product that combines links to paid content and ads with the usual information in the search results. The search is developed around the needs of the user, and are about to erase the distinction between promotional advertising...
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Jungle Disk, Amazon S3 and Content.IE5

January 19, 2009

I have been using Amazon S3 with Jungle Disk as a Client for the last couple of years. This is a great solution though the cost is pretty high if you compare it to just buying an external disk. What is Amazon S3, and Jungle Disk Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface...
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