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5 Start-Up Tips from the Father of Gmail and FriendFeed

Andrew Warner from Mixergy interviews Paul Buchheit on launching startups because he fathered the most successful online products: Gmail and FriendFeed.
In a snapshot this is the summary but please do watch the video

Launch a scaled-back version
Notice sluggish competitors
You don’t need virality if your product is good
Follow your passion
Sometimes you have to go off on your [...]

[ More ] February 25th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Digital News, Entrepreneurship |

Google to Join EU case against Microsoft with context to Web Browsers

This is not the first time Google and Microsoft have battled with each other on antitrust issues. The Web search engine Google, which recently released its Chrome Web browser, announced that it is applying to be a “third party” in the European proceedings. The European Commission has sent a statement of objections to Microsoft about [...]

[ More ] February 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |

Google Analytics now allows tracking iPhone traffic

Using the Advanced Segmentation beta feature offered by Google Analytics, now websites have the option to filter their data to view “Visits from iPhones.” This feature also works in conjunction with AdWords, so advertisers can better target ads to audiences using the iPhone.
Source: Google Analytics Blogs

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[ More ] February 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |

The Microsoft-Yahoo dance begins yet again

CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts that that he still wants to pursue some sort of search deal with Yahoo. He is determined to find a way for the two companies to “pool their resources” to take on Google. So lets wait and see what comes out of this
Source ZDNet

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[ More ] February 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |

Is this why you’re not getting funded?

John Matthesen give Reena Jadhav, Founder, CEO of nuResume.com his top 5 reasons that 8 out of 10 presentations fail to get funded.
These are the 5 points but its always good to watch the video.

What’s the target business
What’s the market and how well do you know it
How do you make money, who’s going to pay [...]

[ More ] February 25th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Entrepreneurship |

Will Obama be Google’s Downfall?

Christine A. Varney is an American lawyer lobbyist, and internet policy expert. She has now joined Barack Obama’s team to take over the top antitrust job at the Department of Justice. Varney is reported to have said “For me, Microsoft is so last century. They are not the problem”. Google, she suggested, “has acquired a [...]

[ More ] February 24th, 2009 | 5 Comments | Posted in Digital News |

So what’s your G Spot

Gekko is a new and unique way to find places - spots - that you love based on your profile and your match with like-minded people.The startup is using the most blatant use of sex to launch. Unfortunately it’s not even funny. Check out the Viral Video here

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[ More ] February 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Digital News |

The Truth Behind A Hotmail Founder’s Claims

Jessica Livingston a partner at Y Combinator had released a book called Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days. This book speaks in detail with thirty startups of Silicon Valleys most notable successes. In this was an interview with Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia, who speaks about the experiences he had raising money for the [...]

[ More ] February 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Digital News |

Seth Godin on Email Marketing, Social Media and more

Seth Godin talks about the power of permission-based email, being Google Friendly, social media and how the internet has changed everything. Filmed at Seth’s London Session on 17th Feb 2009. Check out the Video

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[ More ] February 24th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Web Talks |

So Is Microsoft Live Search and Ask the next Oscar Winners?

Danny Sullivan posted on his blog an interesting comparison of how Microsoft Live and Ask.com showed better results when one searched for Oscar Winners as compared to Google. Many would say that they would never have thought that Google could be outdone.Providing instant answers isn’t something new for search engines and searches with answers can [...]

[ More ] February 24th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Digital News |