Feb 10, 2007 | Google, Internet, video
Google is running more than 450,000 servers around the world. It’s building “Project 02,” which will be one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, to be housed at a data center in Oregon the size of two football fields, with four-story...
Jan 5, 2007 | Amazon, business, Internet
I can’t vouch for this, but Timothy Noah at Slate writes that Amazon has a 30-day price guarantee – if the Amazon price drops on any item within thirty days after you purchase it from Amazon, you can get a refund of the difference just by asking....
Dec 9, 2006 | broadband, Internet
Comcast cable Internet service is currently marketed at 6Mbps and 8Mbps download speeds – very speedy indeed compared to DSL service that typically runs 1.5Mbps or less. There are rumors that Comcast will increase speeds again next year.In the meantime Comcast...
Dec 8, 2006 | Internet, mail, spam
Remember Earthlink? It’s still in business but not particularly relevant. (Companies providing dialup access became an anachronism when the telcos and cable companies shut them out of broadband access. Earthlink all but disappeared, and AOL is following it down...
Oct 31, 2006 | business, Internet
The landscape is changing for new and old players. It’s interesting to watch the ground shift and wonder where our world of information is going.MySpace and Facebook have reached plateaus. The Wall Street Journal reports that MySpace is facing a backlash from...
Oct 17, 2006 | games, Internet, web_services
Make no mistake: MySpace is old news, YouTube is beginning its slide out of the headlines, Yahoo is over the hill, Flickr never stood a chance. Second Life is the hot online destination, the next cultural obsession, soon to be a household name.Second Life is an online...
