Category: Web 2.0
Why Comic Relief is showing the more charitable side of Web 2.0
It can feel like the world of Web 2.0 is all about numbers sometimes. MySpace has 160 million members, and is getting paid $900 million by Google for the rights to sell advertising on it. YouTube attracted 133.5 million visitors in January, but is getting sued for $1 billion by Viacom for alleged copyright infringement. There are 262,958 pet pooches on Dogster.
Viacom suing Google for $1bn over YouTube copyright infringements
Whilst some other companies have been happy to do content deals with YouTube, Viacom is not one of them, and it's pursuing Google for a reported US$1bn due to copyright infringement on a massive scale. Last month, Viacom demanded over…
HMV and Popworld taking on MySpace with music social networking
HMV is struggling in the face of competition from online retailers and download services, so could a MySpace-style social network be the answer? The company certainly hopes so – this morning, while announcing its latest profits warning to the City, it unveiled plans to launch a social network aimed at music, film and games fans.
Find love on public transport with On The Same Track web service
"We've all been there. We see someone on our train journey and wish there was an easy way to chat to him/her. Let's face it, it's more difficult in real life." That's the opening gambit of the new networking web…
Sony's PS3 goes Web 2.0 with PlayStation Home and LittleBigPlanet
It seems the speculation earlier this week wasn't so wide of the mark. Last night, Sony took the wraps off not one, but TWO virtual worlds for its PS3 console. PlayStation Home is a Second Life style community, while LittleBigPlanet…
The perfect party political broadcast? Look to iPod ads for inspiration…
This is the best party political advert EVER. It's been made for Nigerian politician Jimi Agbaje, who's running for Lagos State Governor, and is on YouTube. The key inspiration appears to be Apple's iPod adverts – not something you could…
Vandalise YouTube videos using Vidavee Graffiti
Ever been watching a particularly annoying YouTube video, and felt like scrawling BUM all over it? No? Just me then. Thankfully, my juvenile desires can now be satisfied through Vidavee Graffiti, a quirky tool that lets you mess around with…
Zopa gives social lending a Web 2.0 spin
Social lending is a concept that's easy to explain. Instead of borrowing from a bank, you borrow from another person. No, not Big Chris from round the corner who'll break your fingers with a baseball bat if you default on…
Web 2.0 is "digital Maoism" says Virtual Reality guru
Jaron Lanier was one of the Virtual Reality pioneers in the 1980s (i.e. Second Life is all his fault), but he's not keen on this Web 2.0 lark. At all. Interviewed by the BBC World Service, he criticises the latest…
Yahoo to launch singing news channel
Yahoo has revealed plans for a online video news channel where stories will be sung, rather than spoken. The channel will be called 'Odd News Underground', and the headlines will be crooned by a mystery presenter who's an experienced reporter…