Category: Websites
Tourist Remover gets the people out
There's nothing as depressing (no, really!) as having a really great shot of the Eiffel Tower but with somebody's head sticking out of it. Well, fret no longer – with FutureLAB tool Tourist Remover at the Snapmania photo service,…
The ten words most often misspelled online
Far be it from me to point out web sites where there's an obvious display of poor spelling – you'll only pick up the spelling mistakes in my work. Better to leave it to online firm TextTrust who has…
Sky's Brian Sullivan on Sky Broadband, the next gen Sky+ boxes (they could be wireless), HD via the web, YouTube and more
Over at sister blog HDTVUK they have an intriguing interview with Brian Sullivan, Sky’s Director of Customer Products and Services. Sullivan drops a few hints on the next generation Sky+ box (there’s a good chance it will wirelessly stream…
WOTD: Windows Mobile user site: CoolSmartPhone.com
Today’s Website of the Day is CoolSmartPhone.com which touts itself as ‘The largest and best Windows Mobile user site on the planet.’ Leigh, who nominated it says "you should check out the blog too ‘cus it’s insane..’. Well, indeed there…
Notorious cybersquatter loses out as Cruise wins domain name
We recently highlighted a slew of celebrities who don't have control of domain names named after them – including Wayne Rooney and Tom Cruise. Yesterday it was reported that Tom has won TomCruise.com from the notorious cybersquatter Jeff Burgar…
Google still King of Search
Research from Nielsen/NetRatings showed that in June, 2.67 billion web searches were carried out on Google: that's nearly half of all searches. Yahoo had about half of that, with 1.24 billion (23%) searches, followed by MSN (10.3%) and AOL…
WOTD: Wireless Sensor Networks blog
Today's Website of the Day is the Marco Zennaro's Wireless Sensor Networks blog, which he says is a technology that looks really promising. He's covering the main news in this emerging field (no pun intended) – looking at the…
Wayne Rooney battles for his web domain
You'd think he'd have enough on his plate with his World Cup antics and the new season approaching – but, according to The Register, it seems that one of Wayne Rooney's main concerns right now is getting his website…
etribes: UK-based pay-to-blog service launches for 'busy adults'
This month sees the launch of the British blogging service etribes. It's designed for busy adults without the time to maintain a traditional blog but want to share their thoughts and photos online. It's a pay service, which may…
Is eBay losing its appeal?
eBay chief Meg Whitman has said that the site has lost some of its 'magic' recently, as the original ethos and aims of the site have increasingly made way to professional sellers. In its early days, eBay was like…