Traditional media have been hopelessly outdated in their coverage. We tracked the fires using the National Weather Service’s reflectivity index, which proved far more accurate. But the enterprising folks at the L.A. Fire Department Fire Department found a better way: they’ve been issuing frequent updates using Twitter.
Google Maps mashups are being usd to provide a [...]
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Try to deal only with locals you can meet in person. If this is not possible, try and get a physical address from them. If the seller sends you a name and address to send payment to, look it up on a White Pages service, such as Yahoo! People Search. If the name and address [...]
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According to coRank — it is a servce that lets you create sites where you can share whatever you find interesting on the web with people who value your opinion (whether you know who they are or not), and where you can also find what’s interesting from people whose opinions are important to you - [...]
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eBay too has finally launched its social networking module - called Neighborhoods. According to eBay -
Neighborhoods are places for people like you who want to connect via their shared passions for products and topics. You can jump right in, or just come by and watch - it’s up to you.
But their neighborhoods are lacking so [...]
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Guy always brings us the industry leaders and asks the questions that may sound simple but are very critical for today’s entrepreneurs. Here is a link to his conversation with this buddy Fred Greguras, a partner at the Silicon Valley law firm of Fenwick and West. He starts with -
Question: Can I start a technology [...]
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Readers and BusinessWeek staffers nominate movers and shakers in cyberspace. For this year’s Best of the Web special report, we asked readers and BusinessWeek editors to name the people who in their view have had the biggest impact on the direction of the Web: past, present, and future. Flip through this slide show for a [...]
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