network | Kris Smith has read these articles about "network" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "network" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpImage Recognition Problem Finally Solved: Let's Pay People To Tag Photos- March 30, 2008 Most people have thousands of digital photos sitting on their hard drive. And the vast majority of those photos aren't tagged or searchable. Want to find the 300 pictures of your youngest son amongst 10,000 others It's not going to happen. Unless you've been diligently tagging and categorizing those photos over the years, and who does that The problem is obvious. The solution, not so much. A trail of failed startups have tried to tackle the problem with a fairly serious application of...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/260494928/ Satellite Mergers Ahead- March 29, 2008 Monday's decision by the Justice Department to allow XM and Sirius to merge, combined with incumbents such as Verizon and AT&T winning much of the spectrum on offer in the 700 MHz auction, means we're likely see M&A among the major satellite players in the coming year. Had a new entrant won a lot of spectrum in the auction, they could have partnered with one of the satellite operators and potentially reduced some of the costs of building out a terrestrial network as well as gotten some.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/260377970/ Bloggers in the Locker Room. Its the Pros vs the Joes- March 29, 2008 Now that my ban on bloggers in the locker room has been lifted by the NBA , the "Joes" of the blogger world will have the same access as the "Pros". Those that get paid. I can't wait to see the results.The people who have complained and dismissed the blogger ban the loudest are those that have the most to lose. They are the ones getting paid. If the unwashed blogging masses have some masters among them, who knows what could happen to the balance of power in the sports media world.Of course, my..http://www.blogmaverick.com/2008/03/29/bloggers-in-the-locker-room-its-the-pros-vs-the-joe... Podcasting startup can't pay its employees Deathwatch- March 27, 2008 Podango, a podcast advertising network, acquired GigaVox Media in 2007 and launched several shows including Girls Gone Geek. Michael Arrington had the exclusive report on the news. "Something tells me it's going to do okay," Arrington wrote. That has turned out not to be the case. At least, that's according to one Podango employee who tells us he's had trouble getting paid. "I was a developer for podango.com for 2 years," the tipster writes. "I left Podango 3 weeks ago due to lack of funding."..http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/valleywag/full/~3/259081691/podcasting-startup-cant-pay-its-emp... President of Entertainment Carolyn Strauss Out at HBO- March 17, 2008 Carolyn Strauss is leaving her post as president of entertainment at HBO after a weekend shakeup at the pay cable network, HBO executives confirmed Sunday night.Tags: hbo entertainment president strauss carolynhttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6540918.html?rssid=193 What I Have Learned From Watching Television Shopping Networks- March 15, 2008 A few nights ago, I couldn't fall asleep. So, I got out of bed and did a little channel surfing'. Between reruns of Sports Center and The Andy Griffith Show, I spent a few hours watching a couple of television shopping networks'. Now, I'm hooked. Not on the products - but on the way that the products are presented and promoted. Here's what I have learned - Every product was presented as a 'special value' or amazing deal'. As each host introduced a new product, a little box, with product...http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/15/what-i-have-learned-from-watching-television-shopping-ne... Bebo founders earn $595 million, enough to buy a haircut Jackpot- March 15, 2008 Michael and Xochi Birch met in a London pub back in 2005. Later, the pair decided to launch a social network from their San Francisco living room. About 40 million people signed up and two years later, AOL plunked down $850 million to buy the site. The Birches, who reportedly owned a 70 percent stake in the company, walk away with $595 million. Our advice for the first few dollars spent, below.Local business results for hair salon near San Francisco, CA View Larger Map Tags: million ..http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/valleywag/full/~3/251611806/bebo-founders-earn-595-million-enou... Wizzard Announces Large Geo-Targeted Podcasting Ad Campaign- March 14, 2008 Podcasting network Wizzard Media has announced that it is is working with European lottery site PlayUKinternet.com on what they are calling the first international geo-targeted audio podcast advertising campaign.The three month campaign is aimed at audiences around the globe in Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Italy, encompassing over half a million ad impressions delivered across a select group of audio podcasts on the network. We believe their state-of-the-art geo-targeting...http://www.podcastingnews.com/2008/03/14/4073/ Terrifying Computer Owners Part VIII- March 14, 2008 Posted by Ben Worthen With apologies to Harvard graduates, who found out yesterday that a hacker stole their personal information from the school and eventually made it available over a popular file trading network, today's dose of security news (and a little fear mongering) is going to focus on China. The Internet can be a scary place Over the last several years, it's become increasingly clear that many cyber attacks particularly ones targeting the government originate in China. The...http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/biztech/feed/~3/251374447/ Verizon embraces P4P, a more efficient peer-to-peer tech- March 14, 2008 P4P is a new peer-to-peer file transfer protocol tested by Verizon that uses network topology information from service providers to boost performance. Verizon thinks that increasing the efficiency of P2P, rather than throttling it, is a more effective way to ease congestion and reduce network costs.Read More... Tags: p peer verizon network thanhttp://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/251360113/20080314-verizon-embraces-p4... |