Archive for the 'Europe' Category

Why British Sky is Out of the Blue: Google Ads On TV

A great interview with James Murdoch (British Sky Broadcasting, or simply the Sky) from Spencer Reiss in Wired. John Battelle wrote about Google ads on TV in his book entitled Search quite a few months ago, hm, in 2005. Time is running. He emphasized Rewriting rules, Database of intentions, etc. Here’s the company that is […]

More Than Half of Europe’s Online Population on Social Networking Sites

The more than half means that 56.4% of all the European web users is regularly using social networking sites, according to comScore’s data on August 2007.
The interesting thing is that UK is in the lead with a staggering 77.9% and Spain comes second with 61.5%. But while the English spend almost six hours on the […]

Open API for Joost, the Peer to Peer Internet TV

Not only has Joost come out of closed beta testing on Oct 1 2007, but it has also opened its API door for third party widgets, which has become and is still becoming the default (see mashable.com for some examples) - a sensitive point in MySpace’s history, and a triumph in FaceBook’s. As Liz Gannes […]

Recycling Art: the Dresden Drainage System and a Sense of Dr. Seuss

Deputy Dog has an amazing photo of a Dresden house with a unique artistic drainage system. Not all of the houses are like this in Dresden, but it is definitely a way to go. As a commenter Richard adds “It’s part of Dresden Neustadt called “Kunsthof Passage” loosely translated as “Art Court”.
The reaction of […]