Review of the Internet news of the day
Google invests in audio indexing, and is about to buy Valve to distribute digital content, Kiwibox -social network dedicated to teens- raised $1M to develop its strategy (against MTV and Facebook?), FriendFeed service and its monetization process, 10 website to put on your watch list, 4 tips to create a video contest. Here are the links.
Google Launches Audio Indexing: As the Web becomes more sophisticated and audio and video becomes a more important part of our online lives, we need something that will help us sift through the junk and find what we’re looking for in all that content … Read more on TechCrunch.
Kiwibox Secures $1M Investment: Teen social network and online magazine Kiwibox has secured $1 million in funding from a private investor base. The money will go toward marketing strategies, the company said… Read more on Adotas.
Bret Taylor on FriendFeed’s Road to Monetization, Early Surprises: This evening, at a panel on lifestreaming put on by the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab, FriendFeed co-founder Bret Taylor spoke about the popular aggregation and lifestreaming service’s early months, explained what he and the team are trying to do through developing the site, and what we can expect from FriendFeed, as the company builds plans to monetize and further expand its growing user base… Read more on LouisGray.com.
Rumor: Google to Buy Valve: According to a number of rumors this morning, Google is about to acquire the well-known game development company Valve. Valve is best known for its Half-Life games and Steam, a content distribution platform which it uses to sell and distribute PC games from various developers with the help of a desktop client. Currently, Steam distributes close to 440 games and has over 15 million active users. We assume that Google is mostly interested in the technology behind Steam and no so much in the distribution or game development business of Valve… Read more on ReadWriteWeb.
10 killer websites worth watching: A quality website is more than just a pretty homepage. But what exactly does it take to keep consumers coming back for more? We asked brand marketers to share one of the sites they’re most proud of, along with one they wish they’d done. They highlight some of the tricks of the trade and what catches their critical eyes… Read more on iMedia.
4 easy steps for a rewarding video contest: User-generated contests may seem like a massive undertaking, but chances are you already have the necessary materials to get started and engage your audience… Read monre on iMedia.
Frank Richard | September 18th, 2008 at 8:53 am #
Thanks for sharing us such a nice list, but how can you find the news above in the list? Ohh, a bit puzzled, but thanks for sharing.