Now its is so true that it must be a law that Google loves to control content. The want be part of content so bad that they buy of any company that deals with massive content (e.g Feedburner, blogger) if they can't they create their own and by the might of their dominance they get they product through.
Now Google aims at wikipedia and its called knol, I guess it must be causing an insatiable itch in google's butt that wikipedia doesn't show google ads and even more that they don't show ad at all !!
They must be wondering they they send way too much traffic to a site that they can't profit off and its better off creating their own wikipedia, its now as if wikipedia owns the content. The authors of the content wikipedia wouldn't risk ignoring google would readily duplicate the content into the knol environment.
It amazes me how eloquently they elaborate just the point that they are creating yet another wikipedia which is totally pathetic.
It is getting to a point where in the internet if you are not with google you are labeled being against google is this cold war of the internet, which is making me and I am sure many other resent Google's attempt to monopolize internet and almost subservient view of other internet enterprise.
And in this monopolistic world of internet allegiance it has become even more important for users, (who have the ultimate power) to be judicious and exercise balance in their use of the service ! Don't use Google everything just because they have it, see for options support the underdog cuz for people just like that made google what it is today......who knows you might find a better service.
So would you use Google's wikipedia Clone ?
December 16, 2007
Knol - Google's attempt takes on Wikipedia
September 9, 2007
Only 10% are active daily Firefox users, Firefox hits 400 Million download
I seriously didn't imagine that Firefox will grow so big so fast but firefox hit 400 Million downloads. But according to Mozilla 50% of the people who download become active users but according to the chart only 37.5 Million are active users as of , so out 400 Million its less than 10%.
But Firefox is determined to take the number one spot in browser with sites like SpreadFirefox.com, custom browsers like Campus Edition, Ebay Edition.
And even a giant Crop circle created by a linux group that is even seen from Google earth for that gimmick factor.
Now Internet explorer has the advantage of the reach of Windows. People generally associate internet with that blue "e" logo of internet explorer. One of the points to increase Firefox retention is the resemble the logo of firefox with Internet.
But Firefox has one thing that internet explorer with they had.... Geek Power ! So One billion isn't far away !
Update: Asa Dotzler commented that Firefox have 40 Million daily User and 120 Million Users
July 18, 2007
Netvestment Anyone ?
Investing is something we all do when we have money to spare. It has changed over the years though, Gold, Real estate, stocks etc!
But since the dot com days investing in a dot com (domain name) is one of the most lucrative ways to make capital gain and in some cases it can also make you millions. It is an industry on its own worth billions with its own characters, rag to riches and riches to rags stories, its own conmen and fraudsters and its own jargons !
It is amazing how simple it is to buy and sell domains but it is another story altogether to buy the right domain, for that serious people do serious research. But there are pretty much 3 ways of buying you register a new domain or buy in the after market or get an expired name. Registering will pretty much cost the same (some place a little cheaper than others) before you even open a new tab most of the good name already gone so to get a cool name you need either of 3 things Creativity, Money or luck or in some cases all of the above !
Places to sell are as varied as the domains it self but the big names include Sedo, TDNAM, moniker, enom
Now majority domains are not gonna break any banks that is why most domains sold are less than $100 (No citation just a wild guess) still a domain that cost $7.99 to sell for $30 is a profit 400% ! On the other hand www.Diamond.com was sold for $9,500,000 (Via http://www.dnjournal.com/ )
Before you break you piggy in hopes to break the back read this http://www.igoldrush.com/
