Skype does not get the respect it deserves, because eBay not only publicly admitted to overpaying for it but is making a mess of its core business. Another reason may Continue reading »

According to the Pyjamas website, many people, when discovering Google Web Toolkit wonder why they can't use Python instead of Java. With Pyjamas, this is now possible. Continue reading »

"The electrifying redemption of America's revolutionary declaration that all human beings are free and equal, would not have been possible without the additional empowerment of individuals to use knowledge as Continue reading »

Many Web 2.0 companies have tried to make money by charging for their product, but it can be hard work - especially if the product started out as free. Jott, Continue reading »

Social bookmarking has become a pretty standard activity these days, with the likes of Mento, Delicious, Mister Wong, Digg, Reddit, and StumbleUpon offering numerous variations on this theme. Browzmi is Continue reading »

Toni Schneider, who runs the Yahoo Developer Network, just announced the addition of JSON support for various Yahoo APIs and a new Javascript Developer Center. This is designed for people

Phil Pearson, Marc Canter and others have been burning the midnight candle getting Structured Blogging up and running. It's live now and Phil has a round-up of all the action.

I've noticed some excellent techie posts lately, so I feel duty-bound to point them out. Phil Pearson, XML expert Kimbro Staken and Movable Type consultant Chad Everett have been working

From Yahoo's RSS honcho Scott Gatz: "Tonight we are launching a full post rss reader in the new Yahoo Mail beta. If you are in the beta, you’ll automatically get

In my previous two ZDNet posts, I've been exploring the Web browser market. Here are brief highlights from those posts: Mobile Web browsers - Microsoft's downfall?: As we begin to