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Friday, May 09, 2008

Craigslist vs eBay: Clash of Cultures

Before he started living the techno-bohemian good life in San Francisco, Craigslist chief executive Jim Buckmaster tried the low-rent, low-tech version as a medical school dropout in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Today, Buckmaster still doesn't own a car, but business analysts say he and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark could ride their own Gulfstream, if only they wanted. Craigslist, the popular online compendium of mostly free classified ads, has made them wealthy. But analysts say they are just scratching surface of a gol ...continue

eBay and Craigslist have a bit of a culture clash
Business Tech

WiMax Future May Start in Chicago

The future of wireless communication may have its start this year in Chicago, industry observers said. The service known as WiMax can roll television broadcasts, phone service, Internet connections and other data transmissions into one high-speed pipeline. WiMax was given a corporate push Wednesday, when Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp, put together a $14.5 billion partnership involving $3.2 billion in investments from Google Inc., Comcast Corp., Intel and Time Cable Inc.

Personal Tech

RealNetworks to Spin Off Casual-Games Biz

RealNetworks Chairman and Chief Executive Rob Glaser called the casual-games business his company has built "an incredible entrepreneurial success story." Now, he plans to spin the business off as an independent, public company -- a move that could help it focus on the fast-growing market and add credibility to the region's already strong casual-games industry.

Dot.com

Craigslist vs eBay: Clash of Cultures

Before he started living the techno-bohemian good life in San Francisco, Craigslist chief executive Jim Buckmaster tried the low-rent, low-tech version as a medical school dropout in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Today, Buckmaster still doesn't own a car, but business analysts say he and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark could ride their own Gulfstream, if only they wanted. Craigslist, the popular online compendium of mostly free classified ads, has made them wealthy. But analysts say they are just scratching surface of a gol

Hispanic Tech Companies

BeRuby Wants to Put Cash Back in Your Pocket via the Web

BeRuby.com is a personalized portal wants to pay you cash back for using its site as a starting point for your daily Internet use. The Santa Cruz, Calif-based company's press release announcing its goals and recent strategies follows.

Product Reviews

Dump TV And Still See Your Favorite Shows

Now that all of the TV networks (and some cable channels) are fully embracing online video, you can keep up with many of your favorite shows -- and discover new ones -- without ever turning on the TV. Last month, legal online video of TV shows and movies took perhaps its biggest step yet with the public launch of Hulu.com, a joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp. Hulu offers free clips, TV shows and movies from more than 50 content providers including Fox, NBC Universal, MGM, Sony Pictures Television and Warner