Babelgum snags more content
The largest complaint that has been raised about Babelgum, a new Internet TV service, is the lack of quality content. For more information check out the recent comparison of Babelgum and Joost. Until recently the selection of videos to watch has been extremely limited and not very exciting. Yesterday Babelgum [...]
Powerset, the best search engine ever… for Wikipedia only?
Powerset is continuing with their promise to release a new example query every week. This week they seek to answer the question “what did steve jobs say about the about the iPod?” with results from Wikipedia. It’s fairly clear from the results that Google has trouble determining what the Real Steve [...]
Which will win: ODF or Open XML? Microsoft says both.
It looks like Microsoft is calling a truce in the battle of the next-generation document format wars between Open XML and Open Document Format (ODF).
Microsoft believes that users should be able to choose among formats and pick the one that best meets their needs. We also believe in encouraging the continued evolution of computing and [...]
More info out of Powerset
Powerset has released another tiny tidbit of information about their upcoming natural-language based “Google Search”-killer. This time they’re giving a quick glimpse at “Powerlabs”. It looks like they’re positioning Powerlabs as a playground and testbed for new products and concepts much like another site that comes to mind.
The example screen shot shows what [...]
Back on Mac
Robert Scoble notes that the squeaky wheels are buzzing about Apple’s release of Safari for Windows. Personally I don’t think it matters much. Sure, a speedy browser is great and there’s something to be said for the brushed metal aesthetic but I don’t recall much of a clamor for Safari on Windows. We [...]
Babelgum vs. Joost Comparison
Babelgum is a new Internet TV provider set to compete with Joost. Babelgum just opened up to a wide beta so the question is: How does it stack up against the incumbent? Both use Peer-2-Peer (P2) technology, like Skype and BitTorrent, to deliver content and both companies were founded by people that have [...]
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