Entries from April 2007

Did the blog bubble burst?

Date April 27, 2007

Has growth in blogging stalled?

A new article in BusinessWeek says the numbers are pointing to a plateau in active blogs. The magazine is using stats from Technorati for the analysis, which found a decline in the percentage of blogs that are active compared to the total number of blogs tracked by Technorati.

It’s a familiar pattern—millions [...]

MSN Video revamped to attract more users, ads

Date April 25, 2007

Microsoft Corp. is debuting an overhauled version of MSN Video today as part of a broader push to increase usage of its entertainment-oriented Web sites.
The new design displays more videos higher on the page, in an effort to “improve the overall engagement of our audience,” trying to get people to watch more videos and spend [...]

Double standard? MySpace and PhotoBucket

Date April 14, 2007

MySpace sent a clear message this week when it blocked photo slide shows and videos from Photobucket: only MySpace advertises on MySpace.

So why can my coworkers post a movie trailer hosted by YouTube on to their MySpace pages?

Neha Tiwari, an associate producer at CNET, spent less than two minutes swapping out a Bollywood video [...]