Back in July of last year, I wrote about Silicon Valley startup Ribbit when it was a yet another startup in stealth mode, surmising that Ribbit is a softswitch-based VoIP telephony service that is accessible from a browser via a Flash application. Well, Ribbit has “come out” – and announced that its new platform is [...]
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What is Ribbit up to?
Ribbit is yet-another startup in stealth mode. According to its web site, Ribbit offers a new way to communicate without the hassle of additional software or hardware, and without having to purchase a new device. Putting voice and choice back into communications…is what Ribbit does. So we now know its some kind of telecom or [...]
Yahoo launches SmartAds
Yahoo today launched SmartAds, a new advertising platform that gives marketers a way to deliver tailored display ads to targeted audiences. SmartAds works by connecting users with their expressed interests. For example, if a user is looking for hybrid cars in Yahoo Autos and had previously selected San Francisco as his or her default location [...]
Why Google should purchase Zvents or Eventful
A few days ago, Google Calendar introduced a new feature called Calendar ‘Galley’ that contains a variety of event listings from the likes of Atlantic Records, Cordless Recordings, Disney, Eventful, JamBase, Orbitz, the NBA, Netflix, The New York Times, TLC, Wcities, and Zvents. This makes it easy for one to find an event and add [...]
Gaboogie’s Dont-Call-Me-I’ll-Call-You Conferencing
Gaboogie is a conferencing service with a major twist. Instead of you dialing into a conference, the conference dials you! Talk about convenience. Now you dont even have to remember your conference calls, because with a mobile phone, the conference will find you at the right time. Not only that, if someone on a conference [...]
Backlash on “Street View” is great publicity for Google Maps
Google maps has a new “Street View” that shows a street-level view of a location. It currently has panoramic views of miles of streets around San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Miami and Denver. These pictures were taken in real-life, so people that were nearby when the camera was passing by are also captured in [...]
