We are launching our survey contests today - your chance to win one of three great Hardcover Books. The first book is "The World is flat - brief history of the twenty-first century" written...

At Creative Weblogging we have used Linux (that is Debian) for our server infrastructure from day one. We now use Debian as the OS for all application, web and database servers. It is simply...

I came across Jason Caplains blog today - he asks if the Number of Active Blogs on the Decline? and suggests that this is the case. Have we reached the climax in blog growth? Jason cites Blogcount and...

I have been reluctant to accept the Web 2.0 buzz but this list of Web 2.0 companies is a great way to get an overview of the space. As the term Web 2.0 is pretty loosely defined it is hard......

Rob at Businesspundit has a smart essay on the "widsom-of-crowds-hype". "Crowds are good at determining what is popular, which is really a tautology since popularity = what the crowd...

Carnivals are now a rather common phenomenon in the blogosphere. Now also the entrepreneurs (that is blogging entrepreneurs) have found their way into it. Check out The Carnival of Entrepreneurship at...

Just came back from lunch with the founders of CoComment. CoComment is busy building a new part of the blogosphere - the commentsphere. The idea behind CoComment is to have all your comments in one...

Knowledge@Wharton takes a deeper look at the recent KnighRidder sale: "In itself, the sale on March 12 of San Jose, Calif.-based Knight Ridder for $4.5 billion in cash and stock and $2 billion in...

After Zopa in the UK, Prosper has started in the US. The idea seems to work well as communities and groups spread teh lending risks to several individuals. Although it seems still a little early to...

True I'm late on this - the press release got stuck in our spam filters - Blogging Service SixApart has acquired Splashblog. Pictured Splashblog is a mobile blogging service that lets you upload...

ScanR the cool gadget photo service has gotten funding from Trinity Ventures as PEWeek reports. More on the ScanR blog: "ScanR, which provides a service enabling camera phones and digital cameras...

Here is an interesting account of how livable the golden city state Dubai is nowdays for expats: "Anyone who has been in the emirate six months will know prices are rising. They will have felt...

As a:c reports Sequoia has discovered Europe as a new investment area: "A press release was apparently sent to certain German publications in late February. According to Der Spiegel, it took...

Knowledge@Wharton analyzes the first months of Angela Merkels work: "During her first few months in office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has attained the kind of approval rating that...

Videoegg is one of the nice success stories from DEMO 2005. The company launched the product there - got a partnership deal with one of the biggest blog hosters Typepad and raised a second round soon...

So FM radio stations have undergone quite some consolidation in the US. CBS Radio formerly Infinity Broadcasting owns several dozen of stations now. So I agree the entrepreneurial spirit might not...

Having launched their product just some weeks ago at DEMO Sharpcast brings in big money: "PALO ALTO, CALIF. (March 8, 2006) - Sharpcast, a leading innovator in real-time synchronization services...

When I started blogging on here in summer 2003 virtually my first bookmark was Businesspundit. Robert May writes since 2003 about entrepreneurship, corporate strategy and technology. Robert aka Rob...

Australian Anthill looks for Australia's coolest company: "It's started. We're scouring the nation for Australia's coolest companies. It's the first stage in our newest...