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Voicemail greeting that's just for you

http://www.charlotte.com/171/story/124727.html

God love her, but you know how your Mom leaves those long-winded phone messages that clog up your voicemail? Or what about that lousy date who keeps calling -- unable to take the hint of a week's worth of unreturned messages? A new service called YouMail comes to the rescue, dusting off the stale voicemail format that somehow has gotten lost in the technological shuffle of ring tones and text capabilities.

My View: It's pretty amazing that such an old technology which hasn't changed in a long time can still be innovated upon in order to earn a profit. This is the beauty of the Internet... new businesses can launch relatively easy and read a huge number of people in a short time.

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:: Permanent Link :: Posted 5/18/2007 :: 1 Comments :: Links to this post ::

Beam It Down From the Web, Scotty

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/technology/07copy.html

Sometimes a particular piece of plastic is just what you need. You have lost the battery cover to your cellphone, perhaps. Or your daughter needs to have the golden princess doll she saw on television. Now. In a few years, it will be possible to make these items yourself. You will be able to download three-dimensional plans online, then push Print. Hours later, a solid object will be ready to remove from your printer.

My View: Two words... super cool.

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:: Permanent Link :: Posted 5/07/2007 :: 0 Comments :: Links to this post ::

Rumors Fly on Microsoft and Yahoo

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/05/technology/05soft.htm

Microsoft and Yahoo are discussing a business partnership in their effort to compete with Google, people briefed on the talks said Friday. The New York Post reported Friday that Microsoft was pursuing an acquisition of Yahoo, a prospect that sent Yahoo's shares soaring. But a person briefed on the talks as recently as Friday said they had been going on for more than a year and had focused recently on a "creative partnership," not an acquisition.

My View: I think the whole thing is quite silly. While I realize that the two companies want to become larger thorns in Google's side than they currently are, the companies are so different that I really don't see how any kind of partnership/buyout deal could work. One of the companies will have to step up and come up with some new big idea in order to take down the monstrosity that is Google.

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:: Permanent Link :: Posted 5/07/2007 :: 0 Comments :: Links to this post ::

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