Monthly Archives: February 2008

Linkedin new interface, Friendfeed cool registration process, Spokeo is Spooky, and One Missing Mac Application

By Kfir Pravda | Published: February 28, 2008
In the last couple of days I stumbled across some old and new sites: Linkedin homepage is completely redesigned. Personally I like it, as it is much clearer and easier to use. Most of the comments on Mike’s post about it don’t agree with me. Clean design is one of the two secrets of great web [...]
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Stage6 To Be Closed – Not a Huge Surprise

By Kfir Pravda | Published: February 25, 2008
Electronista reports that Stage6 is being shut down. Not a huge surprise, considering their failure to create a high quality community for their site. We covered this topic in August, asking what went wrong with Stage6. It seems that DivX asked themselves the same question…. Tags: stage6, internettv, divx
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How HTC killed my Early Adopter passion – Monday Morning Rant

By Kfir Pravda | Published: February 25, 2008
I consider myself an early adopter. I love technology, especially useful one, and I consider myself innovation junkie. As such, I am willing to use beta stage products, and play with unfinished products. The deal is clear – as an early adopter, I can use innovative products. In return I am willing to use them even [...]
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Revvr Sold – The Sun Doesn’t Shine On TV

By Kfir Pravda | Published: February 17, 2008
Revvr, which  hosted "Ask A Ninja" in the past, was sold to LiveUniverse for less than $5M, after $12M investment. This event, and major issues with KnockaTV, shows that the online video market is starting to consolidate. More information on Revver deal can be found here, and about KnockaTV here. Tags: revvr, ask a ninja, liveuniverse, knockatv, [...]
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Live Broadcasting Feature Wars -Report From The Trenches

By Kfir Pravda | Published: February 12, 2008
With the entrance of Yahoo! to live broadcasting field, and rumors about Ustream / Microsoft flirt , live Internet broadcasting is back in the headlines. There are many players in this market, some doing better than others. Technology is not a major differentiator, however competitors vary in feature set. Let’s see who is doing what. I focused [...]
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