Branded Custom Browser?

That’s exactly what MySpace got, but they didn’t even have to pay for it. Tech Crunch reports (New MySpace-Focused Browser Launched) BuddyWave is a new browser that’s completely focused on the tens of millions of MySpace users who generate 20 or so page views per day each on the site. The browser is downloadable on…

Why Use Existing Social Networking Sites

Ruby blogs about a technical benefit from using existing social networking sites as part of an advocacy (in this case a political) campaign on the post titled, Online community responds to candidates. One of the many reasons that it’s so smart for the Edwards campaign to utilize existing social networking web sites is that they…

MySpace as a Measure of Political Popularity?

What a great idea — why did I not think of it? …probably because I’m way to busy. TechPresident, a blog dedicated to tracking how the candidates are using the web, and how the web is using them, has a page showing a line chart with the amount of MySpace “Friends” each candidate has for…

Technorati Loses Key Developer to Google

TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington is speculating whether a recent move by a Technorati developer to Google could be a sign of the times for Technorati? A key Technorati developer, Kevin Marks, has left the company and is now at Google, according to his blog. Just a month and a half ago Google took the lead as…

We Media Conference in Miami

I really wish I could be there, as it sounds really interesting, but I thought I would give a shout out to my good friend Val Prieto, who is a panelist at the We Media Conference going on in Miami. Chuck, Townhall.com’s General Manager will also be there. Check out Babalublog.com for more, as I…

Experimenting with podcasting

I spent a few minutes, literally, in our Podcasting studio here at Townhall.com, and was playing around with an idea for a short podcast. Check it out here. Basically, the music came from http://www.podsafeaudio.com. I listened to a few clips until I found one with the energy level I thought would best work with a…