Malvania's Blog http://malvania.com/blog Tracking Technology Trends Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:09:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en AboutUs.Org = domain WikiPedia http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/17/will-aboutusorg-become-domain-wikipedia/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/17/will-aboutusorg-become-domain-wikipedia/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:57:56 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/17/will-aboutusorg-become-domain-wikipedia/ AboutUs.Org is an interesting Wiki. This site was launched in July 2006 and is in Beta. I would say it is a hybrid Wiki. Most of the wiki starts empty and community populates content. Folks at AboutUs.org came out with an idea to pre-populate all the domain information from WhoIs database. In otherwords AboutUs.Org, when launched was not an empty wiki. Since its inception AboutUs community has taken over and thousands updates are been done by users.

It categorizes information nicely. It provides Wiki search and Google search. I noticed interesting thing, I search for ”eInfotech” and somehow it found “malvania.com”. Well, It was definitely close. I also liked a feature that locates and displays the corporate address in Google Map.

It is designed using MediaWiki. It is the engine behind the success of wikipedia.

I won’t be surprise, if AboutUs.org turn out to be as popular as wikipedia.

]]> http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/17/will-aboutusorg-become-domain-wikipedia/feed/ Google sponsors the LinuxBIOS project http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/16/google-sponsors-the-linuxbios-project/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/16/google-sponsors-the-linuxbios-project/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:00:36 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/16/google-sponsors-the-linuxbios-project/ LinuxBIOS is a free open source software project aimed at replacing the proprietory BIOS. It performs necessary hardware initialization and than executes different boot loaders aka payloads. Few popular payloads are FILO, OpenBIOS, EtherBOOT and ADLO.

Google’s sponsorship would definitely help improve quality of the LinuxBIOS project. I was surprised to see more than one million devices shipped with LinuxBIOS this year. They are set to have explosive growth in 2007.

]]> http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/16/google-sponsors-the-linuxbios-project/feed/ Wireless Recharging? http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/15/wireless-recharging/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/15/wireless-recharging/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:08:28 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/15/wireless-recharging/ In future we might recharge electronic gizmos, the same way we surf internet: wirelessly.

I found this interesting article on livescience.com today. If you are interested to know more please check it out here.

]]> http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/15/wireless-recharging/feed/ Google adds Skype to Google Pack http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/14/google-adds-skype-to-google-pack/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/14/google-adds-skype-to-google-pack/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:07:51 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/14/google-adds-skype-to-google-pack/ Many PC makers including Dell , bundle Goolge Pack in their PCs so I assume inclusion of Skype would provide an option to choose VOIP services.

This looks to me win-win for Google & Skype. Skype has an interesting problem. Skype needs a vehicle to go directly to PCs, especially after Yahoo extended its reach to provide VOIP services to millions of MSN messenger users. Google Pack may provides what Skype is looking for. For Google, Google talk is not catching up as fast as they would have hoped. Also Yahoo & MSN messengers interoperability provides another hurdle to overcome. This relationship may help Google to have strategic alliance with Skype in future.

Despite of direct competition with Payal & Google Checkout, I think eBay & Goolge can workout a deal which can provide protect their interest in different space.  

]]> http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/14/google-adds-skype-to-google-pack/feed/ State of Blogosphere http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/14/state-of-blogosphere/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/14/state-of-blogosphere/#comments Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:22:03 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/14/state-of-blogosphere/ Interesting blog is written by David Sifry, Founder & CEO of Technorati shows the strength of blogosphere and its imminent power.

Though I believe technologically blogging platforms are still in their infancy. Still content in blogs are not structured, it means machines can’t understand and properly organize information for us, But I can’t wait to see more and more resource description framework implementations are built into blogging tools.

]]> http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/14/state-of-blogosphere/feed/ Web inventor fears for web’s future http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/03/web-inventor-fears-for-webs-future/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/03/web-inventor-fears-for-webs-future/#comments Fri, 03 Nov 2006 08:08:24 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/03/web-inventor-fears-for-webs-future/ Sir Tim Berners-Lee fears that internet can be used to spread misinformation and “undemocratic” forces. He also said “If we don’t have the ability to understand the web as it’s now emerging, we will end up with things that are very bad”. If you are interested in reading more click here.

]]> http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/03/web-inventor-fears-for-webs-future/feed/ New milestone for internet http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/01/new-milestone-for-internet/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/01/new-milestone-for-internet/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:02:04 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/01/new-milestone-for-internet/ World Wide Web population reaches to 100 million. Netcraft  reports that there are more than 100 million websites alive and kicking today. If you want to read more check out this CNN article.

Explosive growth of Web 

]]> http://malvania.com/blog/2006/11/01/new-milestone-for-internet/feed/ Google Acquires JotSpot http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/31/google-acquires-jotspot/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/31/google-acquires-jotspot/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:50:25 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/31/google-acquires-jotspot/ Google announced acquisition of first application wiki company, JotSpot. Aha, Now I understand what Larry Page meant when he said Google shall focus more on features. He actually meant Google shall buy companies to expand product portfolio, while it continue to add features in products.  :-)

]]> http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/31/google-acquires-jotspot/feed/ BrightCove may shape video sharing & storage Industry http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/30/brightcove-may-shape-video-sharing-storage-industry/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/30/brightcove-may-shape-video-sharing-storage-industry/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:43:45 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/30/brightcove-may-shape-video-sharing-storage-industry/ A lot has been written on YouTube’s success. Like many of us, I always thought what is YouTube’s revenue model? Can YouTube ever make money? Well, Now it may not be question for YouTube. It is part of Google. Google may bundle advertisements, cut big deals with content providers, or cash in using video on demand. Still question remains for other video sharing & storage service companies like

Yesterday BrightCove’s released Video Network. I tried to understand its buisness model. I think, I found what I was looking for. BrightCove has crisp business model. It works like this. For consumers BrightCove network is like open TV. Anyone can hook to any channel on BirghtCove network. Independent content creators and producers creates channels, grow them and earn money on revenue sharing basis. Media companies, broadcasters and marketers pay for publishing their content but they keep advertisement revenue.

Entire content delivery industry is shaping up faster than anybody envisioned. Well, I wouldn’t say this is how industry will mature. It is entirely possible that legacy players dig themsleves for trenched warfare and may prevail.

]]> http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/30/brightcove-may-shape-video-sharing-storage-industry/feed/ Microsoft launches free accounting software http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/30/microsoft-launches-free-accounting-software/ http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/30/microsoft-launches-free-accounting-software/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:46:48 +0000 Pranav Malvania http://malvania.com/blog/2006/10/30/microsoft-launches-free-accounting-software/ Microsoft today lauches Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007 for small businesses and it is free. Microsoft also plans to include Office Accounting Express 2007 as part of Microsoft Office 2007 professional and ultimate releases. It is integrated with other Microsoft Office products.

I watched product demonstration. It has Outlook style and looks clean.

I initially thought Microsoft wants to lure small businesses outside USA but website says this software is designed for US based businesses. It raises a question who are ready to adopt and migrate in already competitive market of finanical softwares. It may put some pressure on Intuit. I guess good for small businesses.  

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