Wikiasari the New Search Engine from Wikipedia January 2
The man who created possibly the world’s best-known online encyclopaedia, which allows users to update it themselves and thus contains a staggeringly wide and frequently-updated range of information, has teamed up with Amazon to create the Wikiasari (Japanese for ‘quick rummaging search’) project. (more…)
The Million Pound Giveaway Kicks Off on ITV January 3
Tuesday night saw ITV launch its latest entrepreneur-orientated programme – titled Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway.
Presented by the ubiquitous Richard Madeley, it can be compared with the BBC’s Dragon’s Den to a degree in that it sees various budding entrepreneurs appear over seven weeks before a range of high-profile businesspeople to try and win a million pounds of their money. (more…)
Apple iPhone – Apple’s Attempt to Conquer the Mobile Phone Industry January 10
Apple has confirmed a spectacular new foray into the telecoms industry with the impending release of the new iPhone device.
To be released in June in the US – and a few months later in Europe – the iPhone is likely to cost about £257 and has been touted by Apple chief Steve Jobs as a device which will revolutionise the industry.
The iPhone, coming in 4GB and 8GB versions, will see music and videos downloadable to what is essentially a mini touch-screen computer -11.6 millimetres thick and using Apple’s patented ‘multi-touch’ technology. (more…)
Is First Choice, the Right Choice for Richard Branson? January 16
Sir Richard Branson could look to extend his empire by bidding for travel company First Choice’s package holiday division, which has experienced troubled times of late.
A potential auction for the division would see it fetch between £500 million and £600 million – and it has been reported that Virgin Holidays, Branson’s long-haul holiday tour operator, has got together with a private equity firm to put forward a bid. (more…)
BBC and Google set for Video Deal January 24
The BBC is in discussions with Google about the possibility of promoting and selling its programmes on the influential YouTube website, which was acquired by the search engine firm late last year.
While the BBC would not comment specifically on any deal, the Telegraph reports a spokesman as saying that talks are underway with a view to the corporation showing programmes on YouTube – whose popularity has soared as users post their own clips and compilations on the site – and other video sharing sites run by Google. (more…)
Sell you’re Scoops for Money! January 26
An exciting opportunity for budding photo journalists has emerged in the form of a website which lets people showcase their images to prospective buyers and, hopefully, sell them.
ScoopLive has already reined in some 2,500 reporters in 60 different countries – and it has already helped broker big deals such as one for an image which ended up on the cover of Voici, an influential French magazine. (more…)