Category Archives: Remarkable

Here comes another bubble

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Jochem

Will there be another bubble in 2008? I don’t know but this song by Richter Scales really made me laugh: Warning: Robert Scoble had Diet Coke coming out of his nose after watching this.

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Googleabout – use google without advertisements

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Jochem

I’m not sure if Google appreciates this, but their turns out to be a way to use google without advertisements. How? Very simple, just start your search at http://www.google.com/search?output=googleabout and you will see a nice and clean google. Now, let’s … Continue reading →

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Why is netvibes getting that much attention in the blogosphere?

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Jochem

I’m always a bit surprised by the amount of attention that is given to netvibes in the blogosphere. Sure, it’s a great app and they are pretty successful in what they are doing. The same however holds for other personalized … Continue reading →

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Ads in Captchas

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Jochem

Very interesting idea of JY, why not put advertising in captchas: Google could even create content-matched captchas for adsense publishers! The big advantage is that every visitor is forced to look at it!

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MIT Sketch Understanding System

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Jochem

Great new tool developed at MIT: This thesis proposal has a detailed explanation.

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Google has officially bought YouTube!

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Jochem

It’s official now! Google has bought YouTube for $1.65 billion (in stock)! This is definitively the biggest and probably the most important acquirement in the (young) history of Google. It is now Googles turn to show how they will make … Continue reading →

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25 euro additional taxes on MP3-players in the Netherlands

Posted on October 6, 2006 by Jochem

The dutch government is about to approve a proposal of a Dutch copyright foundation which wants to add 25 euro of extra taxes on every MP3 player sold here. This should compensate the missed income caused by illegal MP3s. Well … Continue reading →

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Phishing sites blacklisted by Google

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Jochem

Interesting post over at Google blogoscoped, people have found a blacklist and a whitelist which is probably used for Google’s ‘safe browsing’ functionality. All that time I was thinking that Google had this ‘smart discovery’ for phishing sites, now it … Continue reading →

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Business sells better than sex

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Jochem

According to australian research, sex and pornography are no longer the most popular search topics on the web. Professor Amanda Spinks from Queensland University of Technology’s says that business and commerce-related topics, including buying and selling on the net, are … Continue reading →

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The story of a crocodile hunter

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Jochem

So, you’ve been a crocodile hunter for most of your live. Never afraid, even not for the biggest crocodiles. Then, when you enjoy the beautyfull underwater-world of Great Barriere Reef, you get strucked by a stingray and die. What a … Continue reading →

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