Yahoo has sold Delicious for $5 Million [REPORT]

Yahoo has sold for the sum Delicious underwhelming $ 5 million, according to a report by a technology blog.

Citing "a solid report from a reliable and proven source," The Next Web says the service has been sold to a competitor in the space around social bookmarking.

Inadvertently Yahoo announced plans to "sunset" Delicious when a slide of an internal meeting was leaked to the web in December. Since then, many technology companies, including Google, have developed tools to import marker specifically for users of Delicious.
At this point, many startups have been able to divert Delicious users while many have wondered whether Yahoo would even be able to sell web property, waving, which was never really money in the first place, according to the founder of Delicious .

Yahoo acquired Delicious in 2005 for a reported 18 million. If both the $ 18 million and $ 5 million, the figures are correct, the whole history of service has been tremendously profitable Yahoo.

However, given the aforementioned leakage of confidential information, and bleeding under the users, we can not say that $ 5 million is an unfair price.

We have come to Yahoo for comment and update our readers more details available.

UPDATE: A Yahoo representative said recently via e-mail that although the company is unable to comment on rumors, "Part of our organizational streamlining involves shifting our investment in low-performing products or off strategy pay more attention to our facility strengths and new innovation fund in the coming year and beyond.

"We are actively thinking about the future of Delicious and believe it is a home from the company that would make more sense for the service, our customers and our shareholders. We are in the process of exploring a variety of options and report specific plans where necessary.

" Delicious undoubtedly would not be profitable Yahoo, ". A house outside the company" we are eager to learn what will happen with the service and whether to continue operating in its current form

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Ad Agency Site Analyzes the “Hell” of SXSW

South by Southwest can be heaven or hell, depending on your point of view, but now with a new site, you can see how close they are to anyone.

Digital advertising agency R / GA has developed social media hell, a site that lists # tweets Foursquare SXSW and confirmations based on the seven deadly sins.

For example, for the "lust ", the site lists "what people are loving this week in Austin" and lists "Austin", "b" and "technology. " "Debauchery" level, meanwhile, is based on the Foursquare receipts in bars in the area.

A representative of R / GA describes the site (which he says is designed primarily for mobile use) as part of the game, part experiment data visualization "and" an opportunity to make fun of ourselves. "

Analyzing tweets, of course, has become a major concern for sellers, who hope to see trends and brand awareness in the data. Twitter itself is also marketing the data to a partnership with PIG.

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Mozilla recently released the release candidate version of Firefox 4

Mozilla recently released the release candidate version of Firefox 4, which means that the next major stable version of the popular browser is just around the corner.

To show some of the things that can make Firefox 4, Mozilla has partnered with GlobalVision and create a demo page with 360 degree videos and other demos that show the versatility and power of HTML5 and CSS3.

Among the demos, you will find three period of time, 360 degree videos shot in three beautiful locations: Angkor, Cambodia, Dubai, UAE, and Cannes, France. Other demonstrations showcase shadow and lighting effects, interactive motivational poster creation and other possibilities that come with new Web standards, fully compatible with Firefox 4.

To view the demo, head over demos.mozilla.org, but you need a browser that supports both WebGL, HTML 5, and a recent set of graphics drivers to be able to view the videos of 360 degrees.

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Google has stopped sending the CR-48 notebook

Google has stopped sending the CR-48 notebook, the first pilot Chrome OS device, and is preparing for the next phase of its launch.
Google vice president of product management Sundar Pichai spilled the beans today on Twitter. "We have sent to all units, for now, " Pichai said.
The Google executive also reconfirmed that the first devices for OS Chrome will be released this summer. Acer and Samsung are among the first companies to commit to sending operating system chrome in December.
First announced in 2009, Chrome OS is an operating system designed for the web. It starts in seconds and can be upgraded, but more importantly, only runs Web applications. Is Google's attempt to get people to ditch their desktop and use the web even more.
Since its debut in 2009, however, tablet devices like Xoom and IPAD two have dominated the market and changed the computing landscape. Netbook sales are plummeting while sales have skyrocketed compressed.
As Google is entering the next phase of development cycle Chrome OS - but it is unclear whether there is a market for a web based operating system in a world IPAD.

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Peugeot XB1 - short-range transport are the quiet revolution setup of the car business these days

Means short-range transport are the quiet revolution setup of the car business these days. Not surprisingly, different scooters, tricycles, unicycles and even have been receiving a lot of coverage here lately geek gadgets. Although its setting is familiar, a design team commissioned by Peugeot had a hyper-futuristic take on the tricycle that the French only sleek and stylish.

Since it’s a concept, there’s no use enumerating its specifications, though its e-motor is supposed to give it enough oomph for a decent 35mph. The team behind the silvery XB1 envisioned their compact ride in the near future when automobile transport as we know it has shifted outside cities, leaving ample room for pedestrian alternatives.
However, there is a pressing concern when it comes to this particular trike; since it won’t be mass produced (if ever) in various color combinations, how does the citizen identify their ride when a whole row of these XB1′s are sitting in a corner somewhere? A GPS locator via a smartphone is how.
Don’t expect this to be on European streets any time soon. The projection for the Peugeot XB1 is around 15 to 20 years from now. It’s certainly better than a silly electric rickshaw.

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Facebook adds the easily tag Other comments

Facebook has expanded its role @ Mentions, now let the friends of the tabs, pages, events or groups within the comments, so your name can click on the links through a simple menu. Try it. Start a comment on Facebook, type the symbol "@" and type the first letter of a friend or a group name, a menu and create a link for easy navigation to the friend or the group's page. When you mention and link to someone like that, it notifies the person who did it. There are more cool: According to Inside Facebook "Administrators can" use Facebook on your page 'and published the observations mentioned in the posts from other sites to attract people to your page. " In other words, this is a way to avoid spam filters often can not include URLs in the comments (well, that's how TechnooGuide), allowing you to slip in a link to your page that might actually club Facebook. What are the commentators? Will this improve participation, and promote the comments reels spam?

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Zynga allows game donations through the virtual shopping as well FrontierVille Zynga games

Social gaming giant Zynga has joined the efforts of the Internet in the donation of Tsunami Japanese tonight, allowing game donations through the virtual shopping as well FrontierVille Zynga games, Farmville and Cityville to 7 pm PST. 100% of the price of buying virtual goods will be donated to tsunami reduction. Zynga is specifically partnering with Save the Children to raise money for children in Japan Earthquake Tsunami Emergency Fund. Altruistic players can contribute by purchasing virtual goods designated as a sweet potato Cityville a FrontierVille Kobe beef, radishes in Farmville and a royal straight Zynga Poker. Dani Dudeck Zynga representative informed me that the campaign was created in less than 24 hours and is the largest charity campaign in the history of the company. It is also the first campaign Zynga.org Cityville. Players who wish to donate in the words of game not Ville With friends you can use the Save the Children in the game. Players in all games within Facebook you can also send funds by Zbar, or bar that is at the top of the game. Facebook is also donating its traditional cut 30% of credits to help alleviate Facebook. Judging by a rare tweet by Zynga CEO Mark Pincus, Zynga ambitious wants to raise two million through the efforts. Interested, but not playing can also donate out of games here.

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