WordPress's Matt Mullenweg speaks with Kara Swisher

Courtesy for D: BoomTown with Kara Swisher.

WordPress's Matt Mullenweg Speaks.

While Ballmer and Yang Fiddle, Web 2.0 Hotties Burn… | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

While Ballmer and Yang Fiddle, Web 2.0 Hotties Burn… Kara Swisher BoomTown AllThingsD: "Who’ll get Digg? (Odds-on favorite and sources tell me much sooner than later: Google.)

And who might make a bid for Slide, RockYou, LinkedIn, Meebo or imeem? (It might be smart for News Corp. [NWS] to double down in the social- networking space, if it can’t trade MySpace for a piece of Yahoo.)"

Almost 70 Artists Tapped to Create iGoogle Themes - AppScout

Almost 70 Artists Tapped to Create iGoogle Themes - AppScout: "Google today is launching a series of new themes for the iGoogle personalized homepage. The collection is the result of collaborations with nearly 70 different artists from across the globe. Google is commemorating the occasion with a 'Google doodle' on the search homepage designed by Jeff Koons."

MySpace unveils new karaoke feature - Yahoo! News

MySpace unveils new karaoke feature - Yahoo! News: "You're sitting at home online and suddenly you get an irresistible urge. You absolutely have to belt out R. Kelly's 'I Believe I Can Fly' and share it with the world.

You now have that ability, thanks to the new MySpace Karaoke, to be launched Tuesday by the social networking site."

Warner Bros. pushes shows online with 2 new Web sites - Yahoo! News

Warner Bros. pushes shows online with 2 new Web sites - Yahoo! News: "Warner Bros. is launching two Web sites to capture new ad revenue and a younger generation of viewers, the company said Monday.

KidsWB.com, geared for children, debuted Monday, featuring animated characters from the Warner Bros. library, which includes Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo and DC Comics heroes like Batman."

Coldplay gives away single, reveals 3rd free show - Yahoo! News

Coldplay gives away single, reveals 3rd free show - Yahoo! News: "British rock band Coldplay gave away the first single from its upcoming album to fans over the Internet on Tuesday, and also revealed plans to play a third free show, this time in Barcelona.

The tune 'Violet Hill' -- which has a harder, more experimental sound than previous Coldplay releases -- was made available at the band's site (http://www.coldplay.com) just after midday U.K. time (7 a.m. EDT)."

CinemaNow to offer movie orders via cell phone - Yahoo! News

CinemaNow to offer movie orders via cell phone - Yahoo! News: "Privately held digital entertainment provider CinemaNow said on Tuesday that U.S. consumers would be able to use their cell phones to view movie trailers and order full-length movies to watch on their home television or computer through its mobile website.

The service, offered on Web-capable phones at http://mobile.cinemanow.com, would let U.S. consumers immediately buy or rent a movie when they hear about a new offering while they are out with friends."

Yahoo to outsource Messenger phone calls to Jajah - Yahoo! News

Yahoo to outsource Messenger phone calls to Jajah - Yahoo! News: "Yahoo Inc. is outsourcing the Internet telephone functions of its instant messaging program to the startup Jajah.

Jajah will connect the calls to and from users of Yahoo Messenger and handle billing and customer care, the startup said Tuesday. Terms of the deal where not announced. No employees are moving over to Jajah."

Helio Display: Air Video Screen

Courtesy of YouTube.

San Francisco Technology Reporter Gabriel Slate looks at this new way to display video on air. Very cool display in mid air. Remember when Princess Leia sent her image via R2D2 in Star Wars? Same thing...so cool! The inventor is from the local South San Francisco area, too!

Yahoo plans makeover with elements of social network - Yahoo! News

Yahoo plans makeover with elements of social network - Yahoo! News: "Yahoo Inc. plans to make its Web site a social hub by hosting applications from other online services, part of the Internet pioneer's effort to spawn more advertising opportunities.

'We are going to rewire the entire experience at Yahoo to make it social in every dimension,' Ari Balogh, Yahoo's chief technology officer, said Thursday at a 'Web 2.0' conference that drew a crowd of more than 1,000.

The more open platform copies a concept that already has been embraced by Internet search leader Google Inc. and a variety of online social hangouts, including Facebook Inc. and News Corp.'s MySpace.com."

SHOW #036 - NerdBoyTV Broadcast: Our 1-Year Broadcast! - April 26, 2008

Celebration time! NerdBoyTV is 1-year old! On this anniversary broadcast, Ryan Yee reviews some of the Internet services that NerdBoyTV has reviewed over this last year, including Flock, Photoshop Express, Blogger, Oprah's Webinar, Slide, and Hulu. Also, you can now purchase the complete 1st Season Collection that includes all NerdBoyTV broadcasts in "iPod-ready" video format.

12 Tech Tools to Clear Your Clutter - Reviews by PC Magazine

12 Tech Tools to Clear Your Clutter - Reviews by PC Magazine: "Clear the clutter and organize your digital life with these 12 capable devices and easy-to-use apps."

The Next Browser War - Reviews by PC Magazine

The Next Browser War - Reviews by PC Magazine: "A brand-new crop of browser betas gives us a glimpse of what Web surfing will be like when IE, Firefox, and Opera release new versions later this year."

Defend Your Virtual Life - Columns by PC Magazine

Defend Your Virtual Life - Columns by PC Magazine: "The E.U. has stricter laws regarding the collection and distribution of personal information, and they work better than ours. We need them, too."

School for Your Smartphone - Features by PC Magazine

School for Your Smartphone - Features by PC Magazine: "Fed up with your handset's limitations? We take a look at every major mobile platform and show you how to fix each one's worst shortcomings."

This MP3 player brings you M-i-c-k-e-y M-u-s-i-c : Gina Hughes : Yahoo! Tech

This MP3 player brings you M-i-c-k-e-y M-u-s-i-c : Gina Hughes : Yahoo! Tech: "I'm an iPod owner, and have been pretty happy with my purchase, but the next music player I buy is definitely going to be something different. Now I'm not saying I'm going to buy this Mickey Mouse MP3 player for myself, although I'm a huge Mickey Mouse fan, but I'm really thinking about getting one for my niece."

MySpace can bring shy kids out of their shells - Internet- msnbc.com

MySpace can bring shy kids out of their shells - Internet- msnbc.com: "In his recent parenting book “Me, MySpace and I,” Rosen says that parents’ MySpace anxiety likely arises from their lack of understanding of what teens actually do on the social-networking site. A third of parents have never glimpsed their teen’s MySpace page — and three-fourths do so less than once a month, according to his research.

And what parents might not know about MySpace is that it can actually help their kids. Bolstered by interviews of more than 1,000 parents and 2,500 teens, Rosen’s research shows that the oft-stigmatized site can foster adolescent pursuits of true identity, friendship — and validation."

Amazon helps 'Kindle' e-books - Gadgets- msnbc.com

Amazon helps 'Kindle' e-books - Gadgets- msnbc.com: "More than four months after Amazon.com released the Kindle, no one is sure whether the latest e-book reader is really hot — or not. But publishers believe that the Kindle has helped, if not revolutionized, the tiny electronic market."

Social networks bust out the music widgets - Internet- msnbc.com

Social networks bust out the music widgets - Internet- msnbc.com: "One of the biggest new-media sensations to emerge from last year were music-related widgets — mini-applications that allowed members of social networking services like MySpace or Facebook to customize their profiles with such music features as streamed playlists and tour calendars with links to ticket sales."

Jaxtr offers free international texting : Gina Hughes : Yahoo! Tech

Jaxtr offers free international texting : Gina Hughes : Yahoo! Tech: "People love to text, and Jaxtr is taking SMS to an whole new level by offering free text messaging between 38 countries. Jaxtr is a company that links mobile phones to the Web allowing users to bypass a carrier's international phone charges. The service is completely free, and once you've signed up, you can literally start calling or texting people living in Brazil, the UK, Germany, and many other countries."

Apple gets less pushy with Safari for Windows : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech

Apple gets less pushy with Safari for Windows : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech: "The Windows version of Apple's software update utility now makes it clear that it's about to install new software—such as the Safari Web browser—on your system, although the checkbox is still marked by default."

Is the CD dead?

So what do YOU think? Is the CD dead? I use to buy 4-6 CDs a month. I recently dumped three boxes of them at a garage sale. Now, I'm TOTALLY on Rhapsody, XM Radio, and iTunes, not to mention YouTube. I'm afraid CDs truly have a limited shelf-life.

Flickr now offers video sharing

NerdBoyTV is a longtime user of Yahoo!'s popular Flickr photo-sharing site. Now, Flickr has added a 90-second video-sharing capability for its paid subscribers. Check out this video from MSNBC.

Facebook asks users to translate for free - Internet- msnbc.com

Facebook asks users to translate for free - Internet- msnbc.com: "The three-year-old social networking phenomenon Facebook, worth more than $15 billion by many estimates, got a good deal on going global.

Its users around the world are translating Facebook's visible framework into nearly two dozen languages — for free — aiding the company's aggressive expansion to better serve the 60 percent of its 69 million users who live outside the United States."

The Best Cellular Broadband Devices - Reviews by PC Magazine

The Best Cellular Broadband Devices - Reviews by PC Magazine: "Cellular broadband is probably the business traveler's best-kept secret. Sure, it ain't cheap, but the freedom of being able to get online almost anywhere is worth it."

I Want My (Web) MTV | Newsweek Newsweek: Management | Newsweek.com

I Want My (Web) MTV Newsweek Newsweek: Management Newsweek.com: "Digital impresario Mika Salmi is transforming Viacom's MTV Networks into a new-media powerhouse, saving it from a fate worse than death: middle age."

MySpace, Facebook: Big not always better - CNN.com

MySpace, Facebook: Big not always better - CNN.com: "Forget Facebook, MySpace or any other online hangout that boasts tens or hundreds of millions of people.

For Teresa Munoz, Athlinks, population 34,000, is the place to be.

She uses the community devoted to competitive running, swimming and biking events to find training partners and get advice, including information about her first Ironman triathlon."

Next phase of working at home: Leaving home - CNN.com

Next phase of working at home: Leaving home - CNN.com: "More than a decade after the Internet allowed millions of people to work at home, the next phase of telecommuting involves, well, not working at home.

Organized 'coworking' -- the concept of working solo alongside like-minded independents -- has spread to dozens of cities."

Lifelines for home offices drowning in paper - CNN.com

Lifelines for home offices drowning in paper - CNN.com: "Remember the promise of the paperless office? Anyone in front of a monitor can testify to just the opposite having taken hold.

The ubiquity of the personal computer was supposed to have freed us from the sea of paperwork washing over our desks every day, and yet all it seems to have done is open the floodgates further."

The Sirius-XM Hangover: Endless, Growing Competition - Silicon Alley Insider

The Sirius-XM Hangover: Endless, Growing Competition - Silicon Alley Insider: "Congratulations, Sirius and XM! You're about to get your merger approved! The problem: You're still screwed."

Wireless tech creating a nation of "urban nomads" : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

Wireless tech creating a nation of "urban nomads" : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech: "This week The Economist offers a typically thoughtful essay on what wireless technology, like Wi-Fi and cell phones, has done for us. Not from a computing standpoint, mind you, but from a social one. Has wireless tech turned us into a nation of neo-nomads, wanderers who work and play wherever they happen to find a signal? It certainly looks that way..."

Review: Avoid snarl of USB cables with Eye-Fi photo reader (AP) by AP: Yahoo! Tech

Review: Avoid snarl of USB cables with Eye-Fi photo reader (AP) by AP: Yahoo! Tech: "My home computer desk hosts a snarl of USB cables for the various cameras, MP3 players and other peripherals I've bought over the years.

All-in-one memory-card readers help me get around this tangled mess, but I've been longing for the day when my digital photos would just magically appear on my hard drive.

With the $99 Eye-Fi card, that day has finally arrived."

3G iPhone rumor roundup : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech

3G iPhone rumor roundup : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech: "The smoke surrounding the long-anticipated iPhone 2.0—this time with 3G—is finally starting to clear. Here’s a cheat sheet on the latest rumors."

Windows XP going off market in June: What it means : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

Windows XP going off market in June: What it means : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech: "Microsoft originally announced over a year ago that Windows XP would be going off the market in January 2008. XP was later given a brief stay of execution, to June 30, 2008. That deadline is fast approaching, which has led to much panicking from people who aren't quite sure what XP's 'going off market' means, exactly."

Best Week Ever � Blog Archive � BWE PRESENTS: The Top 15 Sexiest Nerd Boys

NerdBoy NOTE: I'm sure NerdBoyTV will be nominated NEXT year LOL ;-)

Best Week Ever � Blog Archive � BWE PRESENTS: The Top 15 Sexiest Nerd Boys: "Today, the results from an extremely scientific poll were revealed, ranking the Top 10 Hottest Hunks here on Planet Earth."

Users fight to save Windows XP - Yahoo! News

Users fight to save Windows XP - Yahoo! News: "Microsoft Corp.'s operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software maker. But you'd never confuse a Windows user with the passionate fans of Mac OS X or even the free Linux operating system. Unless it's someone running Windows XP, a version Microsoft wants to retire."

Top iPhone competitors square off : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech

Top iPhone competitors square off : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech: "When it comes to touchscreen handsets, the iPhone isn't the only game in town anymore. Take a gander at the latest crop of touch-enabled phones now (or soon to be) in stores, and see which one's right for you."

SHOW #036 - NerdBoyTV WIRED: Flock Browser - April 12, 2008

In this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee gives you a peek at the new Flock 1.1 social networking browser. Ryan likes how it organizes Facebook, Flickr, Yahoo!, GMail, Blogger, and YouTube into one awesome browser that takes full advantage of drag-and-drop technology with an easy-to-use interface. Internet Explorer and Firefox...watch out!

iPhone drives mobile Web use - Wireless- msnbc.com

iPhone drives mobile Web use - Wireless- msnbc.com: "Flipping around the 9,000 channels we have on our TV, I was looking for something good to watch. By my side, as always, my cell phone. I paused for a moment at one show when I saw a name I recognized. “What has she been doing for the last few years?” I wondered, and picked up the phone."

Flickr expands into online video sharing - Internet- msnbc.com

NerdBoy NOTE: I love Flickr!!! I will check this out and share my findings on a future NerdBoyTV Broadcast. Hope it's good!

Flickr expands into online video sharing - Internet- msnbc.com: "Yahoo Inc. will begin showing homemade videos on its online photo-sharing site, Flickr, in a long-anticipated move that may be too late to lure most people away from the Internet's dominant video channel, Google Inc.'s YouTube."

Major shareholder backs Yahoo in takeover - U.S. business- msnbc.com

NerdBoy NOTE: Microsoft better proceed with caution; looks like all the "posturing" ain't helping!

Major shareholder backs Yahoo in takeover - U.S. business- msnbc.com: "A major Yahoo Inc shareholder, Legg Mason, is ready to back Yahoo’s effort to stay independent if Microsoft Corp lowers its buyout offer, the Wall Street Journal said, citing an interview with portfolio manager Bill Miller."

SHOW #035 - NerdBoyTV WIRED: On Slingbox, XM Radio, and now Yahoo! Live

I am sooooooooo TOTALLY wired this morning: I'm watching Slingbox TV on an old XP computer, listening to Casey Kasem's American Top 40 of the 80's on XM Radio, and trying out Yahoo! Live on my laptop. Obviously, I'm having a "nerd-version" of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) . Hope you're having a nice Sunday!

SHOW #034 - NerdBoyTV Broadcast: April 5, 2008

In this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee shares an "unbelievable" story of German T-Mobile's legal threat against a poor little blogger using the same "magenta" color as their logo (ridiculous, but true), introduces Samsung's 3G Instinct phone (hmmmm, a possible iPhone killer?), looks at wasteful tech habits that are oh so not eco-friendly, and how to possibly win your case for telecommuting in this age of skyrocketing gas prices!



Deutsche Telekom to Engadget: We Own The Color Magenta Gadget Lab from Wired.com: "Ryan Block of Engadget assures us that this is not an early April Fool gag. Deutsche Telekom, owners of T-Mobile in Germany, has sent a letter to the gadget blog demanding that it stop using the color magenta."

Samsung's 3G Instinct takes on the iPhone : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech: "With its sleek design, flashy menus, haptic feedback, and full-on 3G access, this touchscreen delight for Sprint users looks to be one of the strongest iPhone competitors to date. Read on for my hands-on impressions."

Everyday Ecotech: Wasteful Tech Habits that Chap My Hide - GoodCleanTech: "It was bound to happen. Sooner or later, I was due to go Andy Rooney on you poor readers and vent about the tech habits that drive me crazy. My goal here is not just to wax cantankerous, but to tell you straight out: Don't do any of these things."

How To Win Your Case For Telecommuting: "With gas prices soaring toward $4 a gallon, a solution seems obvious: skip the commute. U.S. drivers travel an average of about 15 miles, one way, to work. Working from home a few days each week would be the quickest route to relief at the pump. It would ease pressure on clogged roadways, too. But telecommuting appears to be stalled in the driveway."

Comparing Video Share Sites: Revver, Veoh, Viddler and Vimeo

Courtesy of "gottabeandrew" on YouTube.

NOTE from NerdBoyTV: Andrew does a great job comparing these video share sites. Thanks, Andrew.

Andrew compares 4 video sharing websites. See how they fare against each other and see what Andrew thought of each one.

Video Share Sites:

Revver - http://revver.com
Vimeo - http://www.vimeo.com
Viddler - http://www.viddler.com
Veoh - http://www.veoh.com

Music - Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

CES 2008: Plantronics Virtual Phone Booth

Courtesy of "geeknews" on YouTube.

Plantronics was not only the sponsor of the Blogger Lounge they also have a cool product called the Virtual Phone Booth that is one of the smallest and most effective headsets to use with Skype. The nice folks at Plantronics walk us around the booth and show us some of their very innovate products.

The virtual phone booth headset is perfect for the person on the go. I carry a set of these in a small pouch in my laptop bag. Very smart design.

If you want more information on Plantronics and info on future special offers please visit www.rawvoiceoffers.com and enter promo code "PLANTRONICS" or visit www.plantronics.com

PacketVideo

Courtesy of "phonescoop" on YouTube.

Here is a demonstration of how PacketVideo streams mobile TV form a little device to a Wi-Fi equipped show.

Yahoo! adds voice commands to Web search on phones

NOTE from NerdBoyTV: Oh, now I could REALLY use THIS! Voice-enabled web searchs via the cellphone...yipee!!!!!

Personal Technology News on Yahoo! News: "Yahoo Inc on Wednesday unveiled new features to make Web search easier and more relevant to mobile phone users, the latest step in its battle with Google Inc in the next frontier for Web use."

Intel unveils new Classmate PCs

Personal Technology News on Yahoo! News: "Intel Corp. unveiled new features for its line of low-cost laptops for schools Wednesday, adding bigger screens and more data storage capacity as the chip maker ratchets up its rivalry with the One Laptop per Child organization, which sells a competing machine."

Comcast offers super-fast Internet speeds - Yahoo! News

NOTE from NerdBoyTV: Obviously at $149.95 a month, they weren't targeting folks like ME (LOL). Oh well, still wanted to pass this onto you all, just in case you might be interested ;-)

Comcast offers super-fast Internet speeds - Yahoo! News: "Comcast Corp. the largest U.S. cable television operator, said on Wednesday it has started offering a super-fast Internet service that allows customers to download a high-definition movie in 10 minutes."

Sony unveils tiny high-definition video camera - Yahoo! News

Sony unveils tiny high-definition video camera - Yahoo! News: "Sony Corp unveiled on Thursday a video camera as small as a juice box, saying it was the world's smallest and lightest high-definition camcorder."