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Buy Your Xbox 360s Somewhere Else

Buy Your Xbox 360s Somewhere Else

If you’re thinking about getting a 360 this year, your best bet is to not buy one via Craig’s List or eBay.

At the time of me writing this, there are 5,753 360s for sale on eBay alone and I’m sure the number is only going to grow since Microsoft’s announcement of 600k+ system bans for modding and violations of terms of service. Adjusted numbers according to Daily Tech and CNN/CNET, put the ban at about a million.

The reason for this… More »

Me.dium Joins IE8 Launch, but Maybe Not the Crowd I’m Looking For

Me.dium Joins IE8 Launch, but Maybe Not the Crowd I'm Looking For

The social search technology in Me.dium is the latest partner in the IE8 search strategy. Joining with other partners like eBay, Facebook, and Yahoo! the IE8 software is coming closer and closer to the final product that we’ll be seeing hitting the market. Me.dium’s Social Search has a unique ability to harness the activity of the crowds to let users find information that has relevance based on what people are actually looking at right… More »

Get “IT” in mBay

Get "IT" in mBay

The latest rumors are that Microsoft is interested in purchasing eBay to beef up it’s MSN franchise.

“If Microsoft purchases eBay, it would certainly invigorate MSN and create a stronger community due to the growing use of Skype and PayPal,” she said. “A dramatic gesture of this sort is needed to achieve the promise of MSN to be a leading content- and services-delivery model.”

“Microsoft has no expertise in actual commerce and transactions, and there is no natural synergy between the two… More »