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BitTorrent announced the appointment of Eric Klinker as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO). As a well-respected and recognized technologist, Klinker brings more than two decades of networking, content delivery, and management experience to BitTorrent. Klinker was also appointed to BitTorrent’s Board of Directors.

Are you Looking to customize your profile page on Facebook? If so, a company with a peculiar name, Yontoo Technology, has created a new Facebook Application that makes it possible. The new Facebook App PageRage Super Profile builds off of Yontoo’s PageRage product which was released in August. It works ...

At DEMOfall08 yesterday, ffwd (pronounced “fast forward”) released the beta of ffwd.com, the web implementation of its web-meets-TV service. ffwd’s vision encompasses a more simple way to navigate the video web. ffwd can be found at Station #38 in the DEMOfall08 Pavilion and is currently available for sign-up at http://www.ffwd.com. ...

This is a guest post from the Founder and CEO of Vidshadow, Jordan Hudgens. I thought he had a unique perspective on how Web 2.0 got us where we are today. This is taken from his personal blog in its entirety.

PaySimple, a provider of SaaS (Software as a Service) for on-demand electronic payment solutions for small businesses, announced it has implemented technology by Varien, an industry-leading e-commerce provider. PaySimple has integrated its credit card processing services with the Magento open source shopping cart platform, which brings the power and security ...

Comcast announced this week that they are working with Intel to bring Internet Protocol (IP) based applications to the television experience set using a new technology co-developed by Intel and called the Widget Channel framework.

If you're a publisher who thinks that you are going to strike gold in an ad supported business, you're going to have to get more creative than just relying on ad networks. And here is the proof, PubMatic has released its monthly PubMatic AdPrice Index, an industry-wide measure of ...

Pluck announced that Swift Communications is using Pluck’s technology platform to power new social media capabilities across Swift’s portfolio of digital properties. Swift Communications publishes more than 30 regional news and information sites in the northwest U.S., including the The Union (California), Vail Daily (Colorado) and The Greeley Tribune (Colorado).

Gigya, a widget distribution network, announced that it reached over 150 million unique widget viewers worldwide in June 2008, a 23 percent increase in unique viewer reach since March 2008. This data was released earlier this month as part of comScore’s June WidgetMetrix Report. Within the United States, Gigya ...

magnify360, a leader in content personalization and conversion optimization, today announced the closing of the Company’s first round of venture capital investment led by MHS Capital with participation by industry veterans who have also made successful investments in Blue Lithium (Yahoo!), Right Media and BetterPPC.