End of the Search Wars?
It’s beginning to look like the Search Wars are over, at least for now: Google has won.
Despite everything Microsoft and Yahoo! have been able to throw at it, Google’s share of the search business has just kept going up, to the point where it finally seems time to declare this contest done (though with two caveats – see below.) Whatever the next front in the battle for online dominance, it looks like it won’t be in search. Read more
Hammer’s time again with DanceJam
MC Hammer may have left his 90s chart hits and wide pants behind, but the rap star is still capable of some nifty dance moves, notably the launch of DanceJam.com, a new online video site.
While YouTube is the home of everything from stupid pet tricks to movie trailers, the explosion of online video means new video “verticals” are emerging – such as the comedy clips on Will Ferrell’s FunnyorDie.com and now DanceJam, still in a closed beta stage. Read more
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Richard Waters has headed the FT's San Francisco bureau since 2002 and covers Google and Microsoft, among other things. A former New York bureau chief for the FT, he is intrigued by Silicon Valley's unique financial and business culture, and is looking forward to covering his second Tech Bust.
Chris Nuttall has been online and messing around with computers for more than 20 years and since 2004 has reported from the FT's San Francisco bureau on semiconductors, video games, consumer electronics and all things interwebby.
Maija Palmer has been writing about technology for the FT since 1999 and is fascinated by cybercrime, privacy and all the other issues of the information society. Based in London, she covers European tech companies and hopes that they won't all get acquired by American rivals.
Robin Kwong is the FT's technology, media and telecoms page editor in London. Formerly he was the Taipei correspondent and wrote about the companies that manufacture the vast majority of the world's computers and gadgets. He is interested in the intricacies of the technology supply chain and how China is increasingly changing the tech landscape.
Tim Bradshaw is the FT's digital media correspondent, and has just moved from London to join our team in San Francisco. He has covered start-ups such as Twitter and Spotify, as well as the online ambitions of more established media companies, such as the BBC iPlayer. He also covers the advertising, marketing and video-game industries. Tim has been writing about technology, business and finance since 2003.
