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Monday, June 24, 2002E-Commerce Times: The Serious Business of Internet Search Engines. "Market leader Google is being challenged by upstarts in an increasingly crowded field. AlltheWeb.com recently declared that it indexes more information than Google, and other players that have come lately to the party, like InQuira and Teoma, could gain ground as well."
Posted @ 5:52:49 PM ( comments)
E-Commerce Times: Who's Making Money from Online Community? "The companies most likely to profit from online communities are those that already have strong intelligence absorption and dispersal systems in place. Without that, the community might as well exist on a desert island." Posted to finance @ 5:37:48 PM ( comments)
Fast Company: How Google Searches Itself. "Google's idea search starts with an internal Web page that takes minutes to set up. Using a program called Sparrow, even Google employees without Internet savvy ( there are a few ) can create a page of ideas. That enables the company to cast its net across its 300-plus employees. "We never say, 'This group should innovate, and the rest should just do their jobs,' " says Jonathan Rosenberg, vice president of product management. 'Everyone spends a fraction of their day on R&D.'" and "Sales may say that we need a certain feature, but great technology usually comes from somebody who's spent a year hacking a problem. You can't force technical innovation." Posted @ 5:17:08 PM ( comments)
Bank Technology News: Straight-Through Processing (STP): In Pursuit of Greased Lightning. "The payoff is expected to be worth both the dollars and the headaches, as STP ultimately will lead to substantially lower operating costs and dramatic improvements on the risk-management side of the business, particularly where settlement risk is concerned." Posted to finance, payments @ 4:54:32 PM ( comments)
Bank Systems & Technology: Electronic Payment Future Bright In North America. "... the shift to electronic payments won't necessarily result in lower expenses for North American banks. While industry spending on paper processing is projected to remain relatively flat over the next three years, spending on this electronic payments processing will hit $2.3 billion this year, and will grow 6 percent annually." Posted to finance, payments @ 4:38:32 PM ( comments)
Banking online: STP & Payments: Loud buzz, low volume in the U.S. "... a lack of payment and accounting system integration and insufficient information are the two greatest barriers to electronic payments." Posted to finance, payments @ 4:28:07 PM ( comments)
MarketWatch: 10 myths that enrich Wall Street ... and bankrupt America. Posted to finance @ 3:28:57 PM ( comments)
Updated 8/22/2002; 5:23:47 PM
