Dear List, In continuation of the Website Error Messages.
Ajay www.decisionstats.com Looks like the boys from Mountain View did some testing for anti spam or denial of service ( depends on if you like/trust/dislike G) , and went live instead of sand boxing the tests....... Article from Techcrunch The Latest from TechCrunch <http://www.techcrunch.com> Google Flags Whole Internet As Malware<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/2uJSFcuU7oQ/> Posted: 31 Jan 2009 06:53 AM PST We're not quite sure what's going on, but a couple of minutes ago any search result from Google started being flagged as malware with a message stating "This site may harm your computer". Including Google's own websites as you can see above. Twitter is abuzz <http://search.twitter.com/search?q=google+search> with people reporting the massive error (also look for tags #googmayharm<http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23googmayharm>or #googmayhem <http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23googmayhem>), and it's clear that this is happening around the world. Apparently, it's happening with any browser on any platform too. Clicking the message takes people to a support page from Google<http://www.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=45449&topic=360&hl=en&ei=EGWESb6YMYaR-gbTu40o&sa=X&oi=malwarewarninglink&resnum=1&ct=help>(image below), but this is being bombarded with millions of people right now so it's very slow to respond. I saw the page briefly, and it pointed to StopBadware.org <http://www.stopbadware.org/> (which is obviously also loading slowly or not at all right now). *Update: *it seems to be fixing itself. I'm having no more issues on Google Belgium, still getting warning messages for malicious software when I search Google.com. Also, it only seems to occur when you're searching as a signed-in user now. *Update 2:* it seems to be fine now. Lasted about 15 minutes. You can take a deep breath now and go on with whatever you were doing before [image: :)] Now we just have to wait for Google to tell us what went wrong. It's quite clear that a meltdown of this size, no matter how short it was, will be the topic of discussion for the coming days (and not only at the Googleplex, I'd wager). *Crunch Network*: CrunchGear <http://www.crunchgear.com>* *drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware. <http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&cb=1853> Nielsen Deletes Reply-To-All Button<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/_LJXfDaYhc4/> Posted: 31 Jan 2009 02:43 AM PST This happened last Tuesday, but we wanted to make sure you're aware that Nielsen <http://www.nielsen.com/> management, after years of research, has finally come up with an adequate solution to cluttered e-mail inboxes and inefficiency in office environments: control-deleting the reply-to-all button from the messaging software. In a move that could have come straight from Mike Judge's Office Space<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_space>, the company has decided to remove the button from their e-mail program of choice, Microsoft Outlook, affecting all 35,000 employees across the globe. In a memo, republished by Folio<http://www.foliomag.com/2009/nielsen-disable-employees-reply-all-e-mail-functionality>, Andrew Cawood, Chief Information Officer for Nielsen Company, writes that the measure will "eliminate bureaucracy and inefficiency". I've never been a huge fan of the reply-to-all button either, but removing it sure sounds like a very extreme decision, and claiming that it will eliminate bureaucracy and inefficiency is just plain absurd. Memo below. *"REPLY TO ALL" FUNCTION TO BE DISABLED* A Message from Andrew Cawood In December, the Nielsen Executive Council (NEC) held an Act Now! event to review suggestions from across the business that would eliminate bureaucracy and inefficiency. Beginning Thursday, January 29, we will implement one of the approved recommendations: removing the "Reply to All" functionality from Microsoft Outlook. We have noticed that the "Reply to All" functionality results in unnecessary inbox clutter. Beginning Thursday we will eliminate this function, allowing you to reply only to the sender. Responders who want to copy all can do so by selecting the names or using a distribution list. Eliminating the "Reply to All" function will: Require us to copy only those who need to be involved in an e-mail conversation Reduce non-essential messages in mailboxes, freeing up our time as well as server space This is one of the many changes being implemented as a result of the NEC Act Now! initiative. If you have any suggestions on how we can continue to improve the way we work, please send your comments to Nielsen Communications [mailto: REDACTED]. Andrew Cawood Chief Information Officer It's funny to me that Nielsen seems to suggest that the change has actually been requested by employees across the board, which I'm quite certain was not the case. About half a year ago Mitchell Habib, Executive Vice President at Nielsen, managed to accidentally cc all Nielsen employees in a reportedly arrogant note to another employee, ending his e-mail with the now famous-in-certain-circles punch line "Who do you work for, and why do you think copying me on this is appropriate?". I suspect that particular blunder led to this strange situation. Hat tip Brett Powell for pointing to the Folio article<http://www.foliomag.com/2009/nielsen-disable-employees-reply-all-e-mail-functionality>and suggesting that we should read the comments. He was right. My three personal favorites: "Fine! Who needs to reply to all anyway. I don't even have electricity on my farm and I never needed to reply to all. Besides it's known fact that if you "Reply to All" your email goes into Sub-space and attracts Demon Vampires from The Future. It's your choice." "In December, the Nielsen Executive Council (NEC) held an Act Now! event to review suggestions from across the business that would eliminate bureaucracy and inefficiency. Beginning Thursday, January 29, we will implement one of the approved recommendations: removing the "Q" key from all Nielsen Company computers. We have noticed that the "Q" key is only used 19% of the time throughout a typical work day as opposed to the most utilized letters, A, R ,S, T , and L, This results in unnecessary keystrokes, causing a waste of time and silly words that use the letter Q. Beginning Thursday we will remove all "Q" keys, allowing you to type only words without the letter "Q". Employees who want to use the letter "Q" can now substitute the "asterisk" symbol for all words containing "Q" . " "It is remarkable to see how Mitchell Habib's harrassing comments to an accidental "reply to all" respondent has led to an initiative to prevent him from humiliating himself again. It is discouraging to see that money saved through layoffs is used to finance discussions about the "Reply to All Crisis." I wonder how many high-level executives were flown from around the world to resolve this threat. I wonder if those in charge of this brainchild are the same people that disabled power-save mode from Nielsen computers. Keep up the great work CIO! Look forward to a new comedy of errors in 2009. May I suggest eliminating air conditioning?" *Crunch Network*: MobileCrunch <http://www.mobilecrunch.com/>* *Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily. <http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&cb=1392> <https://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/J-Zq8c62o8ivlcHVzqTNdM38tDc/a> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=r58UDYLU> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=QyS0dolS> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=xGf4Qudb> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=qYzSCYxQ> Elevator Pitch Friday: BookGlutton, The Computer's Kindle<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/_aGzJOlmoos/> Posted: 30 Jan 2009 08:45 PM PST This week's elevator pitch<http://pitches.techcrunch.com/pitch/203-bookglutton>comes from BookGlutton.com <http://www.bookglutton.com/>. Although the pitch is long-winded and lacking energy and enthusiasm, it did alert us to this site that is worth checking out. BookGlutton.com is basically a community for online book reading. The site promotes and encourages social interaction in reading and is ideal for book clubs. You can read though any of the books uploaded in full length or upload your own and share with others. One downside is the library is limited to public-domain works, which doesn't offer a lot of recently published books. You can also join groups devoted to a certain author or type of book, like this group<http://www.bookglutton.com/bookgroup/show/id/38>that is reading British literature. BookGlutton has even posted a nifty how-to video <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBOB1cOkS7M> on YouTube about how to share books. And if you want to restrict your group to just close friends, you can create a private book club. You can even make public or private notes while you read. As of now, BookGlutton is ad-supported, but the site is looking to sell content in the future. I'm already looking forward to starting a TechCrunch book club of my own! *Crunch Network*: CrunchBoard <http://www.crunchboard.com>* *because it's time for you to find a new Job2.0 <http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&cb=1006> <https://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/vjHvoGZZpu-q0zclhgShEplYO2Q/a> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=EfF5r8JN> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=CdZES7zC> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=1GO43V5j> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=O5fYS6lJ> WELCOM To The World's Most Exclusive Social Network (Not Really, But Here Are Screenshots) <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/KxOcQFowDMs/> Posted: 30 Jan 2009 06:28 PM PST The World Economic Forum <http://www.weforum.org/en/index.htm> in Davos is finally trying to make its mark in social media<http://www.weforum.org/en/events/AnnualMeeting2009/SocialMedia/index.htm>at this year's conference. The organization is unveiling the beta version of its exclusive Facebook-style social networking site, called WELCOM<http://www.weforum.org/welcom>, reserved for high-profile attendees of the World Economic Forum like Mark Zuckerberg, Vladimir Putin and Kofi Annan. The site, which was designed in partnership with Adobe Systems, BT Innovate and Microsoft, will actually be a pretty nifty way to share ideas between the world's best and brightest. That is, if world leaders will bother to take the time to contribute to the site and establish profiles. (Don't count on it). It seems like the forum is reinventing the wheel since it uses LinkedIn and Facebook style features, yet doesn't appear to link to either of those networks. Other conferences such as now-defunct tech conference PCForum have used existing networking sites, such as LinkedIn, to their advantage by creating groups and discussion boards for attendees. Rather than reinvent the wheel, they tapped into sites where most people already have profiles. WELCOM will allow world leaders to sign into virtual meetings with video technology, share documents, and discuss topics live. Members can also set up private rooms and invite guest experts to participate when needed. WELCOM can also publish works and news via a public page, to share results. Although the World Economic Forum is encouraging members to use the site to share personal news as they would a Facebook account, it's doubtful whether world leaders would poke each other and reveal personal details, and other more "complicated" matters. This application comes as no surprise since the World Economic Forum has made several strides into the social web this year. The forum has active MySpace <http://www.myspace.com/worldeconomicforum> and Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2440681615>pages and a Twitter <http://twitter.com/davos> feed. The forum also uses Flickr<http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum>to post current photos and features two YouTube channels, the more tame forum channel <http://www.youtube.com/worldeconomicforum>, and the Davos Debates channel <http://www.youtube.com/davos>. Here are screenshots of Welcom. It's probably as close as you are going to get to the site, so enjoy. *Crunch Network*: CrunchGear <http://www.crunchgear.com>* *drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware. <http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&cb=990> <https://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/cXcoOA-DnzULggECJNzzienAKeU/a> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=45WjWlXf> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=c66AQrjj> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=jgr8q54P> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=7BwoYb4d> Startup2Startup Unites Startup Rookies With Veterans; Five Invites For TechCrunch Readers<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/TM-oh1kkyXk/> Posted: 30 Jan 2009 05:18 PM PST <http://startup2startup.com> Startup2Startup <http://startup2startup.com/>, a popular invite-only Silicon Valley networking event, held its 7th get-together last night, bringing 140 entrepreneurs together. The event is the brainchild of Dave McClure<http://www.crunchbase.com/person/dave-mcclure>, the venerable startup angel investor who recently joined Founders Fund<http://www.foundersfund.com/>, and the event sponsors <http://startup2startup.com/sponsors/> include some of the top VCs in the valley. The monthly event consists of a dinner, with an invited speaker or two giving a presentation followed by moderated table-by-table conversations (plus healthy lobby chatter before and afterwords). Startup2Startup brings together three types of startup people: startup rookies and students; entrepreneurs and startup veterans; and investors and experienced corporate employees. See the photo set<http://www.flickr.com/photos/nandorfejer/sets/72157613164136830/>of the night's activities and introductory video below: Part of the event's success has been the ability to pull in big names to speak, including Chad Hurley <http://www.crunchbase.com/person/chad-hurley>, James Hong <http://www.crunchbase.com/person/james-hong>, Naval Ravikant<http://www.crunchbase.com/person/naval-ravikant>, Matt Mullenweg <http://www.crunchbase.com/person/matt-mullenweg>, Toni Schneider <http://www.crunchbase.com/person/toni-schneider>, Reid Hoffman<http://www.crunchbase.com/person/reid-hoffman>, Matt Cohler <http://www.crunchbase.com/person/matt-cohler>, Paul Graham<http://www.crunchbase.com/person/paul-graham>, and Jessica Livingston <http://www.crunchbase.com/person/jessica-livingston> . The featured speaker last night was Amy Jo Kim<http://www.crunchbase.com/person/amy-jo-kim>of ShuffleBrain <http://www.shufflebrain.com/>, who gave a great presentation on the psychology and practices behind successful games and how to apply them to web apps. Showing how gaming principals make many popular sites work (with a case study on YouTube), Kim's talk gave practical advice applicable to any social media site. Here's the slideshow: Fun in Functional 2009<http://www.slideshare.net/amyjokim/fun-in-functional-2009-presentation?type=presentation> The table conversation allows the startup "rookies" defined as being a part of their first startup (or not yet part of one) and having raised less than $1 million to ask whatever they'd like about business, make connections, learn from veterans, and meet investors. My tablemates at last night's event included Rashmi Sinha<http://www.crunchbase.com/person/rashmi-sinha>, CEO of SlideShare, Matt Cutts <http://www.crunchbase.com/person/matt-cutts>from Google, and founders from various startups including Apture <http://apture.com/>, Foodzie <http://foodzie.com/>, techVenture<http://techventure.com/>, Life360 <http://www.life360.com/>, among others. Each table brings a good mix of first-time founders, people itching to do a startup, investors (typically both VC and Angel), seasoned entrepreneurs, and a moderator. The conversation is generally open, engaging, and off-the-record. February's speaker will be Jeffrey Veen<http://www.crunchbase.com/person/jeffrey-veen>of Adaptive Path and Google fame. The price of the event is $40 for the invited rookies, but we've procured five free tickets for TechCrunch readers. All you have to do is 1) be a startup founder, rookie, or wannabe and 2) leave a comment below explaining why you want to go. We'll pick the best five submissions and send the winners to the event. *Crunch Network*: MobileCrunch <http://www.mobilecrunch.com/>* *Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily. <http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&cb=1231> <https://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/OGtxRSW6rMdKMqlae2Sga7gBMak/a> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=qRwgJVaY> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=q45VU0sR> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=1tDfjKkA> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=Bj9xv9xL> OpenTable Files For IPO, And Reveals Its Finances<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/wjKsJ6kgSSA/> Posted: 30 Jan 2009 03:56 PM PST OpenTable, the online restaurant reservation site that was founded in 1998, is hoping to raise as much as $40 million in an IPO, according to a filing with the SEC<http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125914/000104746909000513/a2190140zs-1.htm#dm41301_selected_consolidated_financial_data>(embedded below). The prospectus offers a detailed look at the company's finances and operations. Revenues through the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $41.3 million, a 41 percent increase from the same period in 2007. The company makes money from the restaurants, which pay both subscription fees (54 percent of revenues) and reservation fees for each diner that shows up through the system (42 percent of revenues). It also makes a small amount on installation fees (4 percent of revenues). The company lost 149,000 in net income, but turned an operating profit of 261,000. That is a rather slim margin, however, it appears that the company was spending as much as it could to grow and take market share, especially internationally where it is just getting started. Operating income in North America for teh period was $6.8 million, whereas the company took an operating *loss* of $6.5 million internationally. Those are startup costs, since it is just getting its foot in the door at restaurants outside the U.S. and Canada. As of September 30, 2008, OpenTable offered reservations at 9,709 restaurants worldwide, 8,788 of which were in North America It seated 25.5 million diners the first nine months of last year, up 45 percent. It employed 292 people, and had $17.4 million in cash. I have a feeling any IPO money will go towards international expansion. A successful IPO would be a coup for CEO Jeff Jordan, a former eBay executive who is well regarded in Silicon Valley. *Crunch Network*: CrunchGear <http://www.crunchgear.com>* *drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware. <http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&cb=706> <https://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/hzufEmkA45cbWiaCV0BXwQZUxyQ/a> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=LKNaDxj4> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=anUS0R8H> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=C5JT81yT> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=R8OviqPG> Travelzoo Buys Fly.com Domain For A Lofty $1.8 Million<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/xaXKGElpWZQ/> Posted: 30 Jan 2009 02:06 PM PST Travelzoo <http://www.travelzoo.com>, a publicly traded travel site launched in 1998, has annouced that it purchased the domain "Fly.com" for $1.8 million. According to Travelzoo's announcement, Fly.com will be the home of "a new information web site to be launched in Feburary". A visit to the site itself <http://www.fly.com> offers a slightly less vague description: "Fly.com will launch a new travel search engine within the next few weeks that will help you find the best travel options. Please visit us again soon." The $1.8 million price tag might sound like a lot (and it is), but pricey domains are nothing new, even in the down economy: Vibrators.com sold for $1 million<http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/12/what-recession-priveco-coughs-up-1-million-for-vibratorscom/>a few months ago and A&T's YellowPages.com paid a whopping $3.85 million<http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/30/atts-yellowpages-paid-385-million-in-cash-for-ypcom/>for YP.com in December. Of course, good domain names are no guarantee for success <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets.com> - let's hope Fly.com has more behind it than yet another generic travel search engine. *Crunch Network*: CrunchGear <http://www.crunchgear.com>* *drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware. <http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&cb=1747> <https://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/jHL2Bwy6BsNp1YiTHaCSrnNeNWU/a> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=kbrGOuCX> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=C42CHZZw> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=oUVl9tx6> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=LYYoqFuG> MySpace CEO DeWolfe Jabs Back At Yahoo's Bartz (Video)<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/WEWUKnC8yfY/> Posted: 30 Jan 2009 01:23 PM PST We heard that some MySpace insiders weren't exactly pleased when new Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz <http://www.crunchbase.com/person/carol-bartz> made a subtle jab at MySpace during the Yahoo earnings call<http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/27/yahoo-ceo-bartz-i-did-not-come-to-yahoo-to-sell-the-company/>earlier this week. When asked if Yahoo would start to focus on the younger demographic, Bartz responded<http://seekingalpha.com/article/116893-yahoo-inc-q4-2008-earnings-call-transcript?page=-1&find=myspace> *"So one thing I would say, I want to make sure that we serve the demographic that we have now very, very well. Also what I would tell you, the good news is, that crowd is very finicky. And just as MySpace was extremely hot and then moved over to Facebook, who knows what's going to come next and who knows whether Yahoo! can grab that property and be successful." * The press took that quote and ran with it, writing headlines like this one from Reuters<http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2009/01/28/facebook-hotter-than-myspace-yahoo-ceo-bartz/>: Facebook hotter than MySpace: Yahoo CEO Bartz. Bartz may have singled out MySpace because of a Financial Times article<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5d4589b2-ecdc-11dd-a534-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F5d4589b2-ecdc-11dd-a534-0000779fd2ac.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=&nclick_check=1>noting that the company was successfully targeting Yahoo's advertisers. I caught MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe<http://www.crunchbase.com/person/chris-dewolfe>in the hallway at the World Economic Forum at Davos earlier today. I have a much longer interview that I'll post tomorrow. But I also asked him what he thought of being called out by Bartz. His response is in the video above. He was polite, but threw in a couple of zingers, saying Bartz, who is new to the consumer Internet space and is still learning, and *"she's not from this industry and it will probably take some time to get acclimated."* He also says he doubts Bartz has ever been on the MySpace website. Full transcript of the brief exchange is below. *Michael Arrington:* I'm here with MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe. Chris, sorry to grab you in the hallway, there's something I've mean meaning to ask you. A couple of days ago the new Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz on an earnings call said something we found kind of funny. She said something along the lines of "Facebook is hot, MySpace isn't, or MySpace is dead "or something along those lines. I found that interesting given that you guys have a pretty awesome revenue trajectory and also you guys are partners on OpenSocial and some other stuff. What was your reaction to that? * Chris DeWolfe:* I didn't have a big reaction to that. I think she is fairly new to the consumer internet space and is probably still learning. I hear she's a really smart person and she'll do a good job there. I doubt she's been on our site and if you look at our numbers in the United States, we have 76 million unique users and our nearest competitor has 45 million unique users. So, it's kind of an odd statement but again, she's not from this industry and it will probably take some time to get acclimated. *Michael Arrington:* All right, thanks very much. *Crunch Network*: CrunchBoard <http://www.crunchboard.com>* *because it's time for you to find a new Job2.0 <http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&cb=968> <https://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/WkrHbEofpoYTH-dw1t93Z1GZ2RA/a> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=8K8Lb3p7> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=7VSuFGeB> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=9Oa4cDg5> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=Zd1vWMZZ> Zazzle Lays Off 15%, Corporate Office Hit Hard<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/khDhalaTNGI/> Posted: 30 Jan 2009 10:20 AM PST <http://www.zazzle.com> Zazzle <http://www.zazzle.com>, the online shop that lets you order custom-decorated clothing, mugs, and a variety of other items, has laid off nearly 40% *25%* of its corporate staff and 15% of the overall company, which includes workers in its manufacturing factory. The corporate office was hit hard, with over 30 *28* of 110 employees cut, primarily in business development, marketing, and engineering. Cuts were also made in the company's factories, which houses 140 workers (some of which are working under contract). In an official blog post, the company's founders write<http://blog.zazzle.com/>that the site has seen strong growth over the past year, but that the sluggish economy forced them to make cuts in order to ensure the company's continued profitability. The company says it will continue to sell products currently available on the site, but has cut some projects that have yet to appear and will continue to drop products that aren't performing well. *Update*: Chief Product Officer Jeff Beaver says that the Zazzle representative I spoke to earlier was misinformed, and that 28 out of 110 corporate employees were laid off, representing around 25% of the corporate office. He confirmed that 15% of the staff overall had been laid off. The news has been added to the Layoff tracker<http://www.techcrunch.com/layoffs/> . *Crunch Network*: CrunchGear <http://www.crunchgear.com>* *drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware. <http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&cb=155> <https://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/OxYkw1mzVwvDn1cnzq1EdJJRr0M/a> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=DloDOcdD> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=szzY1Nbq> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=pIbB0r3p> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=j5tSGu9d> Video: Unboxing the JimmyJane.com Form 6 Massager<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/SGQPf4v8GVA/> Posted: 30 Jan 2009 10:18 AM PST Hey, guys, guess what just came in the mail? The JimmyJane.com Form 6 massager <http://www.jimmyjane.com/> with dual-action for those heard to reach places. I'll do a full review shortly - WITH PICS! - but here's a quick unboxing for you all. Note: This is for external use only. Click through for the safe for work video. <https://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/NasjgVXA6tX5IoRtNLg7tVGJ4oY/a> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=LhjXu9r5> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=9CAGZChY> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=pJmNOw2R> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/Techcrunch?a=afjAj1hI> YouTube's Chad Hurley: "We Have The Largest Library of HD Video On The Internet." <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/bCdr926cD5U/> Posted: 30 Jan 2009 10:02 AM PST It is early days for HD video on the Web, but already we are starting to see jostling for position in this nascent part of the Web video market. Less than two months after YouTube started streaming high-definition videos<http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/05/did-youtube-just-turn-on-hd-for-real/>in a major way, CEO Chad Hurley is now claiming bragging rights as the biggest HD video site on the Web. At a panel today at Davos<http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/chad-hurley-craig-mundie-and-mark-zuckerberg-talk-mobile-at-davos/>, he said: * We feel we have the largest library of HD video on the Internet.* If you look at YouTube's HD category<http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mphd&c=0&l=&b=0>, five pages with about 100 HD videos come up. Hulu's HD gallery<http://www.hulu.com/hd/>, in contrast, only has six videos. Vimeo's HD gallery<http://vimeo.com/hd?PHPSESSID=d4009539c37a7b60740360aed3c332e4>has 178 712 videos. But CBS <http://www.cbs.com/hd/> has at least 1,000 (and it is not clear how many of those are on YouTube in HD quality). But those are just the featured videos. Search on YouTube for "HD"<http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=HD&high_definition=1>and then select only results in HD quality, and you get 150,000 results. That doesn't necessarily mean there are 150,000 different HD videos on YouTube. But search on Hulu for "HD"<http://www.hulu.com/videos/search?query=HD>and you get, once again, six results. CBS and other sites, obviously have more. But it seems likely that YouTube has the most. Hurley also updated some other stats about YouTube. The site is now ingesting 15 hours of video content *every minute*, up from 13 hours every minute last September.<http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/16/chad-hurley-on-the-future-of-youtube-we-will-conquer-every-screen/>And he gives some sense for what percentage of YouTube users actively upload videos as opposed to passively consuming them: *Even on Youtube, you have a small percentage of the community uploading videos, and the majority consumes. It is in the range of 2 to 3 percent. But the audience is so large even that is a big number.* That percentage is in line with participation rates for other social media. It is only the very top of the pyramid that actually creates and contributes content to any user-generated site. 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