"My interest in distributed web businesses – web businesses that don’t reside on a single domain, but instead span across various web sites – stems from necessity. While the long tail of the Web is getting longer, so is the percentage of overall pageviews absorbed by the head of that tail. If your site isn’t one of those elite sites at the head of the curve, you’re most likely losing ground every day. In this environment, you either find ways to put your content / functionality / service in front of people where THEY are, or you wither away into irrelevance. At a macro level, there are four broad strategies that can be undertaken to get" Join discussion...

Google and Universal Music Group will be partnering with gBox, Inc., an online music retailer, to sell DRM-free music tracks via Google search results. gBox, based in Apple's backyard of Cupertino, California, will begin selling Universal tracks, sans DRM, via their web site on August 21. Universal will purchase text ads on Google's searches to direct searchers to gBox sales pages. Though Universal will also sell music without copy protection through Wal-Mart, Best Buy Digital Music Store, Rhap Join discussion...

"There’s money in them thar widgets: Clearspring, which helps you build, deploy and track widgets around the web, has raised $10 million more from a single investor, according to a regulatory filing. We already covered the $5.5 million second round in March 2007, which included AOL founders Steve Case and Ted Leonsis as investors. That came on top of a $2 million round from Novak Biddle Venture Partners in April 2006. So, we’re talking $17.5M so far. " Join discussion...

"Adgetseite Hier gibt es nun eine zentrale Adgetsammelstelle. Wie bisher auch schon Listen und Empfehlungen können nun Adgets auch übersichtlich bearbeitet werden. Hinzugekommen ist daher auch eine Möglichkeit, die Adgets zu benennen, sie erneut zu bearbeiten und den Code erneut anzeigen zu lassen." Join discussion...

"BlinkCart is an online shopping cart tool that works with existing blogging tools and social networks. The service allows you to add particular items to your own website, blog or social networking profile. An “add this to cart” button will show beneath the item, and site visitors can purchase products from you directly through this tool. With BlinkCart you can accept multiple payment methods, including PayPal, or offer product-specific discounts, have shipping calculated for customers, and Join discussion...

"RateItAll, the social network and consumer rating site, has launched its consumer review widget today. This consumer widget lets site publishers add a ratings system to their site in order to elicit useful information from site visitors. Features for the widget include the ability to post ratings and reviews, browse thumbnail photos of recent reviewers, flip through ratings and reviews left by others, and register for RateItAll’s service. The tool is perfect for those looking to get some feed Join discussion...

"Banner Advertising just got interesting again. Tailgate from London based Fhlame Limited is billed as the “Worlds First fully transactional web 2.0 banner system” that aims it to turn annoying adverts into a useful application that serves a purpose. Tailgates technology delivers ecommerce transactions from the banner itself. Essentially users can purchase items by interacting with the banner as opposed to having to click through to another page. The benefits fr" Join discussion...

"Musestorm, the Israel-based widget syndication service, has received $1 million in funding from Elron Electronic Industries. As part of the investment funding, Elron Electronic will also gain 23% ownership of Musestorm. While Musestorm offers a suite of solutions, it’s best known for its analytics tools and widget-tracking services." Join discussion...

"Sneakerplay, the online social network for people that love their shoes, has launched Photo Box, a photo album widget. Read our initial review of Sneakerplay here, and get private beta invites here. Similar to RockYou and Photobucket slide shows, the Sneakerplay photo widget will display your account’s image gallery." Join discussion...

"TeleMoose is the latest development from Karelia, the company that optimizes applications for Safari browsers. With this latest application, you can browse through Amazon products on your iPhone. TeleMoose demoed at iPhoneDevCamp this weekend." Join discussion...