Google may dominate the online world, but they are finding out the hard way that jumping into the mobile phone industry is a different story entirely.

In November, Google, along with more than 30 partners, announced that they would be offering handsets based off of their mobile software, Android. At the time, Google was confident that they would be able to have these phones on the market sometime during the early part of the second half of 2008. Of course, a project of this magnitude can change many times over and is based on thousands of factors. For this reason, Google has announced that the phones will not be made available to the public until sometime during the 4th quarter. (more…)

As you probably know, Reddit is a news voting service that ranks only behind Digg in this particular niche. That being said, the company is looking for a way to take their name and presence to the next level. The latest move made by those at Reddit is the decision to make the site’s code open source. What does this mean? Well, in simple terms it means that anybody can now make their own site that will perform and operate in an identical manner to Reddit and other voting services. That being said, clones of these services have been around since day one; it did not take an open source project to make this imitation a popular one. (more…)

As you have probably heard by now, all communication between Yahoo and Microsoft has been broken off. Just a couple of months ago it appeared that the two companies would work out a deal in which Microsoft was to purchase Yahoo for tens of billions of dollars. But although Yahoo did not strike a deal with Microsoft, they are still in the news. This time around, it appears that the company is going to strike up a partnership with search engine giant, Google.

On the surface, the terms of the partnership are simple: Yahoo will now have the ability to display Google ads with some of their search results. This covers results on both Yahoo search as well as publisher networks in Canada and the United States. (more…)

Are you interested in becoming employed by one of the big technology companies such as Yahoo, Google, or Microsoft? If so, it is safe to say that you are curious as to how much professionals at these companies earn. While you may find out soon enough if you land an interview, until then you will have to guess. Or will you?

Glassdoor.com is a career based community in which anybody can locate and share information on their salary. Of course, you can share this information anonymously so your boss does not find out. In addition to salary information, Glassdoor.com also features reviews on company benefits, work environment, management, and much more. (more…)

I know its been a really really long time since I wrote any new posts here on The Blog Joint, but I promise you readers that I will be more productive here with more post, news articles, product reviews, and how-to articles.   The reason I haven’t written any new posts is because… well I was just really lazy.  Yea thats right, I guess after studying and working I was just to tired and a bit lazy to kick out some new posts. However, now that school is over I got the whole summer to dish out new posts.  If any of the readers have suggestions for posts or articles, I would be glad to write about them, you can leave comments below, or email me through the contact form.

There used to be a time when a web startup was seen as something special. Even though this is still the case, the fact of the matter is that things have changed quite a bit. How so, you may ask? Simply put, the barrier to entry for new startups is lower than ever before. There are several reasons for this, some good and some not so good. But no matter what you think on this subject, if you put your mind to it, you may be the next one getting involved with an internet startup.

As more startups have success, more and more people are sure to follow in their footsteps. After all, they too want to get a piece of the action. Even though getting involved with an internet startup is big business that can take up a lot of time, most will agree that it is worth the risk. What do you think is better? Putting the time into a startup, or working in the corporate world from 9-5 everyday of your life? (more…)