Mike Kelly, president of AOL Media Networks.
Sandor Panton of Top5Jamaica.Com, in association with the Gleaner Online, guides you through what's new, cool and interesting on the Internet. From Jamaica to the wider Caribbean and the rest of the World, this is the 'Week on the Web'.
AOL.COM has teamed with weblogs.com to launch http://www.bloggingstocks.com, a network of blogs focusing on companies and stocks.
Each will be updated several times per day and will provide information that's specific to a popular widely-held U.S. public company.
The first companies covered are AOL parent Time Warner, Google, Yahoo, Apple Computer, EBay, Microsoft, Wal-Mart Stores and General Electric. They plan to add two new company blogs monthly.
It's widely known that many independent investors rely on financial blogs to gauge opinions and help make their investment decisions.
So, for bloggingstocks.com, AOL and Weblogs Inc. have drafted a staff of financial journalists, industry experts, and independent investors to author the single-stock/company focused blogs.
QUICK GLOSSARY
Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption.
Blogs generally represent the personality and personal opinions of the author or the website.
POPULAR FINANCIAL/BUSINESS-RELATED BLOGS
* http://www.footnoted.org
* http://www.maddmoney.
blogspot.com
* http://randomroger.blogspot.com
* http://www.thekirkreport.com
* http://www.seekingalpha.com
TRIBE WANTED
Two British entrepreneurs are seeking to create a tribe drawn from people all over the world, which will develop a sustainable eco-community on one of the Fiji Islands in the Pacific.
The tribe will comprise of 5,000 individuals, but only 100 at a time will be allowed to live on 'Adventure Island', the actual island which is being leased from a Fijian tribal chief.
The tribe will have an online existence including a blog at http://www.tribewanted.com.
When the 5000th member signs up, the tribe will be formed officially and will start to make tribal decisions by voting through the online community.
Interested in signing up? Membership costs range from US$210-US$630.
WEBSITES OF THE WEEK
* http://www.lilengine.com - It will only be a matter of time before Jamaican marketers and companies will need to learn and understand more about search engine optimization. The Li'l Engine website is one that will help in this process.
*http://www.thewarriornation
.com - a Soca Warriors (Trinidad's football team) supporters' website. The World Cup is just over a month away and Trinidad will be the flag-bearer for us West Indians; let's support them.
Top 5 articles viewed on Jamaica Gleaner week ending April 29, 2006
* Carnival stampede
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060424/
lead/lead2.html 8,515 views
* Four killed, three injured in betting shop
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lead/lead2.html 8,371 views
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* Immigration matters - Many Jamaicans face deportation from Canada - Part II
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Top 4 pages viewed on Jamaica Star week ending April 29, 2006
* Poster Girl
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* Man walks in reverse
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* Femme Fashions
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