Web 2.0 startups keep coming - this thread is here to chronicle their evolution and the Web 2.0 hype in the changing landscape of the Internet.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 7:50:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35962/hackers-spread-coupon-scam.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAn online coupon scam could cost manufacturers millions, and years, to clean up, the Seattle Times reports. A California company says coupons it created as part of a marketing pitch were hacked and distributed across the internet. The firm responded by canceling all coupons related to the scheme, embarrassing even those customers who had legitimate ones.http://www.newser.com/story/35962/hackers-spread-coupon-scam.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 27 Aug 2008 15:49:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35871/facebooks-vision-nets-100-million-users.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFacebook has just crossed the 100-million-user plateau, and it’s more notable than when MySpace achieved the feat 2 years ago, Stan Schroeder writes on Mashable. First of all, Facebook says it counts only active users, unlike its rival. But more importantly, Facebook has a vision of how to cater to and expand its user base—and how to make money.http://www.newser.com/story/35871/facebooks-vision-nets-100-million-users.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 15:19:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35354/cancer-patients-bare-all-in-blogs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCancer patients, once reticent, are increasingly explicit in sharing the details of their ordeals in blogs—and finding it therapeutic. Researchers at Ohio State looked at 50 blogs and found they helped patients cope, the Boston Globe reports. Not only do they make it easier to  keep friends and family current, they make the writer feel more in control.http://www.newser.com/story/35354/cancer-patients-bare-all-in-blogs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 20 Aug 2008 10:57:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34389/browser-solves-some-social-networking-poblems.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe web browser Flock is designed to ease multitasking for highly active web users, and it  mostly succeeds, writes Walter S. Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . Billed as “the social Web browser,” Flock gives users a sidebar with feeds for email, and social networking, photo, video, or news sites. The sidebar is always visible next to the page in the main browser window.http://www.newser.com/story/34389/browser-solves-some-social-networking-poblems.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 07 Aug 2008 12:13:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33995/hes-a-goofy-dancer-not-a-prophet-of-peace.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNo doubt you've seen or heard of the YouTube phenomenon in which Matt Harding dances his way across the world and its cultures, set to a New Age song poem. And no doubt you've heard fans refer to Harding as nothing less than a purveyor of world peace. But please, let's give it a rest, writes Meghan Daum in the Los Angeles Times .http://www.newser.com/story/33995/hes-a-goofy-dancer-not-a-prophet-of-peace.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 02 Aug 2008 12:46:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33550/comically-simple-ploy-pays-big-for-kansas-candidate.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA cash-strapped candidate for the Kansas legislature has turned around his fortunes in the flash of a few thousand mouse-clicks: Before circulating sassy online cartoon strips, Sean Tevis had $1,525 in his campaign coffers; in less than two weeks, he’s raised nearly $100,000 more. The episode is dramatic evidence of the political power of web-based social networking, the Los Angeles Times reports.http://www.newser.com/story/33550/comically-simple-ploy-pays-big-for-kansas-candidate.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 28 Jul 2008 13:30:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33279/new-site-lets-microbloggers-post-short-videos.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSick of spreading your message by text alone on sites such as Twitter, but not ready to actually talk to your friends face to face? Worry not: a new site, “12 Seconds,” allows you to post video updates from home or on your mobile device, Mashable reports. The only catch? You’ve probably figured it out already: each video must be 12 second or less, which is probably just about as much as the average netizen can stand.http://www.newser.com/story/33279/new-site-lets-microbloggers-post-short-videos.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Jul 2008 16:03:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32710/amazons-new-video-service-part-netflix-part-youtube.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAmazon entered the streaming video tangle today with Amazon Video on Demand, a service that resembles Netflix and Hulu far more than the company’s Unbox service, Ars Technica notes. While Unbox functioned on a principle similar to the iTunes Store, Amazon Video will stream movies and TV shows directly to customers' computers (and, later, TVs), cutting long download times.http://www.newser.com/story/32710/amazons-new-video-service-part-netflix-part-youtube.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 17 Jul 2008 14:28:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32564/media-titan-moves-in-small-even-empty-websites.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRichard Rosenblatt doesn’t work in Silicon Valley and few people, even there, know his name. But in just 2 years his Demand Media has become a huge player, backed by $355 million in private investment, and pulling in nearly $200 million in revenue this year, the Los Angeles Times reports. His big idea is, well, a small one: eat up thousands of niche social-networking websites, the so-called Long Tail of the Internet, and create tailored content that draws the faithful, and by extension, the advertisers.http://www.newser.com/story/32564/media-titan-moves-in-small-even-empty-websites.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 16 Jul 2008 9:32:54 CDT