Netvibes Australia, Netvibes Hungary - More new international versions of the popular Netvibes startpage were announced today: Australia and Hungary now have their own editions. New Netvibers from these countries will automatically see the regional version, while others can switch to it by adjusting the settings. Meanwhile, the search engine Snap just added a Netvibes button that lets you post search results to your startpage.
Yahoo Beats MySpace, Facebook? - Terry Semel, well aware that his company's social media efforts look weak in comparison to the major social networks, has spun it the other way, saying that 50% of the users on Yahoo Answers, Flickr, del.icio.us, and Yahoo Video are under the age of 35. That puts them ahead of MySpace and Facebook when it comes to this important demographic, says Semel. Nice try. (via)
Apple DRM illegal in Norway - Apple's DRM on iTunes tracks has been ruled illegal in Norway. Meanwhile, consumer groups in Germany and France are joining the action against Apple. Ultimately, consumers are losing out in this DRM mess. (via)
Fora.tv - We just got notified of this "YouTube for Thinkers". The Fora.tv URL seems to have been live for a while, but we were told it was recently launched. Either way, it seems like a good resource for highbrow debate, especially as people start chatting about the presidential elections.
Reddit Founder Out - The Reddit founder has left Conde Nast shortly after his company was acquired. Startup guys rarely last long in the stale corporate environment.
BurdaStyle - This appears on the surface to be another fashion-based social site like ShareYourLook, but BurdaStyle actually allows you to download patterns and make your own clothes. Launched last week, it's being called "sewing 2.0".
Mix/ - Mix/ is a new mixing community that interacts with iTunes. It seems unintuitive to me.
ShoutPost - Another new blogging platform is launched. The differentiating feature of ShoutPost? They don't display any ads. There are far too many blogging platforms already, and unless someone does something groundbreaking (Vox could qualify here), no one will pay attention.
ClearSpring 100 million - The widget service ClearSpring tell us they've created 100 million widgets while in preview mode. Yikes!
SuperSweet Refund YouTube Contest - Another company launches a contest on YouTube, this time involving tax refunds. Seems to be unofficial, rather than a YouTube partnership.