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title: "Web News: Yahoo/Digg, Web 4.0, Soapbox, Gmail, Index Ventures"
date: 2007-02-15
author: "Richard MacManus"
categories:
  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
tags:
  - name: "2007"
    url: "/tag/2007.md"
---

# Web News: Yahoo/Digg, Web 4.0, Soapbox, Gmail, Index Ventures

– [Yahoo implements digg-style voting](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/02/14/it-takes-two-to-tango/) across some of its products; two opposing headlines pretty much sum this story up… Yahoo Anecdotal’s headline: [It takes two to Tango](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/02/14/it-takes-two-to-tango/) (suggesting interaction between Y! developers and their users); digg’s headline: [Yahoo Shamelessly Rips Off Digg and Brags About It](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://digg.com/tech_news/Yahoo_Shamelessly_Rips_Off_Digg_and_Brags_About_It). The first digg commenter on the story wittily notes: “”It takes two to tango” ‘î one to lead, another to follow.”

– [From semantic Web (3.0) to the WebOS (4.0)](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4499); Dan Farber has done a good job of summarizing Nova Spivack’s [wordy article](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/2007/02/web_30_roundup_.html) about Web 3.0 and 4.0. As Dan remarked, “the concept of Web 3.0 is still a bit fuzzy, and Web 4.0, the WebOS on Nova’s map, is really hazy.” Still, it’s always fun and interesting to think about where the Web is headed.

– [Soapbox Now in Public Beta](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://soapboxteam.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!278AB163A6122C91!703.entry); Microsoft’s YouTube is released to the masses. Add it to [the list](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/online_video_index.php).

– [Google to sell additional space for Gmail users?](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/02/14/google-will-start-selling-additional-space-for-gmail-users/); makes sense for power users, although for PR reasons Google may just want to keep just raising the cap slightly over time – so that the perception of Gmail as a free webmail service isn’t affected, especially since it’s finally [open](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070214-8846.html) to the world.

– [Index Ventures Closes ‘Ǩ350M Fund](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519124544/http://www.indexventures.com/cgi-local/kNewsRd2Ext); with a focus on building global companies (such as Skype, Netvibes, Last.fm), Index is one of the most interesting VC firms around right now – and they’re based in Europe. They also announced today the addition of former Skype global marketing VP Saul Klein as a venture partner.

*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_news_yahoo_digg_index_ventures.php))*