iPhone users with an interest in geography have a reason to cheer today: a certain search giant has released version 2.0 of Google Earth for iPhone, and the software has been improved in just about every way.
Facebook And Twitter Land New Words In Dictionary
Facebook users will be familiar with the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2009 Word of the Year, "unfriend."
Oxford says the term unfriend is a verb. Its definition of the word is "To remove someone as a friend on a social networking site such as Facebook."
YouTube, Univision Announce Partnership
YouTube’s struck another content-sharing partnership, and it’s a big one. Univision, which is the top Spanish-language broadcast network in America, has agreed to supply the video-sharing site with both short clips and full shows.
Egypt Applies For First International Domain Name
Egypt said Monday it is applying to use Arabic characters for the first time in its entire Internet domain name.
The move by Egypt comes as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) formally opens the process allowing countries to apply for "internationalized" domain names or IDNs, where scripts such as Arabic or Chinese will be used in the last part of an address name.
Wii Video Games Offer Real Exercise
Active Wii sports video games and some Wii fit activities may increase adults’ energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions.
Link Signaling Google Chrome Extensions Surfaces
Google Chrome might be compared to a racecar; both are fast, but lacking in amenities. It looks like Google’s about to give Chrome users the option of adding air conditioning, stereo system, and cup holder equivalents, though, as extensions may become available in the very near future.
Twitter To Make Suggested Users Feature More Like Twellow’s?
Last month Twitter CEO Evan Williams made some comments at the Web 2.0 Summit, indicating that the company was strongly considering ditching the "Suggested Users" list. This is a list that co-founder Biz Stone once discussed as being a way to get new users engaged with Twitter. This has historically been an important thing for Twitter to consider, as user retention rates have suffered in the past.
Yahoo Launches Comedy Clip Show
Yahoo has launched a new original online series sponsored by ConAgra Foods, called "What’s So Funny?"
"What’s So Funny?" features daily three-minute clips with hosts Mike Bachmann and Shira Lazar, which recap the funniest moments from the previous night’s prime time lineup.
Viewers can vote on the funniest moments of the week, helping to decide the content for a weekend episode recapping the week’s most humorous moments. Each episode will include a 30 to 60-second ad that features a ConAgra Foods brand.
Revised Google Books Settlement Still Has Critics
Another milestone in a significant legal dispute has passed; a revised version of the Google Books settlement was submitted to U.S. District Court late Friday. It looks like the book-scanning clash isn’t nearly over, however, since some powerful groups still have qualms about Google’s proposed resolution.
The SEO’s Toolkit Part Three of Three: Resources
Welcome to part three of this three part series on SEO tools and resources. In the last two articles we discussed the variety of Firefox extensions used for SEO as well as an assortment of other free or affordable SEO tools. In this article we’ll discuss some of the resources you’ll want to access on a regular basis to keep up to date and informed on the goings-on in the search engine and SEO realm.