Google has launched a feature in Google Product Search for users to find merchants who have store locations. This means that people searching with Google Product Search will be able to get more information about the nearest store locations for a particular merchant.
UPS Launches Online Printing Service
UPS announced today it is launching an online printing service aimed at small businesses.
"After reviewing the research and listening to our small-business customers, we realized there is a real need in the marketplace for an online printing platform that is easy to use, provides functionality geared to small businesses, and is supported by a convenient network of physical locations," said Stuart Mathis, president of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), franchisor of The UPS Store brand.
Ask.com Stepping Up in Fight Against Breast Cancer
OAKLAND, Calif., September 14, 2009 — Ask.com, a leading search engine and operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), today announced the launch of its Search for the Cure® program and charitable commitment to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives and end breast cancer forever.
Americans’ Trust Of News Media At New Low
Americans’ perception of the accuracy of news stories is now at its lowest level in more than two decades, according to a new report from Pew Research.
Just 29 percent of Americans say that news organizations generally get the facts right, while 63 percent say that news stories are often inaccurate. In the initial survey by Pew about the news media performance in 1985, 55 percent said news stories were accurate while 34 percent said they were inaccurate.
You Can Almost Get Real-Time Results with Google
Whether you think to use them or not, you probably remember that Google launched its "search options" a while back. Within these options is an option to search by timeframe.
Does Google need real-time search? Tell us what you think.
You can choose results from any time, recent results, the past 24 hours, the past week, the past year, or a specific date range.
Facebook Creeping In on LinkedIn’s Territory?
According to comScore, one of the fastest growing online categories over the past year has been Job Search. This is not surprising news by any means.
Consumers Want Nothing to Do with Mobile Ads?
Just on the heels of survey results from Compete indicating that many smartphone owners are open to targeted ads, Chitika has shared some findings of a study that suggests mobile users are "extremely ad-wary."
Yahoo Will No Longer Support Old Versions of Messenger
A while back, Yahoo announced it would be retiring old versions of Yahoo Messenger – versions 6.0 through 7.5. They have now set a date for it at the end of the month – September, 30.
Yahoo Messenger users who are using anything older than 8.0 will no longer be able to sign in and use the service. Obviously, that means it’s time to upgrade, if you still intend to use Yahoo for your instant messaging.
Survey Finds Many Smartphone Owners Open to Targeted Ads
Compete has shared some data from its Smartphone Intelligence survey. The findings indicate that smartphone owners prefer personal and social apps, and that they’re open to targeted ads.
According to Compete, entertainment, games, music, social networking, and weather are the most popular app categories across all platforms. Findings include:
An In Depth Look at Twitter’s New Terms of Service
I know it may appear I go looking for trouble, but I promise you I just like to share with you my concerns. In the case of Twitter’s update to its Terms of Service, I started thinking about what the changes could mean to us users.