Google To Grow In Boston, Chicago

Most Google-related products, services, and announcements come out of Mountain View, but Googlers in Boston and Chicago are now grabbing some headlines of their own; the company’s locations in both cities are primed for some serious growth.

Honeywell Becoming A Social Butterfly

When Honeywell began to try out social bookmarking within its own intranet, the company got some attention for the attempt.  When Honeywell established a presence in Second Life, it received the same.  But, taken together, these beginnings - and their continued existence - make for an interesting picture.

Google Checkout Migrates To Mobiles

I occasionally use my cell phone to talk, and on still rarer occasions, to snap a photo.  It mostly serves as a pocket-born paperweight.  But for those of you who are a little more in touch with the mobile market, Google has just the thing: Google Checkout for mobile.

The Coming Content Wars

A few days ago, a report showed that Internet advertising was up 35% last year, hitting almost $17 billion. It’s been almost a year since we reported, “Web Advertising Spending Too Low,” and it looks like advertisers are starting to close the gap.

TechMeme: Anti-linking Engine

I’ve noticed this several times and thought I’d bring it up. TechMeme seems to penalize bloggers who link to other bloggers. Most bloggers believe that a major part of how TechMeme decides which is the most important story is to count links. That isn’t true in following mine, and other people’s results. I believe there’s a “linking penalty” on TechMeme. At least it seems that…