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Google News May Introduce Video Component
As a daily user of Google News, I’m interested in what will happen to it - for better, for worse, or for…
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VeriSign’s CEO Steps Down
It’s the end of an era at VeriSign - Stratton Sclavos, the company’s CEO, has resigned. “[T]he leading provider of digital infrastructure for the networked world” will now be managed by William A. Roper, Jr.
Blogging To Save World From Flu Pandemic
Just because the bird flu has flown away from the headlines doesn't mean it is gone for good. Participants in a blog summit run by the US Department of Health and Human Services will try to address the issues surrounding a potential outbreak.
Googlers Break Away, Build Ooyala
There are probably no more than 500 words on the entire site, but the first sentence of ooyala’s “About Us” section sure gets one point across: “The company was started by former Google engineers and product managers.” That was originally written in bold, by the way.
New Google Image Search Categories
Last week a Google engineer told us “The next big thing for image search would be the ability to search based on visual concepts, such as a picture of a house on a mountain with a river in front of it.” And now, Google Images allows you to restrict your search to a specific category – albeit in an “unofficial” mode only – and one…
Schmidt Pleased With Chinese Chief’s Performance
How’s this for a job: run the foreign arm of a gigantic corporation, and don’t worry about making any money for, oh, four or so years. That’s apparently what Google’s Kai-Fu Lee has been told to do in China. Yet Lee has other responsibilities, and CEO Eric Schmidt claims to be more than satisfied with the man’s performance.
