If Technorati Can Beat Google…

...Why not Microsoft or Google? The newly-relaunched Technorati exposes a weakness in Google’s armor. I just tried a bunch of searches. Technorati does “Live” search MUCH MUCH better than Microsoft and even better than Google’s Blog Search.

Web Cam Creep Goes To Jail

Warning: the following story is enough to give you the heebie-jeebies and the creepy-crawlies for the rest of the day. Afterward, you'll want to take a shower and pledge to never, ever, buy your teenage daughter a Webcam.

AdSense Debuts Video Pilot

Publishers will soon be able to define at what point in online videos their streaming AdSense ads will appear. Most will have to wait a little longer, however, as Google is testing the program in a closed pilot.

Google Seeks “Total Information”

Google’s a perfectly good search engine, but how well would it function as some sort of omniscient life coach?  I don’t know - and I’m not sure I want to find out - but we may see it assume that role; Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently said his company might be able to give extremely personalized tips and answers within the next five or so…