Google Tries To Save You From Swine Flu

The media frenzy over swine flu may have died down a little since earlier this year; it's no longer a top headline on every other news site, at least.  But people remain extremely concerned about it (anyone care to guess how many tons of hand sanitizer have been sold?), and Google's trying to help out by pointing them towards flu shots.

YouTube Talks Up Social Side

YouTube wants you to know that it's not just a place for individuals to watch videos.  This afternoon, the site released some stats (and used the word "social" about six times) to show that users are interacting with each other and with different sites in all sorts of ways.

Fox Launches iPhone DVD Trivia App

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has launched an iPhone and computer application called FoxPop, aimed at offering users a more interactive experience while they watch DVDs or Blu-ray Disc.

Google Integrates World Bank Data

Students and statistics hounds now have even more reason to love Google.  Today, the search giant announced that it's made information related to 17 World Development Indicators available through standard search results pages.