Google’s Got The 411
Don't have access to a computer or phone book but need to find the number of a local business? Google Labs has…
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Don't have access to a computer or phone book but need to find the number of a local business? Google Labs has…
One of the most precious commodities in the world is real estate. Everyone is looking for their own little piece of the world to settle and call their own. Home ownership is a goal shared by so many that it seems appropriate that companies like Google and Yahoo would go to such lengths to cater to real estate searchers.
The e-vice squads are a-crackin' down – you're not even allowed to have virtual fun anymore. The FBI considers breaking up Second Life gambling rings; Craigslist is packed with perverts; and YouTube just wusses out, a sin in itself.
We’ve brought you several stories about Google’s plan to build server farms in North Carolina; the company is now preparing to build more of the same in that state’s southern neighbor. But South Carolina must have something up its sleeve, as it seems to have gotten a better deal.
This won’t cause the end of the world, and it probably won’t even drive anyone out of business, but VeriSign is set to raise domain prices by 7-10%. More ominous is the possibility that the prices will, from this point on, continue to increase on a yearly basis. Oh, well - at least the company is being upfront about it.
I’m probably a typical web user. Whenever I see a website page or a blog post that has something interesting, I’ll bookmark it in Firefox (or add it to favorites in Internet Explorer). That’s the traditional way of keeping track of content out there you want to refer to again.