AIM & GoogleTalk Edge Closer to Interoperability
Plans to develop technology that would allow users of AIM and GoogleTalk to communicate with each other were originally announced in December of 2005, and have yet to provide any tangible results.
Digg: A New Platform for Discrimination
I’ve been pondering my stance on Digg recently. When I saw Christian Mezei’s Unofficial FAQ regarding the Digg algorithm, I began to ponder the entire concept of social media, especially given the recent controversy surrounding which content makes the front page, and which gets buried.
The Next Step For Online Video Sites
User generated online video made up 47 percent of the total online video market in the US in 2006. By 2010 over half of all video content viewed online in the US will be user generated.
Google and Growing Security Risks
A couple of security vulnerabilities with Google lately illustrated how serious HTML injection, cross-site scripting and cookie theft can be… when the cookie is the Google cookie. This got some of us thinking.
Nielsen: Brits Addicted To Online Poker
The British are betting. They’re betting a lot, says Nielsen//NetRatings. Measuring British use of online applications, the analytics company credited broadband for the rise of “addictive” activities. Online poker was the application of choice.
TMZ.com Makes Move To TV
The popular online entertainment celebrity site TMZ.com will soon be a daily television show starting in the fall. Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and the Fox Owned Television Stations have joined together for the multi-year deal. The show will simply be called TMZ.
Kosmix, Healthline Had Death Cap Cure
Our earlier story about a doctor in California who turned to Google Scholar to find a treatment for death cap mushroom poisoning has an interesting coda: he wasted too much time on the Big G.
Obama Versus Clinton – The Net Battle
Freshman Senator or former First Lady, that could be the choice Democratic primary voters face when selecting a Presidential nominee for the 2008 election. Tendencies of their demographics have begun to emerge on the Internet.
Oodle Tracking Pricing Data for Online Classifieds
Oodle will today announce the launch of the Oodle Index, a real-time pricing guide for online classified listings.
Google Cuts Ties With Competitors’ Maps
When one company is in competition with another, it usually won’t point consumers towards the competitor’s products. Sure, it happens – some corporations believe that they shine in comparison tests – but it’s fairly rare. The practice just became even more unusual, as Google ceased to promote MapQuest and Yahoo Maps on its main results page.