AIM Hits The 6.0 Mark
Lots of new features for AIM’s 42 million users arrived with the latest edition, AIM 6.0, including offline messaging, and conversation logging so people can go back and relive their favorite LOL moments in a given chat.
MP3 Player Robs ATM
Technology has allowed criminals to become more creative in their methods of robbery, as a United Kingdom gang member managed to steal credit card secrets of ATM users with an ordinary MP3 player.
Microsoft, Sprint Enter “Holistic Relationship”
Strategic alliances seem to be all the rage these days. Yahoo and Vodafone (a telecommunications company that owns a big chunk of Verizon) formed one earlier this week, and now Microsoft has reached a similar agreement with Sprint. The companies plan to “drive new services” together, the first of which will be Windows Live search for mobile phones.
Race For The Music-Playing Phone
Apple, creator or portable music player dominant the iPod, has begun training to defeat both Nokia and Microsoft in the race for music-playing phone supremacy.
Blogging ROI
If you are a smart business owner, then you probably do things methodically. You likely try and weigh costs and risks against benefits when it comes to any new organizational initiatives.
Google Grows On The Emerald Isle
Earlier this week, Google announced plans to hire over 500 new employees at its Dublin complex. The move, according to many, confirms Ireland’s role as the search engine giant’s hub in Europe.
Where are the Women Bloggers in the Tech Industry?
Periodically this question pops up.
Marketing Borat
The three best paragraphs I’ve read today, from the Lefsetz Letter, regarding the marketing of the Borat movie:
Aggreg8: A Social Networking Site For IT Pros
Microsoft has launched a new social networking site for IT professionals called Aggreg8.
Think of MySpace but only focusing on all things IT related. On their homepage is the mission statement.
AdWords and History of PPC Price Inflation
Detlev Johnson, in the SearchReturn email newsletter, weighs in on the subject of landing page quality algorithms by turning to a history of paid search price increases: