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Canadian Schools Flee From US Servers
Universities in Canada fear the potential for abuse that could take place under the US Patriot Act, so to avoid the gaze…
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What Marissa Mayer and Google Know
Marissa Mayer from Google was up next at the Web 2.0 Summit to talk about a key point Google has learned.
News Search vs Social News
Danny Sullivan has posted a very interesting and THOROUGH description of how the Search Engine Watch Blog had two different stories get major play on Digg and Google News at the same time. This provided an opportunity for a comparison and it was interesting to read that Google News sent significantly more traffic than being on the home page of Digg.
Lycos Launches Social Networking for Cinema
In an effort to reinvent itself as an online entertainment portal, Lycos has launched a new service that combines streaming video and real-time chat. Lycos Cinema will allow users to simultaneously watch and comment on films in the confines of a virtual screening room.
Google, Yahoo Pushback Against NYSE
The financial advertising market has been a lucrative one for major Internet players, but they feel price increases for access to the data from the New York Stock Exchange merits a legal challenge.
Google Earth Updates Give History Lesson
Google is usually on the cutting edge, or at least near it. The company's latest "innovations" are intentionally out of date, though. Google Earth will now feature historical maps dating back as far as the 17th century.
