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I needed a way to load XML data from a password protected source (user: testuser, pass: testpass), preferably without a login popup.
Google is reputedly a great employer: at the Googleplex in Mountain View, workers are treated to recreation facilities, "snack rooms," and bring-your-dog-to-work privileges, among other nice bonuses. Nonetheless, Google is having a hard time "recruiting talented locals in its South Asian operations."
Ask.com has unveiled its mobile search platform, which includes directions, maps, images, and the ability to "skweeze" web pages down to mobile size.
Pondering where surfers go after Wikipedia is interesting enough, but what was more interesting was the cyclical pattern of behavior among them that begins with Google and ends with Google or Google-related services (just to generalize - you could say search - Wikipedia - search - blog - social networking).
Declining ad sales in the finance and automotive markets, a delayed launch of a new contextual ad service, and splashy acquisitions by Google have left Yahoo feeling like the last grape in a wine press.
Not Exactly Like Placing It Into Your Shopping Cart...
