Google Mobilizes Traffic Data

Live traffic information for more than 30 cities in the United States will be as close as a commuter's mobile phone via the Google Maps for Mobile service.

YouTube Confessions

Is it wrong that at night, when I'm alone in my apartment, I'm scouring Popurls.com for the top YouTube posts and searching uncontrollably for Maury Povich's show on Pickle Phobia?

YouTube Has Huge One-Week Growth Spurt

It's no secret anymore that YouTube is a gangbuster of an online property. Though not surprising, it is still enough to set one back on his heels to learn that traffic to the online video-sharing site spiked 75 percent in one week.

Ruby Product Gives Nod To Microsoft

New software called "Ruby In Steel" is set to come out later this year; according to its makers, it will "provide an easy, accessible Ruby coding environment for [Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005] users." One version, a "personal edition," will be free. A "developer edition incorporating more advanced features" will sell for an unknown amount.