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Telecom Trends and Predictions
My how our dictionary has changed. Podcast, Skype, Wikipedia, Googlebot and WiMax were all regularly used terms during 2005.
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Blogger Calls For Pre-emptive Strike On BS
BS is an abbreviation for BellSouth, whose chief technical officer Bill Smith told the media his firm has taken the call for multi-tiered Internet connectivity to the big Internet players; Jeff Pulver suggests the online powers-that-be hit BellSouth first, but it won't happen for one simple reason: money.
Yahoo!s Job Hunting With The Stars
How would you like your rsum looked over with a fine-toothed comb by former White House silver-tongued spin doctor Ari Fleischer? Yahoo! HotJobs is holding a contest that will make that a possibility. The Celebrity Dream Team Makeover is a national contest that will see three winners get one-on-one career coaching sessions with celebrity professionals.
Query Structure Matters For Mystery Solving
MSN has expanded its Instant Answers search feature to include sports statistics, weather, politician information, and holiday customs. MSN can even tell you how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop, if you know how to ask the question.
A9 Now Has People Snoop, Er, Search
Amazon's A9.com search engine now lets you be a giant gossipy snoop. Zoom Information Inc., a search engine engineered to collect information on people and offer automatic summaries about them is now the default source of people information on A9.com.
The Business Autopsy: A Fact Of Life
Last week we discussed the importance of performing an autopsy on a dead business.
