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If you're tired of hearing about Michael Jackson already, I'm sorry, but he's still dominating the news and the web. He's still…
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle has vetoed a bill that would have required online retailers such as Amazon.com and Overstock.com to collect and pay sales tax on their affiliate programs within the state. Earlier this week both Amazon and Overstock had notified affiliates in the state that they would be ending their programs there due to the new tax requirements.
Real-time search may (together with semantic and/or mobile search) be the next big thing; with some individuals putting out scores of public messages per day, we need a way to organize them. And now, Microsoft's taken a step in the right direction by "bringing a bit of Twitter to Bing."
YouTube has doubled the size of what users are now able to upload at a time. Until now, users were only able to upload 1GB, and now they can upload 2GB. This means longer videos with higher resolutions. YouTube product manager Ryan Junee also points out that users can upload large HD files directly from their cameras. Essentially this means, we will start seeing a…
The photos that rotate through Bing's homepage are, at least from an aesthetic standpoint (we mean no disrespect to the search engineers), one of the best things about the site; it's always a pleasure to stop by and see some interesting scene. And now artistic types are getting a chance to contribute thanks to the new Bing Photo Contest.
Today Google made a couple of announcements involving the expansion of offerings into more languages. They've announced that the new optimized SERP pages for iPhones, Android devices, and feature phones are now available in over 60 countries and 38 languages. In addition, the company has announced an advanced translation feature in the newest release of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer. The Mobile SERPs
