New US Government Portal on YouTube

YouTube has introduced the new US Government Portal today, though the channel says it's been a member since 2007. The portal connects you to 25 federal agencies.

Google Opens Iowa Data Center

Google's new data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is all set to go.  A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held yesterday, and so the search giant has pretty well signaled that it's ready to forge ahead (in at least this one way) despite the recession. 

Eric Schmidt Discusses Numerous Hot Issues

The other day, Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave quite an inspirational speech at the University of Pennsylvania, in which he shared his interpretation of the meaning of life. He talked about technology and the importance of the organization of the world's information - Google's ultimate goal.

Wikipedia to Go Creative Commons

It appears that all Wikimedia content will become available for free under the Creative Commons License soon. This has been approved by a 75% majority of community voters, though the decision has not yet been approved by the Wikimedia Foundation's board of trustees. The licensing update/result page says:

Mozilla Launches Jetpack API

The developers at Mozilla Labs have introduced their new Application Programming Interface known as "Jetpack." Jetpack enables ordinary users who know basic web development languages, such as HTML, Javascript, and/or CSS, to write and distribute their own custom made Firefox add-ons using these languages.