Net Neutrality Narrowly Escapes Stimulus Doom
Though it had nothing do with creating jobs or stimulating the economy and had everything to do with sneaking in a pro-Entertainment industry initiative, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) almost single-handedly dealt a deadly blow to the Net Neutrality issue.
Google Welcomes Priced Apps To Android Market
Get ready for Android to become a lot more popular with developers. In a move that may have several other interesting ramifications, as well, Android Market has finally made room for applications that aren’t free.
Twitterers Spooked By Clickjacking
Seems like popular websites go through stages: early buzz and adoption, mainstream media recognition, funding and monetization brainstorming, meteoric growth, the how-easy-is-it-to-hack stage, the marketer gaming stage, the juggernaut stage, and finally, the full corporate-government conspiracy stage. Twitter, it would appear, is in the how-easy-is-it-to-hack stage.
Google Makes Mobile Spreadsheets More Accessible
Today Google announced an improvement to the mobile version of Google Docs. That is list view for spreadsheets, which allows you to view, edit, sort, and filter your spreadsheets from your mobile device.
Previously, you could only view your spreadsheets on mobile devices. Now, they basically have full functionality.
Accessibility Information Webmasters Can Use
Web Accessibility organization WebAIM has posted results from an interesting survey on the use of screen readers. Webmasters should pay attention to this, as accessibility is an important part of your online presence, but is often ignored or overlooked. Just ask Target, who settled an accessibility lawsuit last year for $6 million.
Cisco Says It’s Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry
Cisco has launched an initiative to help cities use technology to cultivate sustainable, intelligent industries as well as citizen services and overall economic growth. The initiative is called "Intelligent Urbanization."
YouTube, Sony Reach New Music Licensing Deal
Here’s some good news for music lovers: a large chunk of the music videos available on YouTube won’t be disappearing anytime soon. Reports indicate YouTube and Sony Music Entertainment have reached a fresh music licensing deal.
U.S. Video Game Sales Up 13%
U.S. video game sales of hardware and software increased 13 percent in January from the previous year according to the NPD Group.
In January, consumers purchased $445.4 million in video game hardware, a 17 percent year -over-year increase, proof that the video game industry is doing well despite the recession.
Digg Updates Algorithm
Digg is making updates to its promotional algorithm. The idea is to make the site more useful to more people. A select few have long had the most power over Digg’s content.
Little Things Can Make a Big Difference in Productivity
SearchRank Founder and CEO David Wallace is a very busy guy. He has to have a schedule. At the SMX West session on Productivity Tips for the Busy Search Marketer, he says that when you’re busy you have to have a routine.