Wikia CEO Talks Wikianswers Conflict
Wikia has just relaunched an answers site called Wikianswers, which has drawn a bit of controversy over its name. There is another site called Wiki Answers, which was once called FAQFarm and is now owned by Answers.com.
Google Mobilizes Gmail Tasks
About two months ago, Google announced a new "Tasks" feature in Gmail Labs. the feature provides a window in Gmail similar to that of chat and lets you add tasks by simply clicking in the empty area and starting to type.
Now they are offering a mobile version of the feature for iPhones and Android devices. It is also accessible by any xhtml enabled phone.
YouTube Celebrates Black History Month
February is Black History Month in the United States and YouTube is celebrating through a partnership with Grey Goose Vodka to present a month of progamming in its honor. They’ve kicked off the month with four films that "offer unique accounts of moments or themes from African and African-American history," Sara P. explains on the YouTube Blog.
Twitter Community Crowns Official Twitter Babe
Adult star Stoya isn’t the first official “Twitter Babe,” just the first one we were aware of. You can thank, if that’s the kind of thing you’re thankful for, the Twitter community and readers of XCritic.com for the election.
That’s e-Lection, mind you.
The first official Twitter Babe was a young lady named Tori Black, but we weren’t issued a press release about her. (By the by, wouldn’t recommend googling these names unless you’re comfortable with certain things.)
Polling with Facebook’s Latest Engagement Ads
In another fine example of socializing advertising, Facebook announced a continuation of its Engagement Ads with the addition of new polling ads. Don’t get it confused with its Davos polling.
Facebook Denies Selling Off User Info
British news site The Sunday Telegraph stirred up privacy advocates by reporting Facebook’s plan to sell user data to companies looking to do faster market research. Facebook tells Murdok The Telegraph got it all wrong.
Yahoo Halts Ads In RSS Program
Here’s hoping that members of the Yahoo Publisher Network didn’t have any important plans hinging on the combination of advertising and RSS feeds. It appears Yahoo’s decided the two things don’t work well together and has discontinued its efforts in this area as a result.
Bonanzle Rising to eBay Competition
Nearly every time we post a story about eBay, we get flooded with comments going for the site’s throat. We’ve often pondered what kind of competition eBay has, many anti-eBayers will be quick to point to a site called Bonanzle.
Google Earth 5.0 Goes All Out With Proper Ocean
Sylvia Earle, a leading oceanographer, once jokingly suggested to Google Earth and Maps Director John Hanke that the former product should be called "Google Dirt." She asked, "What about the 3/4 of the planet that is blue?" Her concerns have been addressed today with the release of Google Earth 5.0.
Video Game Sales See Double-Digit Growth
According to figures from Top Global Markets, an integrated monthly report from the NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited and Enterbrain, combined video game software unit sales across the world’s largest three markets experienced 11 percent growth in 2008.
Sales totaled 409.9 million units compared to 367.7 million units sold across these markets in 2007.