Gmail Simplifies the Labeling Process

Google has taken a few steps to make labeling email messages in Gmail a little less complicated, particularly for those who are new to the service and not used to the Gmail labeling system. Gmail users will notice that the buttons at the top of their inboxes are a little different looking now:

Google Asks Time Warner For Money Back

Roughly three years ago, Google bought a five percent stake in AOL for $1 billion.  AOL then went down the tubes, and more recently, the economy has done the same.  So everyone's favorite search giant has now put Time Warner into a position where it may have to offer something of a refund. 

Will Kindle 2.0 Mirror iPod’s Success?

Rumor has it Amazon will unveil the second generation of its ebook Kindle at a press event next Monday. The device is expected to be thinner and cheaper, but still will lack certain functionalities the digital consuming public might expect. Beyond that, predictions for the device seem overly optimistic.

Travelzoo Talks $1.8 Million Acquisition of Fly.com Domain

Last Friday, travel site Travelzoo announced that it had purchased the domain Fly.com for $1.8 million. Not a lot of details were released about the transaction, so I contacted Travelzoo to find out a bit more.  Mindy Joyce, Travelzoo's senior marketing director got back to me and answered a few questions.

Microsoft Names Most Popular “How To” Searches Of ’08

Like it or not, we're now 35 days into 2009, and textbook writers are probably already trying to compose a few paragraphs about last year for the overpriced latest versions.  Microsoft may want to help, as it's just released a list of the top "how to" queries of 2008.