Google Indexing Scanned Text

Google is now indexing scanned documents in search results. In other words if you scan a page of text and post it to the web, it will be treated like an actual page of text rather than the image that it truly is (theoretically at least).

Google, Yahoo Ad Deal Unlikely

Google and Yahoo may abandon their planned search advertising deal as early as next week.According to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported that Google and Yahoo met with the Justice Department Thursday, and have not been able to reach an agreement to move forward on the deal.

More Fuel for the Social-Media-At-Work Debate

Not long after we discussed the stats, pros, cons, and variables for social media use in the workplace, here at Webproworld, UK firm Demos has been talking about a study that suggests that social media is in fact good for businesses. I'm still sticking with the "it depends on a number of variables" theory, but the Demos info is worth taking a look at either…

Google Helps Volunteers Recruit Voters

Recently Google launched a couple tools for helping people find out the information they need to vote on November 4th. They created a site based on Google Maps, and a Google Gadget supplying essentially the same info. To use these, you would search for your address, and then you would be provided with information like how to register to vote in your state, your state's…