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AOL Launches New Homepage
AOL has introduced a new homepage that allows users to access social networks directly from the site.Users are now able to post…
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Online Video Users Follow Election Closely
Cisco has released a new survey conducted by Compete about the influence of online video and social media applications on American's political engagement.The Internet was cited by 62 percent of respondents as a regularly used source for 2008 presidential election information and coverage, which was surpassed only by television (82%).Traffic to popular online video sites increased fivefold in 2008 compared to 2004. About 30 percent…
LinkedIn Introduces Applications Platform
LinkedIn has introduced a number of new software applications, which are business focused in an effort to become more useful in the everyday workplace. The LinkedIn Intelligent Applications (InApps) platform allows companies to develop professional applications for the sites members. It features applications from Amazon, Google, Box.net, Huddle, Six Apart, SlideShare, Tripit and WordPress.
Looking At More Trends in Google Reader
Google Reader has added some new data to the Trends department. For those who do not use Google Reader, or pay little attention to the Trends feature, it simply lays your reading habits out graphically so you can see when you are reading feeds the most, what you are reading the most, what you are reading the least, and so on.
Yahoo Launches Open Strategy for Developers
Today, Yahoo has gone live with it's "open strategy" or Y!OS, which is Yahoo's way of opening up their products to third party developers in order to attract wider use, and to come up with some useful functionalities that will help them compete better with companies like Google and Microsoft. Y!OS consists of three major components:- Yahoo Social Platform- Yahoo Query Language (YQL)
Google Guys Buy A Fighter Jet
Okay, so you and your buddies are billionaires and you’ve secured this sweet deal with NASA to use Moffett Field. Problem: The fleet of jets—even the one with the hammock, full-on Party To Go compilation, and yes Downtown Julie Brown when she’s available—have gotten boring. How do you up it a notch? Sergey, Larry, and Eric Discuss Their Next Jet Purchase Eric: How about a…
