Google and Firefox Together Until 2011

Mozilla, the makers of Firefox internet browser (the only notable competitor to Microsoft's Internet Explorer), has extended its deal with Google - meaning the search giant will continue to be the default search engine on all its Firefox installs until 2011.

Geographical Modifiers and Relevancy

Back in May, I noticed what appeared to be a test by Google to add more relevancy to search engine result (SERPs) by publishing a search box for geographical modifiers to a requested search query (Google Pushing Local Results). See image below:

Malaysian Blogs Shaking Things Up

The New York Times recently claimed that the "year of the political blogger" has arrived. While that might be a true statement, it is certainly not limited to the American political agendas discussed in that article. The Malaysia Situation TechDirt has been keeping an eye on what is happening with blogging in Malaysia, and gives a little background: