Ky. Governor Unblocks Blogs
Kentucky’s newly elected Democratic Governor Steve Beshear lifted a ban set in place by former Governor Ernie Fletcher that barred state employees from accessing blogs on state computers. Fletcher’s move was a controversial one that led to national press coverage of allegations that he was trying to silence critics, and a federal lawsuit filed by a Kentucky gadfly blogger.
Online Video Rarely Makes It To The TV
Videos can lose a lot when they’re presented on a small screen. Try to picture the stunning landscapes in "The Lord of the Rings," or the gargantuan creature in "The Mist," on a 17-inch computer monitor, for example. But that apparently continues to be the way most people watch online content.
Google Announces AJAX Language API
Individuals looking to interact with different languages should have an easier time of things thanks to the new Google AJAX Language API. The API offers both detection and translation abilities.
Google’s New Benchmarking Tool
Google’s new benchmarking section is live now in Google Analytics. If you opted in to the servive, you will find it in your site stats navigation at Visitors -> Benchmarking. You will then see a number of charts from sites of comparable traffic, so that you can find out if e.g. your visitors stay longer […]
Dupre Was Just 17 In Girls Gone Wild Videos
Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis can probably recruit Kip Winger to croon his off-to-jail-again theme song. Kip’s likely available these days. After just finishing a jail sentence for distributing content featuring under age girls, Francis’ widely-publicized revelation that Eliot Spitzer’s call girl, Ashley Dupre, was caught on seven tapes in Miami might cause him some more statutory troubles.
Beijing Shutters Video Sharing Sites
The visuals of protests in Lhasa against Chinese rule of Tibet continue to spook the central Chinese government, which shut down 25 video sharing sites.
Verizon Cleans Up At Spectrum Auction
Verizon came out as the big winner of the FCC’s 700MHz broadband spectrum auction, spending somewhere between $8 to $10 billion on a huge swath of the coveted C-Block, previously and ironically dubbed "the Google Block."
Yahoo Running Radio Ads
When was the last time you listened to a radio ad? Thanks to satellite radio, they simply don’t exist for some people. Others make a reflexive lunge for the remote or head unit every time the music stops. Yahoo’s trying its luck, however, with new promotional spots.
Google Working On Hurricane Warnings
If you insist on staying at your computer while a hurricane’s on its way, Google still won’t say, "I’m sorry, Dave . . . . I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen." A yet-to-be-released tool may, however, try to let you know what’s coming.
Best Match big blow to big eBay sellers
New search system could take eBay searchers away from accessory sellers.