Accuracy Of Breast Cancer Web Sites Questioned
Researchers at the University of Texas in Houston have found that one in 20 breast cancer Web pages contained inaccurate information and sites featuring complimentary and alternative medicine were 15 times more likely to have false or misleading health information.
Cutts Says No Conspiracy Over Aboutrika Image
Some site publishers in the Middle East believe Google struck a controversial picture of Egyptian striker Mohammed Aboutrika from its index, but Matt Cutts said that never happened.
Rejecting Microsoft Not Mission Impossible For Yahoo
Some Wall Street analysts think the alternatives available to CEO Jerry Yang could give Yahoo the boost its shareholders crave, while keeping the company out of Microsoft’s clutches.
AOL Emerges As Possible Yahoo Partner
The latest emerging rumor about Yahoo’s attempts to avoid Microsoft’s takeover cited a potential merger with AOL.
Millard Fires Back About Yahoo
Wenda Harris Millard rejected Yahoo president Sue Decker’s offer to run international sales, and ran off to Martha Stewart where she seems to be enjoying herself.
Study: Sex At Work Makes Work Better
Don’t let those stiffs from HR tell you office romances are bad for business. No, you just point them right to this Sun article that says as long as you’re not sued for harassment (I’m talking to you, creepy, who’s going to follow this advice right into a cardboard box and a security escort), sex with coworkers actually results in raised energy levels, better professional capacity, and higher productivity.
Chinese Democracy Advocate To Sue Google, Yahoo
On the (sort of) bright side, few people were probably deprived of the information – it’s not as if Google and Yahoo are all that popular in China. The downside is that both companies seem to have suppressed something yet again. Also, they will soon be sued for doing so.
Are Google Earth Images In Real-Time?
Images on Google Earth are highly detailed but do not show imagery in real-time.
Many people according to Frank Taylor at his Google Earth Blog believe the images are in real time. He believes that is because of weather satellite photos that are a few hours old or because of live weather radar. He goes into detail how Google collects its images for Google Earth.
Google Indexes New Blogs With Few Delays
Owners of new Blogspot or WordPress sites may worry that Google won’t index them. And we can’t guarantee that Google will do so quickly, or even that the search giant will do so at all. There’s a fair amount of evidence suggesting that things will be taken care of sooner rather than later, however.
Yahoo Investor Wants More Microsoft Money
One of Yahoo’s big institutional investors chatted with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about sweetening the deal.