Finance
Google’s Acquisition of DocVerse Intensifies
So much for the idea of December being a quiet month. First we witnessed the acquisition of AppJet, and now, a new…
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The Internet Covers Climategate: Traditional Media Lags Behind
Overview of the Internet's role in covering Climategate versus the delayed response of mainstream media. The changing dynamics of the news.
The Internet, Science, and Climate Data: Jon Stewart Weighs In
Quote from Jon Stewart of Comedy Central: "Poor Al Gore, global warming completely debunked by the very Internet you invented". Stewart continued, "It's nothing, he was just using a trick .. to hide the decline. It's just scientist speak for using a standard statistical technique recalibrating data in order to ... trick you ... into not knowing about ... the decline.
Nielsen Shares Predictions for Advertising Trends in 2010
It's the time of year when not only does everybody reflect upon trends and happenings from the year past, but they also look forward and make predictions for the coming year. Nielsen has shared its projections for the top advertising trends for 2010. These are:
YouTube Partner Program Turns Two
It's no secret that people work harder when given a financial incentive, and that companies also like to make a little money. Now, the program that YouTube created to capitalize on these facts has turned two years old, and YouTube's having a little celebration.
Wolfram Alpha Open to Other Bing-Like Conversations
As I've noted in the past, Wolfram Alpha, the much-hyped search computation engine that was supposed to be the future of search hasn't exactly set the world on fire. As of November, Compete data indicates it was receiving under 300 thousand unique visitors in the US. To put that into perspective, Ask.com had over 41 million.
