Google, Verizon Now Best Of Pals
All of that legal nastiness between Google and Verizon over the latter’s alleged attempts to alter the conditions of the forthcoming 700MHz spectrum auction has faded, as the two may team up for a Google Phone deal.
Whispers Emerge Of A Torrent-Free Future
Closing up parts of the BitTorrent protocol may have been a necessary business decision by Bram Cohen and company, but it’s motivated the people behind The Pirate Bay to start working on a new protocol to replace torrents.
Internet Taxes Banned Up Until 2014
The internet tax freedom act has been extended another 7 years. It was down to the wire, but the vote was unanimous. The House passed the bill that the Senate passed last week. It passed 402-0. The current law was going to expire in two days. It’s expected that President Bush will sign it into law.
YellowPages.com Local Mobile Apps
Now you can let your fingers do the walking in a whole new way. Long the master of local, YellowPages.com has unveiled another effort to dominate local search—this time on your phones.
Community Broadband Act To Reach Senate
The bipartisan Community Broadband Act, supported by some well-known US senators, was passed out the Senate Commerce Committee today and will proceed to the full Senate for a vote.
Halloween Spurs Searches For Pirates at the Disco
Expect to see a swarm of pirates plundering your yard this Halloween. Pirate costumes are again the most searched for ensembles, just like last year. Of course, it depends on the source. Yahoo says we’re all going disco.
MSN Jumps on Analytics Train
From the adCenter Blog:
Yahoo Messenger Adds Social Features
Yahoo said today that it is adding new features to its instant messaging service.
Saga Social Network Targets “Anyone Over 50”
When buying an entry-level vehicle, you’re almost lucky to get a tilt steering wheel. High-end cars, on the other hand, have tilting and telescoping steering wheels, as well as adjustable pedals. Similarly, social networks can get tailored to suit the wealthy, and in this case, the wealthy may be a little older than the rest of us.
Yahoo! Product Suggestions
I’ve taken some time over the last few weeks to pay attention to different Yahoo! services. In addition to being an employee I’m a huge Y! service lover, from Upcoming to Del.icio.us, from Music to Widgets, they’ve really built/bought some great products.
I thought it would be fun to walk through a few of their products and give them my ‘How I’d Improve This Product’ dealio, so here goes.
1. Mail