Google Homepage Loses Color In San Francisco
On Saturday night, parts of San Francisco went dark, and it was to some degree Google’s fault. Google deserves credit, and not blame, for this occurrence, though, since it was part of an energy-saving initiative.
Libraries Reject Google In Favor Of Open Source
The Google Library Project gains new members fairly frequently, and a comparable service from Microsoft also does all right. A number of libraries have steered clear of the corporate rivalry, though, and have instead opted to side with the Open Content Alliance (OCA).
EU Extends Google, DoubleClick Review
November 13th will be the new date for the European Union Competition Commission to give its decision on Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick, based on the Commission’s perception of competition issues.
Microsoft Hints At New HealthVault Services
A couple of new domains appeared last week on Microsoft’s nameservers, both containing the HealthVault name and registered for com/net/org.
Calacanis Gets Free SEO Report For Mahalo
It maybe that Jason Calacanis just likes stirring up the SEO crowd, or it could be that he really feels a certain way about them. Either way, the hostility that met him at the beginning of the week meets him again at its close.
Orkut Promotes Insignificant Photo Capabilities
A lot of signs indicate that Google is preparing Orkut for something big; it may well want the service to compete with the likes of MySpace and Facebook. But the latest update – allowing users to keep 100 photos in their “orkut albums” – isn’t impressing too many people.
Marketers Plan for More Social Media Benefits
It’s always nice to see another bit of research supporting the business use of social media. This one comes from Prospero Technologies, which provides businesses with a social media platform including blogs, widgets, article commenting, ratings and reviews and other tools.
Net Neutrality, Now With Less Spin
Have the telecoms and cable companies just abandoned the Net Neutrality fight altogether? It used to be they staged aggressive rhetoric battles, created questionable studies, and pretended to honor Net Neutrality on their own – without legislation.
Yahoo’s Chief Marketing Officer Moves On
Cammie Dunaway, Yahoo’s Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Customer Experience Division, is leaving the company. And the fallout isn’t pretty.
comScore’s Top Sites For September
comScore has released its monthly look at U.S. consumer activity at popular online sites for September 2007.