Google Trends Reveals What Unites Manchester

In celebration of Reuters' discovery of Google Trends, we thought we'd revisit for an update. Like last year (when Google Trends was launched) Birmingham, England still has the world's largest concentration of porn searches.

Google News Now Featuring YouTube Videos

Two months ago, we reported that some people had seen video clips appear on Google News.  Not us, mind you - a sort of regional test may have been taking place - but some people.  Now we’ve seen one for ourselves, and the clip came straight from YouTube.

Senators Critical Of Wireless Carriers

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN.) is sponsoring a bill that calls on wireless companies to prorate early termination fees for cell phone subscribers that sometimes are as high as $200 and are disguised as taxes on bills.

Why Isn’t Audio Podcasting Mainstream?

I’ve had this post in mind for a couple months now. I’ve put it off due in part to my travel schedule and in part because I wanted to chew on it a bit more. It’s certainly not a new topic; in fact, it’s well-worn territory: Why hasn’t audio podcasting become mainstream?