Equal Time – The Pro-Arbitrage Position
Followup to my recent article on Google AdWords’ website quality policies. Although the majority of rank and file advertisers I chatted with favor Google’s stances against, for example, "arbitrage sites that are designed for the sole purpose of showing ads," not all go along with the Google take on things.
Values And Egos Inflate: The Bubble Returns
A $750 billion Google? A $15 billion Facebook? $100 million for TechCrunch? Valuations like these are inspiring one of three reactions: laughter; elation; and déjà vu all over again. Even as that word is at the back of everyone’s (well, at least the skeptic’s) mind, some analysts say fat times are ahead in e-commerce.
Microsoft Unlocks HealthVault
One of the biggest names in technology wants people to trust it with health information; we have to wonder if HealthVault from Microsoft is arriving on time, or a little too soon for people.
How Well Does Google Translate Idioms?
Google once boasted that their in-house machine translation efforts are award-winning. However, their internal software still hasn’t been released for all the translation language pairs their offer.
Search World Turns Towards Burma
Top search terms aren’t always of vital significance – Google Trends currently places “when was the first bottle of coca cola sold” at number six, for example. But search terms can also relate to very important matters, and a focus on Burma reflects this reality.
eBay Presses Congress For Internet Tax Ban
Brian Bieron, eBay’s senior director of federal government relations testified before the House Small Business Committee and said that small businesses would be negatively impacted if a permanent ban on Internet access taxes were not implemented.
Google Transit Graduates, Gets Wrapped Into Maps
Saving people’s time, money, and the environment, it’s Google Transit to the rescue! Only the service appears to have left on its Clark Kent glasses – despite officially graduating from Google Labs, the words “Labs” remains on its homepage.
Aussie Watchdog Growls At Google US
A case against Google’s subsidiaries in Australia and Ireland will be refiled against Google’s US operations instead.
Social Network for Usability Professionals
A new networking community called Catalyze.org has made its debut. In Beta, its niche is the usability industry, specifically business analysts and user experience professionals. Anyone involved in web site design will find something of interest there.
eBayer Learns It’s Called ‘A Steal’ For A Reason
A German court decided it couldn’t convict an eBayer because it thought he should have known better, even if buying stolen property is illegal.