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.

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.