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ROI and Social Computing
Over the last couple of days, I have been reading with great interest a number of the different blog posts that the…
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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.
