Skype Accused Of Helping Chinese Censors
An American-based distributor of underground software that helps Chinese citizens get around government firewalls and access censored websites is accusing Skype of aiding the government by redirecting users to a website monitored and filtered by Chinese authorities.
Colleges Use Texting To Warn Students
Colleges across the country are implementing or have implemented text- based messaging systems in order to communicate with students in the event of an emergency.
AskCity Strikes Coupon Deal
Paris is called the city of light. Los Angeles is, of course, the city of angels. And thanks to a new arrangement with Entertainment Publications, AskCity may become known as the city of coupons.
Yahoo Breaking Up With The Past
The entertainment ambitions of ex-Yahoo CEO Terry Semel may be swept away for the most part after top Yahoo executives meet to discuss their operations in Santa Monica.
Google, DoubleClick On Defense Against Senators
The main defense put forth by Google and supporters of its proposed acquisition of DoubleClick holds that the two companies do business differently when it comes to advertising.
Google, Microsoft Testify About DoubleClick
This is the Internet age. We don’t have to wait for general counsels to drop their bon mots before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, because they are already posted online.
Google Book Search Homepage Redesign
The Google Book search homepage just received a redesign (some of you were able to spot this prototype before, but it just went live for all). It now looks more like book shelf than straight-forward search engine; instead of the typical Google logo + input box, you’ll be seeing a couple of pre-selected covers as images, making for a more explorative approach.
Google Video: Privacy & Personalized Search
Early last month the Google Blog released a video regarding privacy. On Monday they released a second video this time specifically discussing privacy as it pertains to personalized search.
Once again support engineer Maile Ohye offers some clear explanations
Google’s “Search Fulfillment” Questioned
Google’s got a huge share of the search market, but is it better than Microsoft and Yahoo at finding what its users want? According to some new information from Compete, maybe not.
What’s Missing from the New Microsoft Live Search?
Marketing Pilgrim readers had a heads-up yesterday to expect a new interface and index from Microsoft’s Live Search.