Google Turns Nine(-ish)
Some people refuse to accept that they’re aging. Google’s okay with the idea; it just refuses to age at a reliable rate. But the search giant has decided that today, September 27th, is its ninth birthday.
Google Book Search Gets Commendable UI Update
I keep a list of books and stories that I’d like to read, and, thanks to an update to Google Book Search, I believe my list is about to get a lot longer; the Google Book Search homepage now essentially gives suggestions every time you visit it.
Live Search Livens Up Search!
Microsoft has updated its Live Search in an effort to provide users with more relevant results and to further compete with Google and Yahoo and capture a bigger piece of the search market.
Live Search More Relevant Than Google? No.
Microsoft has issued a major update to Live Search, and the Live Search Team claims that, compared to the old version, the new one is “relevant, faster and easier to use.” Fair enough, but the question remains: is it more relevant, faster, and easier to use than Google? The answer: no.
Google Video Crocked For Film Piracy, Again
The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) did some more surfing on Google Video and found 300 films readily available to visitors.
Search Update Rolling At Yahoo
The latest ‘weather report’ from Yahoo Search said an ongoing update should wrap up very soon.
Yahoo ‘Peanut Butters’ Their Podcasts Site
The pruning of extraneous services at Yahoo continues, as news emerged that the Yahoo Podcasts Beta will shut down on Halloween.
A Car In Every Garage, Fast Internet On Every PC
It’s a slow, but moving boulder. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) called on the Bush administration to make a commitment to making high-speed Internet access more widely available to small businesses and all Americans.
Hong Kong’s Broadband Is How Fast?
In case you’re still convinced there’s a true open market in broadband space and the handful of companies running it are sufficient competition for each other, consider this: in Hong Kong, you can get a fiber-to-the-home connection 20 times faster than Verizon’s FiOS connection for about the same price.
Sina Strengthens Its Search Engine And Portal
We all know about Internet censorship in China – search engines may or (more probably) may not return results for any sensitive queries. But now, when Sina wants to deliver an answer, it will be able to do so more reliably.