Google Earth Could Help Find Fossett
A lost person could hardly hope for a better friend than Richard Branson, the British billionaire. Unless, of course, that friend was Google, and there are now indications that the search giant will attempt to find Steve Fossett.
Orkut Adds “Updates From Your Friends” Box
Roughly ten days ago, Robert Scoble suggested that Facebook would, in a few years’ time, defeat Google. Pretty much everyone within hearing range responded with something along the lines of “fat chance,” and I agree with ‘em. Still, Orkut is just now introducing a feature that Facebook had about a year ago.
GM Launches Social Media Newsroom in Europe
When you think of General Motors and social media, you tend to think of the FastLane Blog and GM vice chairman and corporate blogger-in-chief, Bob Lutz.
How do Blogs Measure up?
One of the benefits of being an IABC member is Communication World, the magazine for members.
The September/October edition, which arrived in the mail today, is packed full of great content and is one of the better issues I’ve read in a while.
VideoEgg Finds $15 Million
When VideoEgg mocked YouTube over a not-so-new ad format, it raised a lot of eyebrows. It also, it seems, raised a lot of interest – less than a month has passed, and VideoEgg just collected $15 million in funding.
Hell Freezes Over: Microsoft Supporting Linux
Look for Beelzebub to stroll around in long underwear with a Windows logo on it, now that Microsoft has opted to have its Silverlight media player supported on Linux.
Google Calls For Patent Reform
Google is throwing its weight behind the Patent Reform Act, expected to come to a vote in the House of Representatives later this week. The company feels excessive patent litigation is a drag on the free market.
Japanese Search Project Could Challenge Google
Google’s search dominance has reached legendary proportions, and the term “Google killer” has become something of a joke. But there’s word that a number of powerful companies, along with the Japanese government, will work together to challenge the search giant.
When Viral Marketing Turns Epidemic
Does anybody out there use Yahoo Messenger’s chat rooms? If your answer is “not anymore” you’d be in the majority. If your answer is “yes,” then you’re probably a viral marketing robot.
Facebook Opening You To Google
Users of Facebook will have their profiles indexed by the likes of Google and Yahoo unless they opt to keep their listings from appearing in search engines.