Are The YouTube UFOs You-FOs?
A few videos circulating first on YouTube and a new one now on Daily Motion can make even the staunchest skeptic do a double take. Some have called the videos proof there is intelligent life outside of Earth and that they’re coming to get us; others have called it a hoax, and still others suggest it’s a viral marketing trick.
comScore Releases Top Sites For July
comScore Media Metrix released today it’s monthly look at U.S. consumer online activity at popular online sites for the month of July.
AOL’s Social Networks Not Looking So Good
If it’s a well-known social network, and it’s not owned by AOL, it’s probably in okay shape. That’s what I’m starting to conclude, anyway, after viewing the latest numbers from Nielsen//NetRatings; among the top ten sites, everything other than AOL Hometown and AOL People Connection is going up.
Google LatLong Looks at New York, Europe
It’s Friday, and odds are that you wish it was Saturday. Or that you weren’t at work – it usually amounts to the same thing. And although the powers of time travel and transportation are beyond me, there are some Google-approved maps that focus on faraway places.
Fast To Get Rid Of 148 Workers
When times are tough, a person’s got to save money; some people sell their stuff, others crash on friends’ couches. Fast Search & Transfer plans to fire 148 employees, or about 20 percent of the company’s workforce.
A Lot Of Noise In The FCC’s White Space Dilemma
In case you had any hope left that the FCC really works for you, the taxpayer, and not for telecom incumbents, or even a smidge of optimism that the regulatory agency is competent, leave this article now, I’m about squash what hope you have remaining.
Pirated Simpsons Movie Traced To Australia
International cooperation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and Twentieth Century Fox led to the removal of a pirated copy of "The Simpsons Movie" from the Internet within 72 hours.
American Airlines Jets Google To Court
The whole keyword-advertising-violates-our-trademark debate has been brought to court more than once and more than once has been unsuccessful. American Airlines, though, is perhaps the largest company to make the claim, filing a trademark violation suit against Google.
Google Gives India Semi-Functional Gifts
Earlier this week, Google promised India a birthday present (the country is celebrating its 60th year of independence). Now two new gadgets have surfaced in Google India Labs, and while they may or not be the gift in question, they’re definitely worth a look.
Small Business Specializing & The Dip
The other day, I wrote about how small businesses must specialize to succeed on the Web. Today, I read Seth Godin say it a lot better than I did. I haven’t read The Dip yet, although I have read all of Seth’s other books. But what he is saying makes a lot of sense.