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Google Makes Free Holiday Postcard Offer
It is, of course, the thought that counts. A message from a friend or loved one means a lot regardless of what…
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Cyber Monday Sales Reach $887 Million
Cyber Monday sales were up 5 percent compared to a year ago reaching $887 million and matching the heaviest online spending day on record, December 9, 2008, according to the latest report from comScore. "We've seen an encouraging start to the online holiday shopping season and it would appear that retailers' aggressive and early marketing efforts have so far succeeded in persuading consumers to open…
Microsoft Launches Twitter-Esque Service In China
Microsoft has launched a new service in China, and although it's based on Windows Live Messenger, comparisons to a site that's popular elsewhere in the world have become inevitable. MSN Juku, which is in beta, seems a little bit similar to Twitter.
Gmail Gives Users New Default Text Styling Feature
Google has introduced a new Gmail Labs feature, which gives Gmail users control over the default style of their text. In other words, you can set how you like your text to appear normally, and it will automatically appear that way.
Yahoo Deepens Integration With Facebook
Yahoo said today it is expanding its integration with Facebook to allow users of both sites to share more content. Yahoo said its deeper integration with Facebook will roll out in the first half of 2010. Users will be able to connect with Facebook friends on Yahoo, view a feed of their friends' activity on Yahoo, and share content such as photos from Flickr or…
Google Makes it Easier to Tell Where Results Originate From
Google has begun including geographical region information on some search results. The information is used when supplied by webmasters, and appears in the green address line on the results that include it.
