eBay Imports Gumtree

Gumtree was quite “sticky” overseas - the classifieds site attracted and held a lot of attention in the UK, Ireland, Poland, New Zealand, Asia, Australia, and South Africa.  Gumtree, which is owned by eBay, will now have a chance to do the same in three American cities.

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HarperCollins Lets iPhone Users Read

HarperCollins said today that it would make digital book content available for the iPhone. The publisher said it would make excerpts of 14 new titles available online in an iPhone-compatible format using HarperCollins Browse Inside application.

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Yahoo Local Receives Overhaul

We frequently write about global products and services, and that’s fine; national matters also get some attention.  But today, we’re hitting close to home (as long as you live in the U.S.), because Yahoo Local has been overhauled.

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Google Grabs 90% Of The French

We've balked at France's attempts to shortcut Google in the past, down right made fun of them for it. But the latest search share numbers in the Land of Baguettes and Snarls (gimme a break, had to get at least one in there) show that Google is near to surpassing the 90 percent threshold.

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