Microsoft’s Search: Up, Up, And Kaboom?

When I think of the word “trajectory,” I think of an object arching through the air.  More specifically, I think of some sort of grenade or missile that explodes on impact.  So I had to raise an eyebrow when Microsoft’s Kevin Johnson said the company’s search business is “on a positive trajectory.”

Where Mainstream Fails, YouTube Delivers Dick

It's not exactly a stretch to say the White House has public relations issues. For the most part, though, footage that could be held against them has been dug up by the Daily Show more than the mainstream media. And then came YouTube. What you might call a fringe group – global conspiracy prophets are fringe, right? – have uploaded an obscure video from 1994,…

Social Networking And Mobile Content

Social networking services will control a developing market for mobile user-generated content, according to a new report from Juniper Research, "Mobile User-Generated Content: Social Networking, Dating and Personal Content Delivery."

(Some) Hotels Get Special Yahoo Shortcuts

I’ve stayed in a pretty wide range of hotels; none of them seemed dangerous, but some were definitely less pleasant than others.  Now Yahoo Shortcuts is stepping up its effort to help users find the best possible lodgings.

VibeAgent Launches My Maps

Every travel site should offer some sort of map; they’re useful, and the idea isn’t particularly hard to arrive at.  VibeAgent is going above and beyond, however, with My Maps, a sort of customized, social network-y concoction.