Hearst Acquires Kaboodle

UK “How To” Searches Focus On CVs

We used to keep a pretty close eye on Google’s Zeitgeist; somehow, Hot Trends just isn’t the same.  But Hitwise UK’s Heather Hopkins has constructed a Zeitgeist-like list of “how to” searches, and this is definitely worth checking out.

Hitwise To Scrutinize Election 2008

If you are a serious political junkie, then life just got a little better, as Hitwise has launched a new Election 2008 Data Center that offers online usage data about the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Buy.com’s Garage Sale Goes To Facebook

Facebook is a popular social network, but could it also be an auction site?  That’s what Buy.com wants to happen, anyway - the company just launched a Garage Sale application within Facebook.