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Google Leases Land In Chelsea
I’ve always said that, if I got sufficiently rich, I’d start buying land. Land belonging to neighbors, land belonging to businesses -…
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The Broadband Gap In The U.S.
The U.S. ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Almost Half of Search Queries Are Repeats
Forty percent of all search queries are repeat queries from users trying to find information they have found before, according to a new study. But if there has been a change in search result rankings since the last time the query was entered, it significantly hinders the searcher from re-finding the information they seek.
Google Phone, New Ad Platform
The tech world is buzzing with rumors about a Google phone. The Wall Street Journal ran an article today, quoted at SearchEngineLand, that provides some details of the development process. Apparently, Google is taking a two-pronged approach: developing their own handset, but at the same time opening up the specifications to allow other manufacturers to offer compatible phones. And, unlike Apple’s iPhone, the Google Phone…
An Open/Controllable Social Network?
Well, I’ve been taking a lot of shots in the past few weeks for always covering the latest shiny social object. You know, first it was Twitter. Then Jaiku. Then Facebook. Pownce. On and on.
GoFish Deal Gets Dynamited
We learned of GoFish’s desire to acquire Bolt Media about six months ago; a lot’s happened in the meantime, and the deal has now been called off. Yet while both sides are being fairly quiet, it looks as if Bolt might have said another phrase to GoFish that begins with “go f---”.
