iRazoo Search Offers Rewards

There are search engines (Google), there are human-powered search engines (Mahalo), and now there’s the “world’s first people powered, points driven, search engine”: iRazoo.  I’m starting to dread the future; every company will use at least 30 words to define itself.

Hearst Acquires UGO

Hearst Corporation has purchased UGO Networks, an online entertainment company that targets men.

Cutts: Google Honors The Underscore Now

Another tweak to Google's algorithm will allow the search engine to properly recognize an underscore as a word separator, making life much easier for WordPress and Movable Type bloggers.

The Next MySpace Could Be A Cluster Bomb

The rise of the social network has caused the rise of other, perhaps predictable, things: copycat networks; and investor curiosity. Blame MySpace and Facebook. Blame (or congratulate) Hi5, known, apparently, everywhere but the US, for extracting $20 million out of venture capitalists.

Senator Asks Web For Legislation Help

Something very cool is happening. Something historic. For the first time in American history the people are being directly consulted about legislation, and it's being done via the Internet.