Lonely Planet Pairs Up With Searchforvideo
A good friend of mine just left for a month-long trip to Europe, and, as far as I know, did little in the way of preparation beforehand. Now, my friend’s a smart fellow, and I’m sure he’ll come back alive, but for those who want to do a bit more research – or who simply enjoy learning about other places – Lonely Planet TV has become available through Searchforvideo.com.
Google Helps Burglars Crack Safe
They thought they had everything planned out, and if you let your imagination go, you can imagine the conversation in their parents’ basement: No spray paint, but we got some WD-40. They didn’t know they would need Google to help them crack the safe.
Google Has Yet To Hire For Mount Holly Facility
Local governments have made big concessions (mostly in the form of tax breaks) in order to get Google to build on their land. The search engine giant will strengthen the economy and hire lots of locals – or so the thinking goes. But in at least one location, Google hasn’t hired anyone at all.
Google Library Project Gets Japanese Partner
For a while there, Google was gaining partners for its Books Library Project on what seemed like a daily basis. That rush (appears to have) stopped, but now one more school has signed up: Japan’s Keio University.
Watchdog Group Growls At Google Video
The National Legal and Policy Center has launched a list of the "Top 50" full-length movies, cable programs and music concerts hosted on Google Video, which they say, are likely without the copyright owner’s knowledge or permission.
Doomsday Approaches For Web Radio
Sunday, July 15, 2007. Remember that date if you’re an Internet radio fan. It could be the day independent stations go offline. The RIAA wants its money, and it wants it by Sunday.
People Who Search Spend More
It seems like you get a new study each month that shows that people who search are people that buy. They may buy online or they may buy offline, but they buy. And the newest research shows that they spend more than people who don’t search—10% more in the case of home electronics buyers. So what does that mean to you?
Link Love Can Hurt
So, I guess if there was one thing we could all conceptually agree on, it would be that the link, in all its iterations and forms, has become the accepted currency of the social web — especially in the context of blogging.
Are You Creating an Experience for the Customer?
While browsing websites for gift ideas, I am constantly seeing the awesome potential of multimedia. Now that there are multiple social websites for almost every kind of media, the potential for customers to be exposed to your experience is limitless, and really inexpensive.
Google Picks Winners In Campus-Building Contest
Google likes young people, and young people like Google; the company reports that its “Build Your Campus in 3D Competition” received around 4,000 entries. Seven winning teams have now been selected.