Google Earth is doing some amazing things as highlighted with their announcement the other day of the Ancient Rome layer (shown in the video below).
Microsoft Looking Better To Yahoo Investors
It was only a matter of time until somebody brought it up again. If Microsoft investors once loved Yahoo at $19 per share, they’re bound to get whiplash staring down the slutty, red-dressed vixen in distress at $12 per share.
Google Wants to Make the World a Better Place
Google has always had the policy of not doing evil. This is a policy that critics of the company love to cite when they don’t approve of something Google’s up to. It goes without saying though, that Google’s 10th anniversary project, titled "Project 10100" or "10 to the 100th" is definitely the opposite of evil.
Online Shoppers Expect Better Service
While online shopping remains popular a new survey done by Harris Interactive for Tealeaf found that the majority (87%) of users conducting transactions on the Web have experienced problems.Among those who experience an online transaction issue, 41 percent would switch to an online or offline competitor or abandon the transaction completely. This represents a $57 billion potential impact to revenue on shopping sites.
Parliament Wants Better Screening For Video Sites
Video sites that host user-generated content need to do more to screen videos in order to ensure they do not have material that is inappropriate for children, according to a UK parliamentary body.Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee said without proper monitoring sites can accidentally publish pornography, child abuse or other illegal content, the group said in a report.
Social Networks’ Users Open To Better-Targeted Ads
People on social networking sites don’t object too much to the idea of ads, according to a recent study. But before marketers throw more money at Facebook and MySpace, they should know that users also feel ad targeting leaves a lot to be desired.
ACCM: Better Links For Higher Search Rankings
In the session "Secrets for Getting More and Better Links for Higher Search Rankings," Stephan Spencer founder and president of Netconcepts talked about free tools to use for checking link popularity.
Study: Sex At Work Makes Work Better
Don’t let those stiffs from HR tell you office romances are bad for business. No, you just point them right to this Sun article that says as long as you’re not sued for harassment (I’m talking to you, creepy, who’s going to follow this advice right into a cardboard box and a security escort), sex with coworkers actually results in raised energy levels, better professional capacity, and higher productivity.
Microsoft Could Be Better for Flickr
Boing Boing is out with a post this morning, "Some Flickr users wary of a MSFT takeover."
Digital Marketers Want Better Tracking Tools
Only 19 percent of interactive marketers can make campaign changes in less than 24 hours according to a new report from Sapient "Interactive Marketing Survey."The Interactive Marketing Survey found that marketers lack the tools to optimize their marketing efforts across the full spectrum of digital channels. More than half felt "only somewhat confident" or "not confident at all" in their firm’s ability to track campaigns on multiple channels in real-time.