Today Google celebrated the first birthday of Chrome, the company’s web browser. Google shares the following stats for what Chrome has seen over the past year:
Microsoft Celebrates Ten Years of Windows Live Messenger
Tomorrow marks the tenth anniversary of Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger. Microsoft says it has become the most widely used free instant messaging service in the world, with 330 million users.
A spokesperson for Microsoft shared some interesting findings with Murdok from a survey about Windows Live Messenger:
Microsoft Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Microsoft has been in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit this month. On the Live Search Blog, they recently reported that the number of people searching for green beer increased by 940% when March started.
Microsoft has also taken the opportunity to map out the routes for St. Patrick’s Day parades and highlight items like Irish pubs in Live Search Maps.
Yahoo Celebrates Five Years Of In-House Search
Google became Yahoo’s default search results provider on June 26th, 2000. On February 18th, 2004, Yahoo ended the deal. Now, the Sunnyvale-based company is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its decision to tackle search technology on its own.
YouTube Celebrates Black History Month
February is Black History Month in the United States and YouTube is celebrating through a partnership with Grey Goose Vodka to present a month of progamming in its honor. They’ve kicked off the month with four films that "offer unique accounts of moments or themes from African and African-American history," Sara P. explains on the YouTube Blog.
Google Celebrates “Watershed Moment” For Mobile Web
We’re at an edge and about to go over it, according to Google. Only, at least for people who intend to profit off the mobile market, this is a good transition; the mobile Internet is becoming increasingly popular.
Google Celebrates International Cleanup Weekend
International Cleanup Weekend sounds like something that only a handful of hippies would acknowledge. But it’s not; Google itself has thrown its weight behind the event.
Google Celebrates India’s 60th
Time zones aside, India achieved its independence exactly 60 years ago, and the country is now in the midst of numerous celebrations. So is Google, for that matter; Orkut, YouTube, and various branches of the central company have all given their congratulations to India.
Search Celebrates Valentine's Day
The search engine industry is never shy about embracing the various holiday activities, even if the day being celebrated is strictly a Hallmark event; and Valentine’s Day is no exception. From a minor logo alteration to perhaps a Super Bowl/Veronica Mars marriage proposal, many search pundits turn their creative juices up a little more if […]
Google Celebrates, Forecasts, And Routes
The search advertising company turned eight years old, and also dropped updates into its Calendar and Transit products.