Google’s new data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is all set to go. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held yesterday, and so the search giant has pretty well signaled that it’s ready to forge ahead (in at least this one way) despite the recession.
Google Breaks Data Center Silence
Google’s never been too chatty about its data centers; the search giant is slow to even confirm the centers’ physical locations, never mind discuss what’s going on inside. But at the Data Center Efficiency Summit, Google spilled a few secrets, and there’s definitely some impressive technology in place.
Microsoft Delays Construction Of Iowa Data Center
If you want to compare servers to Hallmark products, Microsoft is no longer the little old lady who buys a shopping cart full of Christmas cards on December 26th. Instead, the company has decided to send cards to fewer people and save its money for 11 months. Or, to drop the metaphor, you might just say that Microsoft’s delayed the construction of a data center.
YouTube User Created Help Center Videos Rolling In
Back in September, YouTube announced that it was calling upon users of the popular video site to make "informative and creative" videos to embed in YouTube’s own help center.
Is Your Press Center Holding Back Marketing Opportunities?
Covering industry news, naturally I read a lot of press releases. Sometimes they’re sent directly to me or our news team as a whole, sometimes I find them online through PR wires, and sometimes I will find them on the companies’ websites.
Live Search Updates Webmaster Center
Microsoft Live Search unveiled its Webmaster Center Fall Update today, which includes two new features, one for combating malware, the other to simplify the authentication process.
Microsoft Introduces adCenter Learning Center
Instructions can sometimes be a little overwhelming; what comes with a new cell phone will keep you occupied for about as long as Stephen King’s "The Stand." It never hurts to have some help available, though, and so Microsoft has introduced the adCenter Learning Center.
YouTube Calls on Users to Build Help Center
A weekend post on the YouTube Blog is calling for users to make "informative, creative" videos to embed in the YouTube Help Center. Categories that users can make videos for include:
YouTube Partners With Pulitzer Center For Contest
Poor video quality, the pointlessness of many clips, and the fact that the site isn’t profitable have all kept YouTube from earning much respect. But a new contest called Project: Report may go a ways towards changing that.
Google’s Translation Center Feeds The Machine
Google took the lid off a new service today, an extension of its Translate service called Google Translation Center that connects translators with people who need content translated into other languages. All compensation arrangements are left to the individuals involved, but Google will store results on its own servers.