Whether it’s being polite, trying not to scare its competitor, or somehow believes this is true, Google has repeatedly claimed that it isn’t challenging the Microsoft Office Suite. But now a feature within Gmail looks a lot like a presentation tool, and onlookers are having an even harder time accepting the search engine giant’s word.
Utah Law Bans Competitor Keyword Bids
The Utah State Legislature has passed a Trademark Protection Act that creates a new type of mark called an electronic registration mark; it probably will not survive a Constitutional test according to the state’s own general counsel.
Wikipedia Competitor Released In Beta
While Jimmy Wales has been busy of late creating a new search engine and dreaming of challenging Google for dominance within the field, another Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has been working on a new collaborative resource designed at offering more validity and expertise to its entries.
MySpace Competitor Visits On The Rise
Sites like Buzznet and iMeem have been moving fast as social networking sites not named MySpace continue to make gains as they pull in users looking for alternatives online.
VTO – German Google Book Search Competitor
On Tuesday, Mathias Schindler reported how easy it was to access the site of German Google Book Search competitor in progress, VTO (full text search online).
LG Drops iPhone Competitor, Web Yawns
Seoul, Korea-based LG Electronics was noticeably quiet last week when Apple revealed iPhone to the world. Bloggers had noted a mystery touch-screen phone produced by LG that was strikingly similar a month ago. LG announced the KE850 Prada today, but don’t expect to see it in the US.
Google Launches SourceForge Competitor
Even though Google said it is not competing with the SourceForge project hosting site, it’s difficult to view it otherwise considering Google’s features and other services that can complement it.
Demystifying Your Competitor’s Ranking Successes
We have all been there, “how the heck do they always get #1?” It is a constant frustration for many a client and, well, even myself occasionally.
Yahoo Ending Competitor Trademark Bids
As of March 1st, Yahoo Search Marketing will change its policy regarding bids for trademarks by competitive advertisers.
Former Microsofties Create Flickr Competitor
Thomas Hawk reports that some former Microsoft execs have started a photo sharing site called Vizrea, and they are getting some great press.