Watch out Yahoo and I mean ” Watch, View, Entertain, Brand”. Google not only bought 100 Million video views a day but they just bought something they were lacking, entertainment value and what comes along with that … youth. Youth is a great demographic, money, money, money.
Get Your Mac On With Google
The days of the Mac OS being a forgotten platform by Google’s developers have been dwindling, and the company has taken a couple of new steps toward being more inclusive of Mac users.
The Return Of Google Network Rumors
Fresh off of one takeover, Google finds itself the focus of another whispered rumor, this time involving broadband provider Level 3 Communications.
Cuban: Google Still Crazy For YouTube Buy
Mark Cuban repeated his belief that an eager horde of attorneys will take a beachhead in Mountain View and bombard the Googleplex with subpoenas until they find a copyright breach they can exploit with shareholder lawsuits for millions.
The boring blogger visits Google Reader later today
I’m off to see the Google Reader team later today (among others, I have another day packed with interviews, will head over to Salesforce.com’s big shindig in SF in the afternoon).
Google And YouTube, The Morning After
With a lot of attention paid to the big number, $1.65 billion, there are some other numbers that illustrate Google’s interest in YouTube much better than the price tag. Google CEO Eric Schmidt probably isn’t having second thoughts about the acquisition of YouTube.
Top AIM Developer Now With Google
Justin Uberti announced Saturday that he has left AOL after nearly 10 years as a lead developer for the company’s widely utilized AOL Instant Messenger software.
YouTube Founders Giddy Over Google Deal
Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, cofounders of YouTube, prepared a short video message for YouTubers shortly after Google’s $1.65 billion acquisition. In between young executive giggle fits, the unspoken message was clear: I’m rich, [insert Dave Chappelle expletive here].
Blackboard Partners With Google, SAP
Blackboards are being phased out – whiteboards are the standard teaching tool in classrooms these days. The Blackboard company is keeping up with the times, though, and making powerful friends. Earlier this morning, Blackboard announced new “partner initiatives” with Google, and yesterday, it formed a “global agreement” with SAP.
Create Backronyms With Google Code Search
Luke Metcalfe writes about how, since Google Code Search allows regular expressions, you can type a string and find out if it can be used as an acronym.