It’s not much of a secret that Facebook has been looking over Twitter’s shoulder and imitating the occasional feature for quite some time. Now, it seems that Google may be doing something similar, as Larry Page made an interesting comment about real-time search recently.
Page put in an appearance at the Google Zeitgeist conference near London, and Loic Le Meur, the founder and CEO of Seesmic, asked his opinion of Twitter.
Google Groups Search Moves To Include More Forums
Internet forums can be invaluable resources; they’re where experts on all sorts of subjects gather to discuss problems and new developments, or simply make friends. So it’s more than a little important that the Google Groups site now attempts to return search results from all over the Internet.
Casio Cameras Now Include “YouTube Mode”
Thanks to LG’s Google phone, and to the Google Mini and Search Appliance, people are getting used to the idea of Google-branded hardware.
But YouTube cameras?
Those are (sort of) what will result from a new deal between Casio and the video-sharing site.
“Bad” Internet Words Include Blog, Wiki
A new study has found that the words “blog” and “wiki” tend to make people upset, as do “cookie” and “netiquette.” To be honest, I’m not sure what we – the owners of blogs, the users of wikis – are supposed to do with this information. But there you have it.
Google Giveaways Now Include Villages
People care a lot about national borders – there’s a great scene from the “Blackadder” series, for example, in which one soldier tries to convince another of the value of the seventeen square feet of land they’ve gained. But if seventeen square feet is a cause for celebration, Argentina must now be throwing a heck of a party – Google tried to give it a whole village.
Lifetime Changes Include Online Boost
A Lexington, KY, high school received the reality show treatment from the Lifetime cable channel, which devoted web development forum hosting, and other new technology to supplement the upcoming reality series “Cheerleader Nation.”
Doesn’t PR Include Public?
A nice A-list circular post about how Audible has missed the target on it’s Podcast announcement, and what the PR should be.
Anti-piracy Measures Now Include Windows Update
This validation process is in place right now as I discovered when I visited the Windows Update site today to install an optional update.
Dell One of First To Include Dual-Core
Dell’s workstation and consumer desktop lines will be among the first to include the enhanced performance enabled by Intel’s new dual-core processor technology.
Google Tests Expanded Search to Include Printed Works
Google Labs is currently testing Google Print, which returns results from within scanned printed books along with Google’s standard web search results.