You know the routine: small cars weighed down with large cameras are spotted in some city. Then, without any warning, a Google Street View update occurs weeks or months later. But it looks like photos of Spain should become public in the very near future, and a more comprehensive international release schedule may also have been made known.
Is MySpace Music Going to Launch or What?
Yesterday MySpace announced the advertisers that will be involved with MySpace Music, and the hype surrounding the site is certainly out there (I think I’ve done my part).
eBay Goes Green With Launch Of New Site
eBay has launched a new ecommerce marketplace called WorldofGood.com, which offers environmentally friendly products.eBay says the site will offer products made from recycled or natural materials and that all the products will carry environmental or fair trade certifications from the company’s partners. All product makers are required to have certification before they are allowed to sell on the site.
Nokia To Launch Music Service In The UK
Nokia said today that it is launching a new mobile phone music service in the UK, called Comes With Music.
MySpace To Launch Web Site For Presidential Debates
MySpace is launching a Web site that will be focused on the upcoming presidential debates.MyDebates.org was created through a partnership with the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) and will officially launch in late September in time for the first presidential debate.
Cuil Crashes And Burns At Launch
Crashing right after launch is, apparently, a startup rite of passage. If, however, you’ve touted your new search engine as a Google killer, you might want to make sure crashes can’t happen. Google never goes down, and quite simply, can’t be killed with overloaded servers.
Airlines Launch Ads On Online Boarding Passes
Half a dozen major airlines will begin displaying ads on boarding passes for passengers that check in online.
California To Launch Online Drug Database
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has introduced a plan to create an online prescription drug database so that doctors and pharmacies can reduce prescription drug abuse."Every year thousands of doctors try to check their patient’s prescription history information but California’s current database is difficult to access," Brown said."If California puts this information online, with real-time access, it will give authorized doctors and pharmacies the technology they need to fight prescription drug abuse which is burdening our healthcare system."
Hulu Set To Launch Publicly
Hulu the online joint video venture between News Corp and NBC Universal will make its public debut on Wednesday.The video site will feature free, ad-supported full length TV episodes along with movies from NBC, Fox and more than 50 media companies including Sony Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Some of the TV offerings on Hulu include "The Simpsons", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and 100 films including "The Big Lebowski" and "Mulholand Drive."
AOL’s Sitefest: Company To Launch 12 In Six Months
If they’re evenly spaced, a launch will occur every 15 or so days. If they’re not, well, there’s no telling. But regardless of the specifics, Bill Wilson, AOL’s executive vice president of programming, has promised that his company will launch 12 new sites in the next six months.