Google has introduced Google Video for business, a new addition to Google Premium Apps that enables workers in organizations to share videos by uploading them to Google Apps and inviting co-workers to view the content."What YouTube did in the consumer world, Google Video for business is going to do in the enterprise," said Matthew Glotzbach, product management director of Google’s Enterprise division.
Google Knol Launches
Google went live with Knol, a platform to read and write articles on all kinds of subjects. Knol was being tested privately since some time and had been pre-announced back in 2007. The address is knol.google.com, but notably not knol.com or knol.org or even googleknol.com. This project is somewhat reminiscent of Wikipedia, though there are many differences as well.
Social Security Launches Online Calculator For Retirement
The Social Security Administration has launched a new online calculator on its Web site that will allow people to plan for their retirement.
iLike Launches Ad Platform And Full Song Playback
Music Web site iLike has introduced new features, including full song playback and a self-serve advertising platform.
Amazon Launches New Online Video Store
Online retailing giant Amazon.com is launching a new online service that will feature TV shows and movies called Amazon Video on Demand.Initially Amazon Video on Demand will only be available to a limited number of invited customers starting today and becoming more widely accessible to other users later in the summer.
Virgin Launches Strip2Clothe Charitable Campaign
When we moved last month, my wife and I toted out 43 garbage bags of clothing we culled from our closets to donate to charity—some garments, a little shamefully, with the tags still on them. I’ll let that act serve as rationale enough for not sending Virgin Mobile a video of myself stripping—although Chris Farley’s got nothing on me as far as moves go.
Google Launches Lively Virtual Rooms
A few days ago, Marissa Mayer wrote a blog post about Google’s homepage, and an obsession with simplicity and clean design became almost painfully clear. Now, her company’s launching a sort of fragmented virtual world in which users can choose cats as avatars and hug each other underneath dinosaur skeletons.
Google Launches Traditional Media Blog
A lot of people don’t participate in Google’s TV, newspaper, and radio advertising programs. Others aren’t even aware they exist. So Google has launched a new traditional media blog with the aim of changing both these conditions.
Google Launches New Ad Planner
I wonder how many people in the interactive advertising industry are feeling suckered by Google this morning. For the past few years, Google has continually downplayed its threat to ad agencies and marketing technology companies. “We’re not a threat, we just want to help,” tends to be the main theme.
A New Search Engine For Surgeons Launches
Contemporary Surgery, along with help from Convera, has launched a new search engine at SURGERYFINDIT.COM. This new search engine tool provides targeted search results for surgeons.