Disney launched a new social network today as an extension of its site Family.com. The social part encourages moms and dads to "share the pride of being a parent". Focusing on Parents
Healthy-Looking Baidu Pushes Wikipedia Alternative
Yahoo this, Microsoft that – it’s enough to make you move to China. Or at least look at China-centric news, in which Baidu is generating headlines for both succeeding financially and pushing its own version of Wikipedia.
Report: Wireless Data Markets Looking Good
The word "growth" pretty much sums up with global wireless data market’s performance last year. Two key changes occurred as a result: India managed to overtake the U.S. in terms of subscriptions, and the U.S. passed Japan in terms of service revenue.
Familiar-Looking Google Maps API Premier Launches
On some level, it seems like Google is always expressing an "I want you to want me"-type feeling. The volume got turned up a little, however, with the release of Google Maps API Premier.
FCC Looking into Comcast
Back in November, we mentioned how Free Press and other groups wanted ISP/cable company Comcast brought before the FCC for the way the company imitated users on BitTorrent to terminate downloads. And now, the FCC will be looking into it—at least according to Chairman Kevin Martin, speaking at CES.
Looking Back on CES
I ‘m now back from CES. Here’s a quick roundup of highlights that you probably won’t find elsewhere: Best Schwag
Google Looking to Recognize Text in Images
Information Week has reported that in June of 07 Google filed a patent application, which has just become available, outlining a “method of optical character recognition in digital images.” The application seems to cover both static images as well as video. The ability to do this could radically change a number of existing Google services as well as again change the way the Internet marketing world interacts with images and video.
Looking at Google Android, Developer Kit & Competition
Google created a video showcasing Android, the Google-initiated, Linux-based open source mobile operating system being backed by the recently announced – and again Google-initiated – Open Handset Alliance.
Looking a Google Gift Horse in the Mouth
To say that there has been a lot written about Google’s announcement of OpenSocial, the social-networking standard it developed along with MySpace and others, would be more than a bit of an understatement.
Europe Still Looking For An Answer To Google
While America’s busy celebrating Labor Day (mmm, ribs), Europe will be hard at work farming a Google competitor.