The death of print used to be a hot topic, and after the first signs of a recession appeared, predicting print’s downfall became absolutely fashionable. But an examination of the Los Angeles Times’s display ad revenue reveals that it’s doing a good job of adapting.
Google Working On Mapping Ocean
Google is working on a new product aimed at mapping the vastness of the ocean floor.A group of oceanography experts gathered at the Googleplex in December to discuss plans for developing a 3D oceanographic map. The new tool is tentatively called Google Ocean and is believed to be similar to other 3D mapping applications, according to sources familiar with the matter.The tool would allow users to see underwater topography, search for specific spots and navigate by zooming and panning.
Google Working Closely With Intelligence Agencies
The major intelligence agencies in the U.S. have turned to Google to help them better share and process information they have on security threats.
Journalists Working Online More And Using Blogs More
The shift from print to online media is giving journalists more responsibility and making them more aware of the commercial side of the business according to the "2008 PRWeek/PR Newswire Media Survey."The survey polled 1,231 journalists including newspaper and magazine journalists, television, radio and online reporters, and bloggers.
Comcast Working With BitTorrent
Taking a less heavy-handed approach than the outright blocking of BitTorrent traffic, Comcast announced the company has begun negotiating ways for simultaneous existence. The announcement comes at a time when Comcast desperately needs to diffuse public, regulatory, and legislative concerns about Network Neutrality.There’s also the Time Warner WiMax deal to think about.
Google Working On Hurricane Warnings
If you insist on staying at your computer while a hurricane’s on its way, Google still won’t say, "I’m sorry, Dave . . . . I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen." A yet-to-be-released tool may, however, try to let you know what’s coming.
Pageflakes Has Been Working within Social & Education
Below is an update on what Pageflakes has been working on within the topics of social and education. First some background on Pageflakes
Ten Great Tips for Working with AdSense
Google just released a Newbie Central for their AdSense program, those ads webmasters can include on their site to earn money for every click on the ad from a visitor (if you’re using the program, part of the advertiser budget will go to you, and the other part to Google). I wanted to add some tips from my own experience:
eBay Working to Solve Identity System Problem
Last night I met Dan Pritchett, technical fellow at eBay. He told me that eBay alone has 21 identity systems.
So, if you wanted to use every part of eBay’s empire, like Skype, PayPal, StumbleUpon, etc, you’d need to sign in 21 different times.
Needless to say he, and others at eBay, are working on solving that problem.
Why did I meet up with Dan Pritchett? Because of a speech by Tim Berners Lee, the guy who invented the Web. No, Al Gore didn’t do that. Heh.
Working at Microsoft – An adCenter Story
Editor’s note: On occasion we reach out to people in the search marketing industry we’ve come to know and respect with a request to contribute. Today’s contribution comes from Microsoft’s adCenter Community Manager – Europe, Mel Carson. Mel’s job is to support, educate & evangelize through the adCenter Blog, industry forums, and to speak about adCenter at conferences such as SMX, SES, Pubcon and others. Mel writes his own blog at DigiTales & Other Stories.