There haven’t been any signs that Yahoo will make its employees work from within isolation tanks. That almost seems like the next logical step, though, as Jerry Yang has followed up Carl Icahn’s critical words with yet another "all is well, stay on task" letter to Yahoo’s troops.
Google Writes Up OCRopus
Google is “happy to announce” the new OCRopus OCR Project, which will focus on the cutting edge of handwriting recognition technology. Expect the Image Understanding and Pattern Recognition (IUPR) research group to do the heavy lifting, though – Google’s role will mostly be that of a sponsor. (The state of Rhineland Palatinate, according to IUPR, is also providing funding.)
Lee Odden Writes For Yahoo
When looking for advice concerning the marketing of a web site, it’s wise to have an idea about who you should listen to. There’s lots of advice out there, but how much of it is good?
Microsoft Writes Off Google
Microsoft’s co-head of the Office software team says the company is not intimidated by Google’s web-based word processing and spreadsheet applications, claiming they will not appeal to corporate customers.
Google Writes A Check To Writely
Jen Mazzon today confirmed on the Google Blog rumors of Google acquiring the online word processing service Writely.com.
Google Writes To Privacy
Google updated their privacy statement on Friday. Many have had privacy concerns for Google and other search engines for a while now. This is the latest effort by Google to get privacy concerns under control.
Toshiba Writes Up One-Time Recordable HD-DVDs
These DVDs will store 15GB of data, which is about triple the current capacity of present-day DVD-Rs.
Scripps Writes $525 Million Check For Shopzilla
Another traditional media company likes what it sees in the Internet advertising market and makes a purchase.
Gregory Spear Writes About Yahoo and Ebay Stocks Among Others
The Internets had a strong session on Tuesday that reminded Gregory Spear of the good ole’ days for the space.