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Week of April 2, 2007

Apr. 5, 2007
Is Google gaining some ground in China?
Google has beaten Baidu in terms of perceived quality. Recent numbers by Keynote Systems shows that among 1,200 Web users in China, Google outperformed all other contenders in 11 out of 13 factors measured. Most participants that ranked Google highest were actually using another search engine as their primary site for search.

Apr. 2, 2007
Topix lets its automatic RoboBlogger do the editing
For spots were there isn't a local editor, Topix lets its automatic RoboBlogger do the editing. The new Topix is the idea of Rich Skrenta and Chris Tolles, the people behind the Open Directory — a volunteer-based Internet directory and one of the very first social sites one the Web. Based on their own experience, they have probably decided that it's possible to trust volunteers to do some sensible editing. We’ll see how they cope with the high spam levels.

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