Mar. 16, 2006
Google active in the mobile browser playground
The formatting service places Google on—or at least nearer—the
mobile browser playground. Openwave Systems Inc., Novarra Inc.,
Opera Software ASA and others have gained traction in the space
as consumers begin to use their phones to look at Web-based content.
Mar. 15, 2006
MSN's Windows Live advertising network
Microsoft adds that the US Office Live display ads “immediately
sold out of their available openings for beta advertisers. Tests
will continue on these and other Microsoft sites and services
throughout 2006, while additional research is underway with
approximately 100 advertisers in nine markets to verify advertisers’
needs and best practice advertising solutions for Windows Live.”
Mar. 14, 2006
Google integrates 3D modeling features into Google Earth
"We do not have any announced plans regarding the integration of
this technology with current Google products and services, but we
can say that we’re tired of all those grey boxes in Google Earth,"
he said. @Last's headquarters would remain in Boulder, and it would
continue to have offices in Munich and London, Schell said. The
company's name, however, would change to Google, but the product
would still be sold as SketchUp.
Mar. 14, 2006
Will Google refuse to comply with the Department of Justice?
Even if Google is ordered to turn over the requested records, it
still has the option to appeal such a decision and could extend
the case for some time by using the court system. It may well back
down before then, however, as it weighs the risks of distraction
at a time when it faces slower growth going forward and more
competition from Microsoft and others. Google has already set
itself apart from its major competitors by refusing to comply with
the order voluntarily, said search engine marketing expert John
Battelle.
Mar. 14, 2006
Yahoo adds new publisher-facing products within its portal
The marriage between the Yahoo Publisher Network and the Yahoo
Developer Network is one of the company’s first steps to “add new
publisher-facing products within the portal and part of a greater
effort to make it easier for publishers to quickly and easily find
any of Yahoo’s tools in one designated area.”
Mar. 13, 2006
Lycos changes what it does best
This same realisation has prompted the UK arm of venerable web
firm Lycos to change what it does. The company is introducing a
system called Lycos IQ that taps the expertise and interest of
its dedicated users to create what it calls a "human search engine".
This encourages users to post questions which then get answered by
the community. Questions could be generally factual and seek
information about historical figures. They could be social and ask
where is the best place to eat Thai food in Darlington on a wet
Wednesday?
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