Imagine That: Nobody Likes Campaign Ads
Only a third of people who watch online videos have checked out a political video, not because of lack of availability, but for lack of interest. A third translates to quite a large number, though, according to Harris Interactive, or about 62 million people. read more More: continued here imagine that nobody likes campaign ads
China To Release Online Video Policy
China says it will release a policy on online video sharing and broadcasting next year, Wang Xudong, Minister of Information Industry, told local media at an annual national information conference. The policy will be the first to be jointly issued by the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and the State Administration of Radio, Film and [...]
Nielsen Releases November Search Data
Just in time for New Year’s Eve (or the weekend before it, actually), Nielsen Online has good news for Google: between October and November, the search giant’s market share went up by about 2.2 percent. read more More: continued here nielsen releases november search data
Struggling SpiralFrog Raises $2 Million
SpiralFrog hasn’t been doing so well, but $2 million can heal a lot of wounds, and the ad-supported, Web-based music service has raised this amount in funding. read more More: continued here struggling spiralfrog raises 2 million
Search Blogs Awards Voting Is On
Search Engine Journal’s 2007 Search Blogs Awards have been posted, and the voting has begun. The Search Engine Watch Blog has been nominated for “Best Search Industry News Blog of 2007,” and the Search Engine Watch Forums have been nominated for “Best Search Engine Community/Forum.” If you agree, head on over to Search Engine Journal [...]
Goodbye Netscape
Nine years and well over $4 billion later, AOL is dumping Netscape. The company announced today it will no longer support the first web browser many of us ever used. read more More: continued here goodbye netscape
An Open Letter to Google Engineering: Please Slow Down a Little
We really do love your software. And we appreciate the fact that you introduce valuable new features so frequently. But please: slow down a little, and spend a bit more time on bug testing. In the time-honored model of software development (call it “pre-Web 1.0″), teams of programmers worked for years to craft scores of [...]
Facebook Launches Self-Translation App
In order to make Facebook available in many different languages, the company could have paid dozens of professional translators rather large fees. Instead, in what we’ll call an "accountant-approved alternative," Facebook has decided to involve its users and crowdsource the issue. read more More: continued here facebook launches self translation app
Bhutto Assassination Draws Malware Scammers
Blogger links that purport to lead to video of Benazir Bhutto’s last moments alive go to a fake video codec and an all too familiar exploit. read more More: continued here bhutto assassination draws malware scammers
Baidu Launches Patent Search Service
With its habit of throwing out random upgrades, Google’s always demonstrated a certain ability to surprise us. Now its Chinese competitor, Baidu, has achieved the same effect by launching a patent search service. read more More: continued here baidu launches patent search service
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