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The URL Is Dead, Long Live Search
via ReadWriteWeb by Josh Catone on May 21, 2008
Last week I was watching TV and saw something that really caught my eye. It was a commercial for Special K, the breakfast cereal from Kellogg, and rather than end with a plug for the product's web site -- SpecialK.com -- it advised people to search Yahoo! for "Special K" instead. I started to wonder two things: 1. is Yahoo! paying Special K for tack-on advertising? and 2. has searching...
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Google Docs Further Evovles the Ol’ Writely
via Mashable! by Kristen Nicole on March 25, 2008
Some updates have been released for Google Documents (you know, the old Writely), according to Google Blogoscoped. The tabs at the top of the page has been replaced with a more traditional menu bar which will be easier for new (and existing) users to take advantage of, because of its familiarity to a certain Microsoft Word desktop application. A few other shifts have made overall navigation...
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MySpace, Facebook, Google: Connect, Compete, Control?
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on May 11, 2008
Great news developing over the weekend around data portability, though it remains to be seen how the implementations go.Facebook Connect: Today we are announcing Facebook Connect. Facebook Connect is the next iteration of Facebook Platform that allows users to "connect" their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to any site. This will now enable third party websites to implement and offer even...
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Roofarena: Bringing Million Dollar Homepage to Manhatten
via ReadWriteWeb by Josh Catone on May 08, 2008
Roofarena is basically the Million Dollar Homepage concept built as a graphical layer on top of Google Maps. The idea is that any roof in Manhattan is for sale and users can "virtually" purchase a roof and add their own design. In a post about copycat ideas last year, we advised that if you "do feel the need to borrow an idea, you should definitely make changes and try to innovate and push the...
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Icon Search Engine
via gHacks technology news by Martin on May 22, 2008
If you do not like to create your own icons with a program like IcoFX Icon Editor you can use the Icon Look search engine instead which provides an easy to use interface and search. The main interface consists of a search form and three links in the footer. The search results are quickly displayed after entering a search term and hitting enter or clicking on the Look button.By default icons of...
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Popular blogger ignites uproar over Twitter harassment
via Webware.com by Caroline McCarthy on May 22, 2008
Some Web enthusiasts find microblogging service Twitter to be addictive because you can say absolutely anything you want--as long as it's 140 characters or less. So what happens when "saying anything" translates into harassment?One avid Twitter user, Ariel Waldman, posted an entry Thursday on her personal blog, declaring that "Twitter refuses to uphold (its) Terms of Service." She said that...
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Facebook lifts 5,000 friend limit.
via The Jason Calacanis Weblog by Jason Calacanis on May 08, 2008
Oh boy.... I guess I have to confirm the 1,000+ friends of mine in the queue! :-)Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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An Inside Look at the Great Firewall of China
via Slashdot by CmdrTaco on May 11, 2008
alphadogg writes "An interview with James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, who has experienced "The Great Firewall of China" firsthand, an experience people from around the world will share this summer when the Olympics comes to that country. Based in Beijing, Fallows has researched the underlying technology that the Chinese use for Internet censorship. One good thing to...
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Site usage statistics enabled for Google Sites
via The official update feed from the Google Apps team by Google Apps Team on May 05, 2008
Google Sites now provides a simple way to track site usage, by integrating with Google Analytics.Editions impacted:Standard, Premier, Education and Team EditionsLanguages impacted:US EnglishHow to access what's new:Sign in to Google Sites, open a site, and click 'Site Settings'. Navigate to the settings page for 'Other stuff', check the box for 'Statistics', paste...
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TinEye: An Amazing Image Search Engine
via CyberNet by Ashley on May 22, 2008
There are all kinds of search engines out there that specialize in one specific area. Some of them are useful while others simply aren’t. One of those specialized search engines to add to the “useful” list is TinEye. It’s an image search engine which allows you to upload an image, or you can provide an image URL, and then it will tell you where the image appears on the web. It’s a...
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