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Chuck Norris Is Hiding
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on January 27, 2008
First result for Googling "find Chuck Norris" and hitting "I'm Feeling Lucky."(thanks, David)
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Google Drops More Than 160 Points
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on January 21, 2008
That's not something we're used to hearing, but since its peak back in the Fall at nearly 750, Google has dropped to 584 currently, a 166 point drop (it's dro
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No, Google Won't Buy the NYT. But Google.Org Could
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on January 22, 2008
I've argued in the past that we need new models for quality journalism, and that it's the responsibility of companies like Google and Yahoo to help our culture get there. One might be to run our best journalistic enterprises as trusts, the way they do in the UK and elsewhere. There's been a lot of speculation over the years (including a piece in RealClearMarkets yesterday) that Google...
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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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Google Slams Microsoft
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on February 02, 2008
In a blog post that will be its only response, according to an email I was sent, Google fires pretty much everything it has at the Microsoft/Yahoo deal. ... Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate andillegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC? While theInternet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought toestablish proprietary...
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Q&A With Marissa Mayer
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on January 30, 2008
Venturebeat has an interesting Q&A with Marissa up, in it she points toward social search as a major area of development for Google. She hints Gmail may be used to identify your friends, using their search history to influence search results for you and those in your social network. While this network would likely first be built on Gmail contacts, Marissa wouldn’t rule out importing friends...
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Yahoo Will Take Its Poison Pill
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on February 08, 2008
Yahoo Board to Reject Microsoft BidI certainly hope this means major changes at the company, and a rallying cry for Yahoos everywhere. They need it. From the Journal:After a series of meetings over the past week, Yahoo's board determined that the $31 per share offer "massively undervalues" Yahoo, the person said. It also doesn't account for the risks Yahoo would be taking by entering into...
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Addict-o-matic
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on May 01, 2008
My pal Dave Pell's new Web hack is up: Addict-o-matic. It's a fun approach to indexing the live web.
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The Music In Magazines
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
I remember being 10, or thereabouts, sitting in front of my parent's stereo system, entranced by the albums they had collected in college. The system - tuner, turntable, and speakers - was a Craig, cheap, Korean, and dependable, an early indication of where the consumer electronics business was heading. I'd put on the albums they owned - Rachmanioff #2, Man of La Mancha, a lot of...
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Google Health Launches
via John Battelle's Searchblog by (author unknown) on May 19, 2008
Check out the complete overview here, from Philipp.
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