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Google Maps Now Has Biking Directions
2010-03-10 08:54:00 Google has partnered with Rails-to-Trails (RTC), a nonprofit focused on creating a network of trails from former rail lines, to add biking directions to Google Maps.
Google Maps now has biking route d...more
Twitter Inspects Links To Prevent Spam, Abuse
2010-03-10 08:42:00 Clicking on links that different people send can often be a cross-your-fingers experience, considering that there are malicious tricksters, unknowing victims, and hijacked accounts to watch out for....more
Actor Corey Haim Reported Dead
2010-03-10 08:22:00 Actor Corey Haim, best known for roles in movies like the Lost Boys, License to Drive, and many others (a number of which also featured Corey Feldman), has reportedly been found dead of an apparent dr...more
Google Apps MarketPlace Greatly Expands Google's Enterprise Offerings
2010-03-10 07:58:00 Last night at Campfire One, Google launched the Google Apps Marketplace, where developers can create apps that integrate with Google Apps and sell them to users. According to Google, they can reach ov...more
Google Suffers Market Share Stumble In The UK
2010-03-09 16:26:00 view : 2While we normally don't comment on market share fluctuations that occur in places other than America, some recent changes in the UK may bear mentioning. According to the AT Internet Institute, Google...more
HR Pros See Value In Social Media
2010-03-09 16:15:00 view : 2Social media plays an important role in problem solving and strategy development in the workplace according to a new survey of 900 human resources executives conducted by Toolbox.com and PJA.
Among HR...more
Google May Offer Services In Cuba, Iran, Sudan
It looks like Google may be ready to wade into another controversial censorship vs. availability of services situation. A high-ranking corporate representative has welcomed the U.S. Treasury's decisi...more
How Important is Your Domain Name to Your Brand?
How important is your domain name to you brand? Most online businesses would probably consider it to be quite important, and with good reason. Sometimes before searching, customers may simply opt to g...more
Report: Facebook Location Feature To Bow At f8
At the first f8 conference, Facebook Platform was launched. Facebook Connect was announced the second time around. And now, as f8 2010 draws near, a report's indicated that Facebook will finally unv...more
Problem With The iPad's First Ad
Pre-sales for the iPad begin next week and the first orders will start shipping in weeks. So it grabbed my intention when Apple aired its first ads for the iPad during the Academy Awards and the only...more
173 Million Internet Users Watched Online Video In January
comScore today released January 2010 data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that nearly 173 million U.S. Internet users watched online video during the month. Highlights from the report b...more
Yahoo on Microsoft Deal Benefits for Advertisers, Consumers, Publishers
Yahoo's line of thinking with regards to the big Microsoft/Yahoo search and advertising deal is that it will benefit both Microsoft and Yahoo's advertisers, as well as consumers and publishers.
It wi...more
MySpace Has Most Popular Social App for Android
MySpace announced today that it has the most popular social app in the Android Market, and the third most popular app on Android altogether.
"Our deep integration with the Android platform is one of...more
WebMD Becomes More Social
WebMD has launched WebMD Health Exchange, a new health social networking platform.
WebMD Health exchange allows people to connect with health experts and other WebMD members to share experiences, disc...more
Google Maps Takes Steps To Improve Marker Accuracy
By and large, Google Maps is great, providing well-plotted directions and up-to-date contact information on demand and free of charge. But slight inaccuracies persist, and to fix this problem, Google...more
Google Webmaster Tools Gets New Labs Features
Google has launched two new experiments in Webmaster Tools Labs. These are "Fetch as Googlebot-Mobile" and "Create your Sidewiki page owner entry."
"After we launched Fetch as Googlebot, many users wi...more
Goldman Sachs Slashes Nexus One Sales Forecasts
Investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs is more or less giving up on Google's Nexus One. A note Goldman Sachs published this week indicates that it's cut its 2010 sales forecast by a who...more
Is the Future of TV Advertising Dependent on Search?
The Wall Street Journal has the Blogosphere abuzz with rumors of Google testing a new set-top box with Dish Network, which would allow people to search television and online video content like YouTube...more
Dailymotion In Music Video Deal With Warner
Warner Music Group has entered into a licensing agreement with online video sharing site Dailymotion.
Warner will offer music videos via Dailymotion's website in the U.S., Europe and North Africa.
"We...more
Yahoo Gets Stock Boost From "Outperform" Rating
Although this turned out to be a pretty "meh" day for the stock market as a whole - the Dow and S&P 500 slipped a little bit, while the Nasdaq didn't gain much - Yahoo investors should be feeling plea...more
