Submitted by Gadgetboy
from Google Reader:
One interesting (or not so interesting) part of statistics is that the numbers differ vastly based on who is measuring it. Recently, I had written here about Facebook users spending 8 billion minutes per day on the website. That is approximately 4 billion hours per month.That number was given by the social network company t (Read More)
Google Book Search Blog:
Posted by Jeffrey Peng, Software Engineer, Google BooksI'm a software engineer on Google Books. One of my main projects is adding magazine content and features to the site. In September we were excited to announce the availability of over 1,860 issues of the iconic LIFE magazine on Google Books. One of the feature reques (Read More)
Submitted by Louisgray
from Google Reader:
The worst thing that any startup can do is say that they are a Google killer. It is natural for Rich Skrenta the founder of Blekko – a search engine – messaging the opposite.Rich writes: “…there is no such thing as a Google killer. No company is going to play David to their Goliath and slay them with a well-aimed stone fro (Read More)
Submitted by Adamsherk
from Google Reader:
If you haven’t participated in a #journchat discussion yet, you’re missing out. The quality of the discussion is better than ever, as Sarah Evans has continued to build a strong, dedicated and passionate community around current topics in journalism, public relations and social media. If I had to give you one reason to swin (Read More)
Search Engine Journal:
After Yahoo! SiteExplorer and Flickr, Yahoo! Pipes is the third reason why I love Yahoo! so much.Surprisingly, I come across too many people who have no idea how to use Yahoo! Pipes and what one can do with them.This post is meant remind us of some huge possibilities behind the tool: here are 5 great Yahoo! Pipes that can b (Read More)
Google LatLong:
Name: Mihai Voiculescu (Cartograful)Day job: Web programmer at itbox.roRegion mapped: RomaniaUntil last month, Romania wasn't on Google Maps. Users started a Facebook Cause and a Twitter Petition to get Google's attention on adding Romania to the map. "I found out about Map Maker opening in Romania over Twitter -- I follow (Read More)
WebProNews - Social Media:
Senior staff in the U.S. Congress and European Parliaments regularly access digital outlets and social media to research, influence and set policy, according to a new study by StrategyOne.Nearly every staffer (96%) uses online resources for public policy research, more than half (54%) reported learning of policy issues for (Read More)
Laughing Squid:
photo by Eric TestroeteEric Testroete created an amazing papercraft self portrait as a Halloween costume, wearing his surreal big head over his real head. Here’s Eric’s documentation of the project.I made this as my costume for Halloween 2009. It was kind of inspired by big-head mode seen in videogames. I really wanted to g (Read More)
Official Google Blog:
Does anyone actually like passwords? Most people can't stand them because they end up having to keep track of a long (and often memorized) list of usernames and passwords to sign into the websites they visit. Website owners hate them because it's hard to get people to create a new account on their website, and almost half o (Read More)
Moderated AppSec Feed - OWASP Foundation's shared items in Google Reader:
I’ve sometimes been of two minds about OpenID. I’ve always seen it as alluring because of its simplicity and openness. It seemed perfect for simple web applications.But in my darker moments, I worried about some of the system’s usability and security issues. In particular, I was concerned about how easy it would be for a (Read More)
Google Code Blog:
Do you operate a website and wish you could increase the percentage of users who finish the registration process? As discussed on Google's main blog, Google has been working with Plaxo and Facebook to improve the registration success rate for Gmail users. We now see success rates as high as 90%, compared to the 50-60% rate (Read More)
Mixx: Tech:
I just logged back in to it the other day.... the looks of it in my browser reminded me very much of facebook with a sparse looking google interface. Maybe once I add some friends, it might look a little more "pretty". (Read More)
Submitted by Awolk
from blog:
One of the trends I’ve been keeping my eye on is the speed at which we seem to be headed towards a two-tier system of media consumption, with commercial free content available for those willing (and able) to pay for it, and ad-supported content for those who are not.It’s a trend that’s mirrored in other industries, from hea (Read More)
ZDNet Asia Latest Tech News:
Twitter and Facebook users were getting hit with scams on Monday.
Twitter users warned about direct messages that said, "I make money online with google. i learned how here [link]," according to Twitter users.
A Twitter representative said it was not a phishing scam because the site to which the .. (Read More)
Official Google Blog:
This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.The week leading up to Halloween has brought a flood of new treats for you.Music SearchOn Wednesday, we rolled out our new music search feature, fully integr (Read More)