[Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News:
Google is not only the name of a major search engine (among lots of other things), but apparently, it’s also a brand of Vienamese toilet paper. According to Google translate, the text on the packaging says: “Very long, soft, smooth. Of high vacuum, because you always!”Thanks Korben!Related posts:The Comfort Wipe: Because Yo (Read More)
Alt Search Engines:
Alon Halevy of Google Labs and Anand Rajaraman of Kosmix went after the Deep Web in their own separate ways last night, at the SDForum Search SIG in Palo Alto. Alon and Anand are long-time collaborators in solving the Deep Web problem, and their joint presentation last night had the all the easy familiarity and good-natured (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Clicker, which aims to be the TV Guide for Internet television, just launched its first public beta. We first reviewed Clicker last week when it was still in private beta. The version that went live today features a number of significant improvements over the private beta version. Clicker now indexes 33% more shows than bef (Read More)
Submitted by Raidho
from Google Reader:
Keyword Research Management I have no idea how often I’ve said keywords are the foundation of all Web Promotion initiatives from Search Engine Optimization, Pay per Click and even your Social Media Marketing, keywords play a role in generating interest and visibility for your business’s web site. Keyword Research and Manage (Read More)
Submitted by Sarahintampa
from Google Reader:
Clicker, which aims to be the TV Guide for Internet television, just launched. We first reviewed Clicker last week when it was still in private beta. The version that went live today features a number of significant improvements to the private beta version. Clicker now indexes 33% more shows than before and indexes over 400 (Read More)
Submitted by Revo
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ImageBrain 1.03.78ImageBrain is advanced software for image identification and photo matching.The phrase peak signal-to-noise ratio, often abbreviated PSNR, is an engineering term for the ratio between the maximum possible power of a signal and the power of corrupting noise that affects the fidelity of its representation. B (Read More)
Submitted by Obannonsleap
from Google Reader:
In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we analyze a new breed of content site that is rapidly gaining momentum, look into recent statistics showing that Gen Y is using Twitter more, compare five recommendation services for iPhone apps, review the new-look MSN, and mor (Read More)
: He asks if massive content sites gaining momentum is "cause for concern about the future of the Web?" - my thinking on this is it's cause for rejoicing. Regardless if you're building your site(s) for fun or profit, the point is constant and quality content creation should ultimately be rewarded.
Noupe:
By Cameron ChapmanWe’re approaching the end of 2009, and many people are wondering what the future will bring. While no one can predict for sure what the Internet holds in its future, there are indicators and trends that can point us in the right direction.A ton of technologies are ripe for further development in the coming (Read More)
Submitted by Jgmize
from Google Reader:
It's been a little over a year since I started doing Django development full-time, for one of them real jobs. Around that time, there were a few large problems in the community that hadn't been solved yet. They were kind of blemishes when you would talk to people about Django, and I'm happy that most of them have been solve (Read More)
eWeek - RSS Feeds:
Google has a lot riding on its Google Chrome Web browser. The search engine Nov. 2 added bookmark sync for its latest build of Chrome to let the browser's 30 million users to keep their favorite Web pages up to date across multiple computing devices. The Chrome 4.0 beta is also 30 percent faster from the current stable rele (Read More)
MediaShift:
The murder happened in the kitchen with a laptop.That possible explanation for the death of Gourmet magazine sounds like a solution from the game Clue. The 68-year-old food magazine met its end this month when publisher Condé Nast cut it and two other magazines. Some blamed Gourmet's demise on the Internet and its theft of (Read More)
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Google is getting into the online music business. TechCrunch has learned that the search giant will partner with iLike and LaLa to integrate clips into its search engine. An announcement is planned for October 28. Both companies allow streaming on first access, a 30-second clip thereafter, and the option to... (Read More)
paidContent.org:
» Windows 7 has beaten Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the top-grossing, pre-selling title on Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) UK. [TGDaily]» New York Times executive editor Bill Keller is trying to consume his company’s content in as many formats as possible. [Nieman Journalism Lab]» Twitter CEO Evan Williams believes that o (Read More)
Submitted by Kennykim79
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Microsoft's Education Labs launched a new project this afternoon and it's better on trees and the environment. The group just announced a new Math Worksheet Generator where teachers can generate math problems and email them in paperless Word format to their students. In addition to Math Worksheet Generator, the group also a (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
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Examiner.com is a media website that is run by Philip F. Anshutz. The company recently announced that they have acquired NowPublic, a citizen-generated media website. Examiner.com has about 16,000 team writers across 109 different U.S. cities. Examiner plans to use NowPublic’s search engine and publishing technology to s (Read More)