Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Knol Recieving A lot of Criticism

Anil Dash, blogger and Six Apart employee, argues that Google has fundamental problems with creating good editing tools because they can?t really put themselves in the mind of the end user .   read more
From: www.webpronews.com

Friday, December 14, 2007

Hybrid apps put pressure on Office

Martin Veitch, IT Week , Friday 14 December 2007 at 00:00:00 Microsoft may react to the rise of web-based productivity applications by releasing its own hybrid suite Attempting to take market share from Microsoft Office has become one of the great follies of recent years, but contenders continue to line up.... >  Read the full article
From: rss1.mediafed.com

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Google to JotSpot Users: Wait And See

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From: www.addict3d.org

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Medio executive leaves for startup

The chief advertising officer at mobile search startup Medio Systems has left to create a secretive startup called BlueKai.
From: seattlepi.nwsource.com

Microsoft Office Enters Web 2.0 Era

Microsoft took the wraps off its Office Live Workspace service Monday, at least for those users who preregistered for the software in October. It will be weeks to months before the service -- which lets users store their Office documents online -- is available to the general public.
From: news.yahoo.com

Google Sites: Keine Gefahr für etablierte CMS-Produkte?

Die Andeutung, Google werde im kommenden Jahr ein eigenes Content Management System vorstellen, hat für viel Aufregung gesorgt. Experten raten jedoch zu einer nüchternen Bewertung.
From: www.computerwoche.de

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Research and Markets: Google Has Made Several Acquisitions in Recent Years Including Innovative Product-Based ...

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Premium Company Profile Google Inc." to their offering.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Google.com Web Hosting plans 2008 Launch of Enhanced Hosting Services

Google plans to launch Google Sites in 2008. The initial plan is to enhance Google Apps and Google Page Creator features by using JotSpot for collaboration tools. The new enhanced features may set up a possible rivalry between Microsoft Virtual Office and Google Sites.
From: www.webhostdir.com

Google Plans 2008 Launch of Enhanced Web Hosting

Google plans to launch Google Sites in 2008. The initial plan is to enhance Google Apps and Google Page Creator features by using JotSpot for collaboration tools. The new enhanced features may set up a possible rivalry between Microsoft Virtual Office and Google Sites.
From: www.physorg.com

Monday, December 3, 2007

SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 3, 2007

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Microsoft Launches adCenter Accreditation: adExcellence Microsoft has announced the launch of adExcellence, their accreditation program to qualify companies and individuals as certified adCenter experts. Microsoft promised to launch this ...
From: searchengineland.com

Google Previews Expanded Docs Roadmap In Michigan

YourSearchAdvisor and TechCrunch report on a meeting sponsored by the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce last week for local businesses about forthcoming developments and enhancements for Google Apps and Docs. The speaker was Scott Johnston, former VP of Product Development at JotSpot, which was acquired by Google in late 2006. Most of these enhancements are slated to make their appearance ...
From: searchengineland.com

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Kongregate Announces Five Exclusive Indie Game Development Projects

SAN FRANCISCO----Kongregate, a leading social Web games site featuring robust community features and user-uploaded games, today announced it has funded five premiere development studios to create original, large-scale Flash games exclusive to the site.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Google Wiki, Where Art Thou?

Industry rivals speculate that the much-talked-about Google wiki software will tightly connect with Google Apps.
From: www.eweek.com

SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 26, 2007

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: YouTube Video Overlay Ads Becoming More Visible Beet.TV and Silicon Alley Insider discuss the new Adobe campaign (and others) featuring graphical ads and video overlay ads on YouTube. Below is a screenshot I captured, after watching numerous ...
From: searchengineland.com

Is Google Headed in the Wrong Direction?

News Analysis: Location-based services are hot, but Google may be setting itself up for another failure.
From: www.eweek.com

Positioning to Capture Context

The annual EContent 100 list provides an opportunity to consider the industry as a whole, and it reflects the content industry?s need to look at its present and its future from many perspectives. Long gone is the era in which print, online, audio, and video media formed distinct publishing markets, as is the time when enterprise firewalls defined the boundaries of where professionals discovered ...
From: www.econtentmag.com

Enterprise Wiki Maker SocialText Raises $9.5 Million Third Round; Mayfield Makes Way For New CEO

Palo Alto-based SocialText, a maker of wiki software for enterprise users, has raised a $9.5 million third round from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, SAP Ventures and Omidyar Network, all of which were previous investors.
From: biz.yahoo.com