October, 2007
Update on Yahoo! Site Explorer Counts Data
Priyank Garg from Yahoo! Search today announced an Site Explorer update: “Recently, some of you noticed changes in counts for Site Explorer results, where the counts were different for logged-in users versus logged-out users. While the counts have been incorrect in some cases, the actual returned results have been correct. However, we did roll out a [...]
Cut the Cables Bill – FREE HDTV with Off-air TV Antenna
You can watch HDTV by either paying to your cable or satellite provider or by receiving local HDTV broadcasts with an off-air HDTV antenna. HDTV antenna is a very attractive choice of getting high definition TV, since HDTV broadcasts are absolutely FREE and the picture quality is usually far better than the one you can [...]
Google introduces Finance tab on iGoogle and Gadgets API
Google has rolled out a couple updates to more quickly connect users with the financial information they are looking for: Google Finance tab on iGoogle — A dashboard of financial gadgets created by the Google Finance team, available on iGoogle. Google Finance gadgets are interactive and update dynamically, allowing users to quickly and easily find [...]
Facebook and Microsoft Expand Strategic Alliance
Facebook and Microsoft today announced that the two companies would expand their advertising partnership and that Microsoft will take a $240 million equity stake in Facebook’s next round of financing at a $15 billion valuation. Under the expanded strategic alliance, Microsoft will be the exclusive third-party advertising platform partner for Facebook, and will begin to [...]
Nielsen and Google Establish Strategic Relationship
The Nielsen Company and Google today that the companies have established a multi-year, strategic relationship. As a first step, the relationship leverages Nielsen’s experience in television audience measurement to bring demographic data to the Google TV Ads™ advertising platform. By combining Nielsen demographic data with aggregated set-top box data, Google can provide advertisers and agencies [...]
Microsoft Launched Virtual Earth – 3DVIA
Dassault Systèmes (DS) and Microsoft todaylaunched Microsoft Virtual Earth -3DVIA (Technology Preview). This free online application, developed by Dassault Systèmes, allows consumers to imagine and create realistic 3-D models — such as of buildings and structures — then share them through Microsoft Virtual Earth and online communities. “Virtual Earth -3DVIA users will be able to [...]
Microsoft Releases New Search Services for Internet and Mobile Customers
Microsoft today announced the final updates to the fall release of its Live Search service, introducing a broad array of new services and features to its local and mobile search offerings. The new features and enhancements are designed to make it easier for people to find what they need at home or on the go [...]
Google Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results
Google today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. “We are very pleased with the impressive growth we experienced across our business,” said Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. “Our core search advertising business experienced continued momentum driven by growth in monetization and traffic, and we are creating a wider and deeper ads [...]