Some search industry pundits have expected Google market share to come down a bit as other search engines catch up in terms of the quality of their results. Microsoft in particular has been considered a threat due to their aggressive investment in search technology. Even AskJeeves has been ...
For years, I’ve complained that a good reader for electronic books didn’t exist, and that was what was holding back the adoption of books and other printed items in electronic format. Readers were too big, too clunky, or too limited in what they could display. This whole area ...
Yesterday, we mentioned the lawsuit filed by Kinderstart against Google lawsuit last week; the firm blames Google for a major drop in rankings and traffic. Well, it looks like Kinderstart’s strategy worked - their traffic is back and probably much higher than before. They cracked the Alexa ...
InformationWeek reports on Claria’s change in Adware Pioneer To Exit Market, Sale Could Lead To Consolidation. Claria, founded as Gator, earned its early reputation as a firm that installed persistent adware applications on user PCs while masquerading as a benign password storage app. (more…)
At the end of last week, the breaking news was that Kinderstart, a U.S. firm, had filed a lawsuit against Google after it experienced a precipitous drop in rankings. Since the early days of search engines, we’ve seen complaints like this - “I was #1 for two years, now ...
While one might assume that book downloads are the main way to make money with online books, rather like music files, Google is proposing a different approach to publishers. Google will offer browser-only access to books for a payment to be determined by the publisher. Google’s program description ...
Though I’m not a privacy paranoid, I’m beginning to believe that there is merit in some kind of data retention legislation, like the bill authored by Rep. James Markey. That bill, titled the “Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer Internet Data Act of 2006” would require websites to delete any personally-identifying ...
According to an article at PC Pro, Microsoft makes Search Live, Microsoft has added a search component into its Live services, and has released a beta version of a Windows Live Toolbar. Searches load up results in web, news and rss sections. A Macro feature allows you to create customised search ...
Assemblyman Peter Biondi of New Jersey has introduced a bill that would require ISPs and site operators to require all posters to register with their name and address to prevent anonyomous posting. CNET News provides some in-depth analysis and commentary. (more…)
Predictably, Google’s GDrive “leak” is sparking plenty of commentary and discussion. The main topics seem to be the privacy implications of giving Google your data, and speculation as to whether the leak was intentional. The Silicon Beat blog, published by the San Jose Mercury News, seems to think ...
