New plain Yahoo! interface
Boy, it sure seems like Yahoo! and Google are trying to do what the other does. Have you seen Yahoo!’s new plain search page?
Monthly archives: July, 2005
Amazon.com Sitting Pretty 10 Years Later
From AP (via Yahoo! News): Soon after Amazon.com Inc. debuted 10 years ago, Jeff Bezos and his handful of employees spent late summer nights packing books in a tiny warehouse, scrambling to ship a growing gush of orders. Today, the man who has grown accustomed to being hailed the king of Internet commerce runs a …
Microsoft said to be mulling purchase of Claria
From CNet News: Microsoft is in discussions to buy controversial adware maker Claria, sources say, in a move to own an advertising network to compete with rivals Google and Yahoo. Whether a deal will happen is unclear, according to sources familiar with the talks. But in the event that it does, Microsoft would likely face …
U.S. to retain control of Internet domain names
From TechRepublic: The Bush administration announced Thursday that the U.S. government will not hand over control of the Internet to any other organization, a surprise move that could presage an international flap. At the moment, the U.S. government maintains control of the Internet’s “root”–the master file that lists what top-level domains are authorized–but has indicated …
Supercomputer for Dodgy Tickers
From Wired News: Doctors here in Beantown may soon turn to one of the world’s fastest supercomputers as an aid to fixing bum tickers and removing formerly inoperable tumors. A new IBM BlueGene supercomputer, recently installed at Boston University, could give surgeons real-time, 3-D visualizations of patients’ internal organs as they implant lifesaving devices or …
Purina Dips Paw into Podcasting
From ClickZ: That “meow” you hear coming from your neighbor’s office may be a part of Nestle Purina PetCare’s latest interactive initiative. Barks, meows, jingles and audio pet care tips are front-and-center on the new Purina.com Web site, unveiled this week. But these content bites aren’t meant to be accessed via the Web. They’re podcasts, …
Diskeeper Name Change update
I just received a call from Colleen Toumayan from Diskeeper Corporation (formerly Executive Software) who wanted to clear up a few items from our previous post about their change of name. Other than their name, the company has not changed. They recognize fragmentation is more of an issue than it has ever been with today’s …