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Three Major Announcements from Microsoft Regarding Live Search
Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 8, 2009
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and President, Entertainment & Devices Division Robbie Bach took to the stage at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to make three major announcements about Live Search. They are: Dell: Beginning February 1, Dell will offer Live Search on the majority of its consumer and small …
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Yahoo Gets Into the TV Business (Kinda), While TiVo Gets Into Search (Sorta)
Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 8, 2009
The news coming out of this year’s CES is turning out to be a showcase for the way things are changing for the internet, which in turns affect how people use search (for both searching and marketing). First, Microsoft had its major Live Search announcements. Then, we saw a device with …
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Google Street View Aids Cops in Finding Missing Child
Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 8, 2009
We often hear about the bad stuff about Google’s Street View on its mapping product. People are concerned about privacy and some have been photographed in a less than flattering light. Google’s street view vehicles have also been banned from U.S. military bases. But today Street View is getting some good …
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Going to Search Engine Strategies? In a New York Minute!
Posted by Greg Jarboe Jan 8, 2009
Are you going to Search Engine Strategies New York, which will be held March 23-26, 2009? Of course you are. It takes less than a New York minute to make that decision. SES New York is a not-to-be-missed event in the search industry. Iâ””ve been attending each …
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Web Application Delays of 5 Seconds or More Significantly Affect Business Performance
Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 8, 2009
If you have web applications as part of a linking strategy or other online marketing strategy, be sure you don’t have delays of 5 seconds or more. That’s the moment when business performance really starts being affected, according to new data released by Aberdeen Group. For every second after the 5 …
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GiiNii’s Movit Mini is like the iPod Touch for Android
Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 8, 2009
Last week, we talked about the idea of putting Google’s mobile operating system Android on a netbook. This week at the Consumers Electronic Show (CES), a device akin to the iPod Touch is also running Android. The GiiNii Movit Mini is basically a small tablet running Android. It’s Wifi-enabled, has …
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