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Now Enjoy Searching PDF Files on Google!
Finding scanned documents in Google search results was rare as determining the nature of the content was a problem for the search engine. But things have finally changed. With optical character recognition (OCR) software, Google has made it possible for users to search any Web-hosted document embedded in the Adobe Systems developed ‘PDF file format’.
Yahoo Video and YouTube Scale Up in Social Media
The social media industry got a tremendous boost from video communities as Yahoo Video and YouTube recorded a healthy growth in the video streams this September. Yahoo Video grew by a massive 56% to 265 million in September, compared to 169 million in August. This growth pushed it above Fox Interactive, which previously occupied the [...]
Google Enhances Gmail with New Features
In an effort to enhance the experience of Gmail users, search leader Google recently announced the release of several experiments for Gmail. Now, Gmail users can get access to additional sidebar options from Gmail Labs that allows them to add and look at the gadgets Google Docs and Google Calendar, without opening the hosted applications.
Gauging Brand Impact through Social Media
Through various communication technologies like blogs, social networking sites and discussion forums, consumer voices are much more amplified in the digital age today. This poses a major challenge for companies to monitor user conversations either online or through research panels to meet their goals and objectives.
Social Networking Bug Bites Snack Companies
The advent of social networking has benefited not only the society, but has also impacted the business environment globally. It is continuing to spread like fire across various business verticals, thereby encouraging firms to exercise their marketing operations online.
Scour Cuts Down Sponsored Results to Enhance Speed
Search engine Scour.com lately made improvements in its search function, cutting down the number of sponsored results displayed at the top of the page. The ‘Meta’ search engine which integrates results from top three search players – Google, Yahoo and MSN increased the number of listings overall and enhanced speed by 80%. It now claims [...]
Google Shines Although Economy Dims
Internet search king Google seems little affected with the burgeoning economic losses. Though most of the companies have taken a back-seat in their profit performance, Google held its head high with strong third quarter profits, successfully beating the expectations of Wall Street analysts.
End Your Financial Woes Through Social Media
As we witness a huge turmoil in the global economy, companies face tremendous challenges to survive in the dangerous period of financial crunch. What imposes a mammoth task for firms at the current situation is not to expand, but to sustain and then grow step by step, crossing the glooming barriers of economic recession.
Yahoo Releases Messenger 9
Here’s news for Yahoo chat lovers! The popular messenger service provider launched the latest version of its instant messaging client – Yahoo Messenger 9.0 for Windows XP and Windows Vista system. Yahoo fans can now avail some pleasant enhancements in the service such as a revamped interface having more skins and space along with facility [...]
Google Pockets 63 Percent Market in August
Google continued its juggernaut in the search engine market and thrashed competitors Yahoo and Microsoft miserably in August, as per the latest figures released by comScore Inc. The search leader captured massive 63 percent of searches by US-based consumers previous month, up from 61.9 percent in July and 56.5 percent in August 2007.
