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China versus Google!
Now coming from a journalistic background I do know that China has strict policies when it comes to media. Which is why, it comes as no surprise for me that Google and the Chinese government were at loggerheads since January this year. But what surprised me is that the tense standoff has finally resolved with [...]
Next stop? Wonderland!
Back in 1974, when Mr. Steve Jobs dropped out on his course to take up Calligraphy, nobody in the world could have imagined devices which were like a foot long tablet computer, used for surfing internet, accessing mass media, gaming, and even creating content like movies, music and other media. But after three decades of [...]
Triple Threat – Facebook vs. Twitter vs. Google
Things just got bigger in the social media world! Social networking greats Facebook and Twitter were already at loggerheads vying to get users attention online. According to a recent poll pertaining to social networking, Facebook reportedly sped past with 48% in response to Twitters 40%. Both these social networking sites repeatedly devise strategies to get [...]
Facebook Refuses to Comply with Big Music Companies Order to Remove Project Playlist
A few days ago, MySpace removed all signs of its ‘Project Playlist’ song gadget from the MySpace website. Now, the people who used this service can no longer install any more lists. The decision to completely eliminate the playlists was due to violation notices by big well-known music companies. These popular companies are all in [...]
Ambitious Facebook Aims to Expand its Web Operations
Social network leader Facebook has several ambitious plans to make its users’ experience even more delightful. However, the past year’s privacy concerns have forced it to be careful with its plans to innovate its social network operations.
How Social Media Stood Alive During Mumbai Terror
The terrifying and horrendous terror attacks in Mumbai were not only covered by the press media, but also by social media throughout the world. Social media sites like Twitter, Dailymotion, Flickr and several blogs included information and messages pertaining to the attacks to inform readers about the latest happenings taking place in the financial capital [...]
Will Microsoft’s Live Search Turn Into Kumo?
Try and try till you succeed! Well, this is the mantra Microsoft Inc. seems to be chanting since a very long time to have a formidable position in the search market. As ‘Google’ sits comfortable on the throne ruling the Web territory, Microsoft is finding out ways to dethrone it through various strategies, the latest [...]
Google Betters its US Search Share in October
According to Hitwise, the popular market analysis company, Google Inc. continued to boost its share in the US Web search market with 71.7 percent in October. This is quite an impressive increase compared to September this year, where it had 71.16% of the search share. Moreover, the current year’s economic slump does not seem to [...]
Microsoft Partners with Sun for Web Search
Enough is enough! That’s what Microsoft’s latest move seems to suggest in reply to Google’s dominance over the search industry since several years. The software giant has struck a Web search deal with Sun Microsystems Inc. in an attempt to thump Google in the online search competition.
Linkool Launches Firefox Sidebar, Juice
Linkool International recently launched a Firefox browser sidebar called ‘Juice.’ This is a powerful plug-in that amasses all the information from the web about a highlighted term or what is being searched for. This is a very handy reference tool that a user can get used to very swiftly.
