At the end of the year, it’s tradition for each search engine to release a report detailing the top search terms for the previous year. For Yahoo, this report is called “A Year in Review.” This year, however, Yahoo is accompanying their Year in Review with a blog entry. That entry looks back over the …
Facebook and Google are the two giants of the Internet world right now. As Facebook gradually crept up in numbers on Google, analysts jumped to conclusions that Facebook would somehow dethrone Google — despite the fact that their services were unique and non-overlapping. However, the picture is changing somewhat, and while Google will still not …
For some reason, people who get their hands on the latest and greatest technology automatically assume that it’s invulnerable to the threats that assailed its predecessors. They rest easily, knowing that there’s no way that their personal data could be filched, or their hardware could be destroyed, or a virus could start the zombie apocalypse …
As we recently reported, Android has pushed through the 200,000 application barrier, but there are several exciting applications on the horizon. One of them is from Sony PlayStation, and it has soon-to-be users very excited. According to a report over at Android Community, a PlayStation application is slated for release in the near future, but …
It’s Christmas Eve and the time has come again to track the route of Santa Claus as he travels the globe, bringing presents to the good boys and girls around the world. Want to track Santa’s whereabouts on Christmas Eve? Here are the online tools you need. Official NORAD Santa Tracker NORAD continues it more …
Google wanted Groupon. And why wouldn’t they? The “deal-a-day” site had bragging rights with their billion dollar annual revenue stream, and the concept was perfect for pulling in local business owners. But Google’s six billion dollar offer wasn’t enough to sway the company, so the search engine giant has had to look elsewhere to fill …
“Digital humanities” — the study of society, history, linguistics, and culture through digitized data — has become a recognized sub-section of humanities in general. Many modern-era groups have worked hard to advance this field, providing stunning research or resources. Google, already an established provider of resources in the field, is also helping to sponsor research …
It was no secret that Google had an eye on Groupon, the deal-of-the-day site that exploded in popularity since its release at the end of 2008. However, Groupon stood its ground against the search engine giant, turning down a six billion dollar offer to buy the company. Now, rejected and perhaps a little depressed, Google …
Google doesn’t keep its love for the world of technology a secret. Their devotion to projects within the open source community, their branching into new fields, and their constant creation of more powerful tools should be enough to show us that. However, over the last couple months, Google has been giving a special amount of …
Search in still king of the mountain for business and pleasure. For online travel, nothing could be more valuable actually. Google’s intended ITA acquisition is the biggest example of the import for huge companies, but a myriad of others exist for consumers. Even “relevance” is being sliced and diced to satisfy the growing craving for …
