We announced a while ago that Yahoo BOSS V2, the new version of Yahoo’s do-it-yourself search back-end, was in the wild, but many of the features were tucked away in obscure corners or were still on the “pending” list of implementation. Now Yahoo has released a full breakdown of the updated features. They are: Compatibility with SQL and YQL coding. SQL coding …
I’ve never been quite so excited to talk about a new service. Maybe it’s just the “waiting for Christmas” phenomenon, where the anticipation over the last year has built up so fully that ecstacy is the only possible response. But enough beating around the bush!Google has just released their social network, and its name is Google+. …
Google’s Eric Schmidt, speaking the Dublin summit on extremist violence (which we discussed earlier today), talked about growing problems with internet censorship and the risks faced by internet companies in authoritarian countries. Among other concerns, Schmidt said he feared the the possibility that Google employees might be arrested or even tortured for their involvement with un-censored channels …
Violent extrism happens in many forms, and while most Americans think of jihadists – radical Muslims who believe that they are in the moral right to wage a holy war on the United States – we can find a variety of examples in locations throughout the world. In the U.S.,neo-nazism and extreme ends on the right and left of the …
Google is no stranger to big events, especially since the company runs plenty themselves. One event that happened recently was the Google Inside Search event, which introduced several new features (several of which we already covered) and discussed the future of both mobile and desktop search. Here are a few of the big points made at …
As part of the search giant’s ongoing efforts to refine its look, feel, and functionality, Google is testing a lineup of new looks that focus in on the world’s most popular color: Black. Are they going to it because it’s slimming? Power-saving? Or are they just goofing around with colors? The exact motives aren’t clear, …
Google has been under pressure from governments the world over, but the most recent domino in the pile – the U.S. FTC antitrust investigation – is likely to hit the company hard. While Google has faced antitrust investigations before, their search practices haven’t yet been in the crosshairs. Likely as a response to this pressure, Google …
We’ve had the great pleasure to discuss Google Offers in several instances – including discussion of the Groupon bid, the possibilityof Google building their own competitor (which, of course, would be Offers), and even the rise and fall of Hotpot as a gateway into both local and social elements for the company. But now Offers is actually running in Portland and …
There are a great many sites around the web that went to the extra effort of putting together a mobile version. It makes plenty of sense, with the dramatic rise in mobile access to the web – as high as 10% of all web traffic for some regions. Having a mobile version gives plenty of …
On June 23rd, Google received a notification that their company was being investigated by the U.S. Government for potentially anti-competitive practices in their search. While Google has had antitrust reviews in the past, they’ve always focused in on smaller elements of the company, and have never taken on the core of Google’s business. Google responded …
