Google Gives Away Free Downloads of SketchUp Via blogSEO, I learned that you can grab a free copy of Google SketchUp, “an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program whose few simple tools enable you to create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects – even space ships.” Totally free, don’t have to register, and …
Yahoo Go Is A Go From Yahoo Next, I learned that Yahoo TV is (semi) up and running (still in beta). More from the site: “Now you can take Yahoo! off your computer and put it in your living room for everyone to see. View photos, search for video clips and watch movie trailers on …
Internet Explorer 7 Beta Now Available for Download According to the official IE Blog, Internet Explorer 7 Beta is now available. More from the site: “We acted on a lot of the feedback and bug reports from the previous public releases. In particular, I feel good about changes we made based on reports from web …
Windows Live Mail Has Four-Month Expiration Date From Inside Microsoft, Windows Live mail accounts will have a four-month expiration date; meaning, if you go away for four months your account will automatically be deleted. Gmail has a nine month expiration date, which for me begs two questions: why can’t Microsoft mimic this, and how did …
A Billion Dollars Lost In Unspent Google Ad Money From InsideGoogle: “BuyGoogle’s got the fascinating tidbits from the Google earnings announcement conference call, including this biggie: Over a billion dollars in ad money that was allocated to Google went unspent. Although the period in which this happened is unclear, it is still a significant item …
New Google “Search This Site” Feature Coming This from Yellow Pipe News via Cybernet; apparently Google is “testing a new search feature within its search results.” More from Yellow Pipe: “Google is testing a new search feature within its search results. It’s an expandable content that can display more information about a site including an …
The Spy Who Clicked On The Australian Google Ad Here’s a fun news item from TechDirt: “The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is testing out its latest recruiting method: buying job ads on Google. Seems a bit odd that a spy agency would use such a method to find potential spies… but, then again, the article …
Google Analytics Says Jerusalem Belongs to Ireland Okay, not really. But according to Aviran’s Place there’s a bit of a glitch in the new fun Google Analytics updates: “No Ireland did not go on a crusade and concurred Jerusalem. Google Analytics program which give webmasters a free statistics for their web site lets users set …
Google CEO Interviewed by Charlie Rose This from Resource Shelf; Google CEO Eric Schmidt sat down with Charlie Rose recently for a pretty good interview, here’s a snippet: (on people fearing Google) “Our ambition is consistent with our mission, and the mission is all the world’s information. There are many people who are concerned about …
Google Calendar Live – Are There Google Calendar Privacy Issues? Yes, the highly anticipated Google Calendar is now live at calendar.google.com, for all your calendar needs. A bit more from TechCrunch: “My overall impression: Excellent. The abilit to share via web publishing or RSS shows Google’s commitment to an open stardard. And this application is …
