The entire point of AdSense and similar efforts from Google is to make targeted advertising a reality. One can argue that it already exists thanks to the above-mentioned service, but its reliance on keywords doesn’t guarantee that the ads presented are really what the user is looking for. The movie Minority Report showed a kind [...]
Writers often use the word “storm” to convey great change, to mark some event that triggers a great change. In that sense, a storm is definitely building in Canada as a court case in British Columbia involving search engine isoHunt could end up affecting Google and Yahoo! as well. The question before the British Columbia [...]
Google’s on a roll. First there was the improved labels for Gmail, then came Latitude for mobile tracking. Now, it’s announcing that multiple inboxes are available for Gmail. It sounds great, but what would you need that for, right? Before you get excited, it’s not what you think. You won’t be importing your Yahoo mail [...]
Here’s another list from a familiar source: Ars Technica. The tech site has handed out its Ovatio Awards to commemorate the newsmakers of 2008. It covers everything that one can expect: the highs and lows of gadgetry, technology trends that defined this year and other topics worth mentioning. Here are my notable entries from the [...]
Microsoft and Yahoo! had the world watching when they were going through the motions of acquisition. We know how things eventually turned out, but that didn’t end things for Yahoo! What happened after is that Google jumped in with its rival to come up with an ad deal. Today we found out that, just like [...]
Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang announced in a memo today that 10% of his employees were going to lose their jobs. Here are excerpts: affected employees will be notified of layoffs in the next several weeks. we understand that hearing this news now creates uncertainty, but we are moving ahead in a way that balances speed [...]
We all learned recently that Microsoft is still pursuing Yahoo!. We also know that this time it’s not doing that pursuit using subtlety. When you go after the board or try to create your own board, well, you know things are going to be brutal. So, why does Microsoft want Yahoo! so badly? Now, if [...]
Microsoft is after Yahoo! again. This time, it’s not going to be as subtle as before. …Microsoft would be interested in discussing with a new board a major transaction with Yahoo, such as either a transaction to purchase the “Search” function, with large financial guarantees or, in the alternative, purchasing the whole company. If you [...]
If you’ve ever wondered how it would be like to work for Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft or any of the prominent IT companies, a new website might give you a clue. Glassdoor allows employees to anonymously enter feedback regarding their respective companies and give other people insight regarding their workplace. Here’s how it works: Glassdoor sets [...]
When you’re considering buying a new product or enlisting a new service, do you go to the Internet to check for reviews first? I do, and apparently a lot of other people do the same thing, prompting businesses to turn to online reviews as a means of attracting potential customers. Picking up on a trend [...]
