Google outside the Internet ( after mobile market it’s time for Google TV )
After lunching their services on mobile phone market the search giant announced new TV service. It was recently launched in the US and is expected to launch in the UK next year, integrates applications and the internet directly into televisions. It brings basic elements such as search or web browsing and goes as far as […]
EU investigates Google’s dominance in search
Google’s admission came after the European Commission opened a formal investigation into allegations that the company abused its dominance of the internet search market to suppress its rivals. A spokesman for Google conceded that the search engine “could have been more transparent” about the way in which it ranks other companies in its search results. […]
Tim Berners-Lee: The Web is threatened by Google and Facebook
As we can read on Scientific American Magazine article “Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality” by inventor of the World Wide Web (see 2nd row on the top 1989) – Tim Berners-Lee: The Web is threatened! Conclustions of his opinions are that social networking sites are hermetic ecosystems which […]
Facebook’s new e-mail – Project Titan
Today’s “rumor” has to do with the upcoming Facebook announcement on Monday, November 15. Some are guessing the invite-only event will have to do with the launch of a new Facebook’s e-mail offering (known as Project Titan). Titan, according to the buzz, isn’t a mere revamp of the current Facebook direct messaging capability; it will […]
What are people doing on Facebook?
According to Compete, Facebook is now the third most popular destination on the Web in terms of page views. But what are people doing when they sign on? Check out this Compete chart to see what activities the 22 million people who signed into Facebook did in August: 21 million people browsed their own or […]
Facebook, Google and customer satisfaction.
Facebook may be the most popular Web site in America, but its customer satisfaction score is in the dumps. In fact, Facebook’s customer satisfaction rating is below IRS e-file and in the same ballpark as airlines and cable companies, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The ACSI gives Facebook a score of 64 […]
Big brother is watching – how much Google knows about you?
There was plenty of talking about how search engine providers and ISP’s can know about you. We technology allow them to know pretty much everything you do online. Do they do that? Of course no, whats the point of collecting information which no one never will be interested in, but it is diffrent situation with […]
Let me google that for you
Great idea to illustrate the role of Google in modern world. Maybe it is not most usefull, but most accurate. Its called lmgtfy.com (short for Let me google that for you). So next time some will ask you question, which you will find is ‘above’ your limits in terms of patience go to that site, […]
Medelejev’s VS WEB 3.0 Gargasz’s webperiodic table
Medelejev’s VS WEB 3.0 Gargasz’s webperiodic table
ICM Registry welcomes approval of .xxx
As I was writing some time ago, ICM Registry took several attempts with ICANN to approve .xxx TopLevelDomain (TLD). Read here. Now in June 2010 domain extensions .xxx was approved by Internet Governance body ICANN. “ICM Registry will now work with ICANN staff to complete the expedited due diligence on our technical and financial qualifications […]