2010-08
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Google to Offer Encrypted Search Next Week | Threat Level | Wire
May 19, 2010 Here at Typekit, we believe good typography is good for the web. We’re working towards a world where all websites have both rich visual communication and content that is searchable, accessible, translatable and delivered as quickly as possible.
and Google Announce Open Source Collaboration
It’s amazing what taking one of the best iPhone apps, making it free, and giving it a better name will do. Actually, it’s not. Twitter for iPhone has rocketed to the number 1 app (free app, but undoubtedly overall as well) in the App Store following its release yesterday.
New Logo/Name, Same Result. Twitter Dominates The App Store
The US District Court of California has issued a permanent injunction against the BitTorrent search engine isoHunt, forcing it to shut down in the United States. IsoHunt is expected to block all access to US visitors in response to the decision, but no action has been taken thus far. Early 2006, the MPAA issued a complaint against isoHunt and its sister site TorrentBox, claiming that owner Gary Fung operated file-sharing services and profited from copyright infringement.
IsoHunt Forced to Shut Down in the US
Today, the Federal Trade Commission cleared our acquisition of AdMob , a mobile advertising start up.
Working with AdMob to move mobile advertising forward
June 1, 2010 comScore Releases April 2010 U.S. Online Video Rankings
Releases April 2010 U.S. Online Video Rankings
At Google I/O, Apple Is Invisible and Ignored
Speaking in the shadows of Steve Jobs keynotes past, the first day of Google I/O seemed to work around the elephant in the room of Apple and Google's recent conflicts and ongoing battles in mobile, advertising and the OS.Ronald McDonald has long been an admired figure. Kids the world over brighten up when they see the affable clown, with his unmistakable red hair, yellow jumpsuit and striped shirt. They know upon spotting him that a chicken nuggie Happy Meal (replete with toy) is not too far in the future.
The Sad Reality Behind Ronald McDonald (w/ PICS
A Russian friend of mine may be in a dangerous situation in Washington, DC. My friend and former student K arrived in DC yesterday, along with a friend. She came over on some kind of travel exchange program put together by a Russian travel agency called 'XXXXX'.
Help me help my friend in DC.
PayPal doesn’t just want to be in your mobile phone, or behind the transfer of virtual goods in social networks such as Facebook, where it’s one of the options for the new Facebook Credit payment system, according to President Scott Thompson. He told me during an interview in Toronto recently that he sees the company becoming the default payment engine for your television, your car, your DVD player and even your fridge. Thompson also said that the online payment business is exploding with new competitors in a way he has never seen before, but that PayPal is confident it can retain its edge as more and more transactions move online.
PayPal Wants to Be in Your TV, Your DVD Player and Your Car
Last year, Mindsystems launched Amode, a new program that took visual mapping in an exciting new direction. More of a flexible information management tool than a mind mapping program, it enbled users to represent information in several different contexts, rather than force-fitting it into a single visual mapping model.
Amode 2’s unique approach to information management is a perfect
Chrome-To-Android Extension: Awesome, Deadly
One of the cooler, subtle things that Google showed off at Google I/O was its new Android Cloud to Device Messaging service that’s a part of Android 2.2. The “don’t call it Push Notifications” service allows you to automatically send links from your computer to your Android device.In our most recent beta release , we fired up all engines to bring to life our fastest version of Chrome to date.