Google buys 2 more startups: Apture, Katango
Google has acquired two more startups to help the Internet search leader upgrade some of its services. See original post by FOX Carolina
Month: November 2011
New Layout Widgets: Space and GridLayout
«[This post is by Philip Milne, who is part of the Android framework team. — Tim Bray] Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) sports two new widgets that have been designed to support the richer user interfaces made possible by larger displays: Space and GridLayout …
Amazon acquires voice recognition firm, fueling Siri speculation
Amazon appears to have quietly acquired Yap Inc., a speech recognition start-up company, fueling speculation that the online retaler is getting ready to produce a voice command service such as Apple’s Siri or Google’s Voice Actions for Android . See …
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Startup Weekend and GTUGs
«By Stephanie Liu, Developer Relations, Startup and Community Outreach We announced a partnership with Startup Weekend today that will support budding entrepreneurs all over the world. If you’ve never experienced a Startup Weekend before, it’s an intense 54 hour event …
Ad of the Week: “Tower Heist” Full-Page Overlay on Yahoo! Movies
Universal Pictures pulls a “heist” on the Movies front page with the help of Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and a very slick, cinematic overlay To celebrate the opening of “Tower Heist,” a comedy starring the inimitable Ben Stiller and Eddie …
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google: Googlers marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month w/ the Pink Pin Initiative & other office events http://t.co/7AZZYITS
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google: Everyday people are changing the world – and you can help. Donate to @CNN Heroes through Google Checkout http://t.co/gd3lMzJp
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TV Commercial Time = Mobile Primetime
A new study by Yahoo! and Razorfish uncovers valuable data on TV multitasking Do you remember the days when you watched TV and something came on that you wanted to learn more about, either in a show or a commercial, …
How real users helped us develop Gmail’s new look
«When building Gmail’s new look, our goal was to make the most engaging, accessible, and most of all, easy to use email experience possible. To accomplish that, we had many real Gmail users try out changes to the look and …
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Google May Penalize Your Site for Having Too Many Ads
Google is looking at penalizing ad heavy sites that make it difficult for people to find good content on web pages, Matt Cutts, head of Google’s web spam team, said yesterday at PubCon during his keynote session. See original post …
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Britain’s biggest newspaper publisher goes Google
«Editors note: Over the last couple of years some of the world’s biggest and most prominent media organisations have moved to Google Apps. The Guardian, The Telegraph and News International in the UK, Agencia EFE in Spain, Berlingske and Borsen …
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Accept German Content Websites
Clicksor are currently increasing Deutsch campaigns across many categories from our advertisers. This means if you have website with German content or high Germany traffic, you have great opportunity to earn more. Check below to see the estimates of how …
Get Started: 2012 Google Model Your Town Competition
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ad:Tech New York: Day One in Photos
Walter Isaacson, fruit smoothies, Superman at our Slate party and more ad:tech New York is part university, part circus and part party all rolled into one, and we have the photos to prove it. Keynotes from FTC Chairman Jon Liebowitz, …
Give Visitors to Your Site a Gift Guide to Download
I have long admired Tim Carter and his success in monetizing video at his Ask the Builder site. He puts together high quality, well packaged content, and his audience keeps coming back. And now Tim has put out a sharp …
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Blogger’s Brand New Google+ Page
Earlier this week, the Google+ team launched Pages, a new way for you to keep up-to-date with your interests and build relationships with the people who share them. See original post by Blogger Buzz
Life at Yahoo!: Jin Lim
«Yahoo! Finance has built a name for itself as the top finance destination on the web. And for Senior Director of Engineering Jin Lim, having been part of the team certainly comes with bragging rights. As the former head of …
Google Checkout to power donations for the 2011 CNN Heroes program
«Over the past five years, CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute has honored everyday people across the globe who are making extraordinary contributions to improve the lives of people in their communities. Each year Heroes are nominated by CNN viewers who …
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Raising awareness for breast cancer through the Pink Pin Initiative in NYC and beyond
«Every October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when organizations and individuals around the world come together to raise awareness to support the fight against breast cancer. This year, Google joined in and partnered with Susan G. Komen for …
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Announcing the 2012 Google Model Your Town Competition
«[Cross-posted from the SketchUp blog ] Following the success of last year’s Google Model Your Town competition, today we’re launching the second Google Model Your Town Competition . Model Your Town is about geo-modeling – making photo-textured models of real-life …
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