Archive for February, 2009

Yahoo may reveal revamping next week: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz could announce a major management reorganization as early as next week, according to the blog AllThingsD.

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Everyone Loves Google, Until It?s Too Big (New York Times)

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Antitrust scrutiny is a growing worry at Google as its market share gains accelerate.

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Yahoo May Overhaul Top Management Next Week, Report Says (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz may be ready announce a major reorganization of the company’s executive ranks next week, according to a news report.

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Fabled City of Atlantis Spotted on Google Earth? (New York Times)

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Can the mythical city of Atlantis, described by Greek philosopher Plato, be added to that list? British aeronautical engineer Bernie Bamford sighted a mysterious grid of undersea lines while browsing through Google Earth?s new underwater search tool . The strange pattern was spotted off the western coast of Africa, apparently near one of the possible sites of the legendary island.

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Yahoo may reveal management revamp next week: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz could announce a major management reorganization as early as next week, most likely on Wednesday, according to the blog AllThingsD.

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Google scuttles hopes that it has found the lost city of Atlantis (BBC News)

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

The Lost City of Atlantis is still lost – despite hopes that Google Earth had located the fabled city on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Asustek to Make Google Android Netbook, Says Report (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Google’s Android OS continues to extend its tentacles deeper into Microsoft territory. Two weeks ago Archos announced plans to roll out an Android-based tablet phone later this year, and now netbook-pioneer Asustek says it may install Android on an upcoming, low-cost notebook.

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Some Google Shareholders Getting Grumpy (PC Magazine)

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Google Inc is famous for pampering its employees, but some shareholders feel like they’re getting a raw deal.

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Yahoo! adds video and pictures to search advertising (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Yahoo! on Thursday livened up ads posted with search results, adding videos and pictures to advertising that previously consisted solely of uninspired text.

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Google seeks apps demo videos (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Google is asking developers to send videos of applications based on the company’s technologies, which could be featured on the code.google.com site or Google developer blogs.

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