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Will Facebook take on Google search?

dabloguiman — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:20:13 +0000

Facebook added a new option to its search bar allowing users to search for advertising pages. With all the user data and preferences they have, will they eventually beat Google in contextual search and better targeted advertising? We’ll have to wait and see.

Technorati Tags: Facebook, Google, advertising, search engine

Internet ad revenues near $10 billion

dabloguiman — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:16:36 +0000

Internet advertising revenues for the first half of 2007 reached nearly $10 billion, setting a new record representing an increase of nearly 27 percent over the same period last year.

Chile Tecnologico TV

dabloguiman — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:23:12 +0000

El Mercurio Online launches a technology video channel where visitors can learn about “the latest in innovation and trends” and “the transforming effects of Web 2.0 and the new technological devices that captivate fans of these gadgets”.

Virtual worlds for young children

dabloguiman — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:43:32 +0000

According to eMarketer estimates, 41.5% of children ages 3 to 11 will use the Internet at least once a month in 2007. In total, 14.9 million children will go online in 2007, rising to an estimated 16.6 million in 2011.

Verizon reverses course on pro-choice messages

dabloguiman — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:32:27 +0000

Calling it a “mistake” and “an incorrect interpretation of a dusty internal policy” Verizon reversed course this morning on Naral’s pro-choice text messaging program.

Bye Bye Yahoo! Podcasts

dabloguiman — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:58:46 +0000

The Yahoo! Podcasts site which never came out of Beta will close on October 31, 2007. No explanation given in the webpage.

Hilarious

dabloguiman — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:40:39 +0000

Hilarious! Australian government launches the Australian Government Consultation Blog Discussion Paper inviting the public to discuss the potential value of having a government “consultation blog”. They can save time and trees having the discussion in the “consultation blog”.