In what seems like a U-Turn on the dream of making the Internet more accessible, Google have announced plans to limit how much news people can read.
Newspaper publishers will now be able to set a limit on the number of free news articles people can read through Google, the company has announced.
The concession follows claims [...]
Google to Charge People to Read the News
Panic Attack on YouTube Leads to Hollywood Contract
This is a fantastic story of how the Internet can change someones life overnight. Fede Alvarez from Uraguay made a science fiction short and published it to YouTube. The film was called “Ataque de Panico!” (Panic Attack!) and featured giant robots and space ships invading and destroying Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.
The film is 4 [...]
An Open Letter from Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook is undergoing some changes. It has now got a staggering 350 million members (how many people?!). Facebook has more members then the entire popular of the USA and UK combined!
Dogbert the CEO Starts an Internet Business
I used to read Dilbert everyday in my youth, before I went to University. My mum used to send the newspaper clippings to me at Uni each week. The other day a friend posted a link to a recent cartoon, it was the first time I had read a Dilbert strip in over a decade [...]
Facebook Servers Down, Games Broken, No Scrabble
Early this evening we reported how Twitter was struggling under the massive demand for its services. Now Facebook is struggling. I cannot play Scrabble! It’s my move! This is a disaster! And Mafia Wars is very sluggish. Social Media? Social Decline more like.
Come on, upgrade your servers, get some better computers, buy a few more [...]
Has Twitter Reached Its Capacity?
Today Twitter was full. Just an error message saying that there were too many people tweeting and a request to try again later. Twitter is now HUGE. Are its servers big enough for further expansion? Not really sure what their image represents on this page. Tweeting birds carrying a whale. Hmmmm.
Google Reveals the Chrome Operating System To All
Google has finally revealed the code of its Chrome operating system to the public. Chrome OS is an open source operating system, much like the Linux operating system. This essentially means that users do not have to purchase it, and there is no advertising built into it. More importantly, as it is open source, it is much easier for computer programmers to develop their own enhancements to the software.
Google Provides More Templates for Google Sites
Google is developing Google Sites into a new free web hosting service. Maybe they have responded to the closure of Yahoo’s Geocities. They have stated that they have seen a large increase in businesses using Google Sites.
I’m pleased to announce we just added a stocked gallery of site templates in Google Sites. Anyone can browse [...]
New site hierarchies display in search results
Interesting changes to the way Google displays search results. In addition to the website URL it will also show a breadcrumn style trail from the homepage whenever it can.
Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:02 AM PST
Google usually shows a green web address, or URL, at the bottom of each search result to let you know where [...]
What is Google Analytics Intelligence?
Google Analytics has a new tool in Beta called Intelligence. It allows users to set up alerts. At the moment we do not know much more.
This is how it is described by Google (analytics.blogspot.com):
“How would you like to have 24-hour a day access to a dedicated assistant who is focused exclusively on your site’s analytics? [...]
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