We have suspected for some time that Google will make moves to compete with Facebook. As Facebook becomes more popular, and more powerful online, Google risks losing significant market share. Google’s answer is (or very likely to be) called Google Me, and it is currently being whispered about, publicly on Techcrunch, as Project Emerald Sea. Latest figures (ballpark no doubt) on Facebook are that there 700 millions users. To put that into perspective, mose households that have a computer also have at least one person with a Facebook account. Plus, most poeple that have Facebook accounts spend most of their Internet time on Facebook. This means 2 things to Google; They are not seeing Google adverts They are not using Google search Google’s core business is search and the advertising associated with search. Facebook is slow eroding their revenue stream, albeit only to a very small extent at the moment. However, Google does have serveral of its own “social” sites and platforms, such as Orkut, Buzz, even YouTube and Picasa are social in nature. Plus ofcourse, Blogger network of blogs hosted on Blogspot.com, are all social, as is Google Talk, Gmail and Google Wave (essentially deceased). Then there is the older social [...]

Has Facebook Just Crashed and Burned or is it Just Me? Oct 31, 2011  Trying to open Facebook an getting an error message ion Chrome: Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE): The server closed the connection without sending any data. Of course, this could be my PC, Chrome or my ISP that is playing up. All likely contenders really. Anyone else having trouble accessing Facebook? I had just played a move in Wordscraper and then poof! all gone. Strange. Spooky strange. Maybe ghosts in the machine. It is Halloween. Facebook Apps Dead? No Scrabble, No Wordscraper! Jun 10, 2011  Just checked in to Facebook to see if it is my move in Scrabble or Wordscraper, and all apps.facebook.com pages seem to be down right now. The following message is posted in the Chrome broswer: The server at apps.facebook.com can’t be found, because the DNS lookup failed. DNS is the web service that translates a website’s name to its internet address. This error is most often caused by having no connection to the internet or a misconfigured network. It can also be caused by an unresponsive DNS server or a firewall preventing Google Chrome from accessing the network. Sure it is nothing serious, well, hope not, I think [...]

Recent studies carried out by Travelsupermarket.com have revealed an unexpected side effect of the Web2.0 internet phenomenon – holiday flings are becoming less common, and the internet is to blame. In the days before social networking and Googling, people felt that they were safe to have some passionate fun while on holiday, in the knowledge that they could easily avoid seeing their lover again if they desired. However, now more and more people are being poked (a Facebook term) and Googled by their fling and tracked down, much to the annoyance of the other party involved. It is estimated that 1 in 5 people that had a holiday romance in 2008 were contacted after the holiday by their lover, via popular social networking sites. This trend is on the increase, as more people are building profiles online. And this is starting to make people think twice (when sober enough to think at all!) about having a fling while on holiday! Suggested Reading:Holiday Website Company Sun4U.com Collapses OvernightSimonSeeks.com – New Travel Website that Rewards Holiday MakersToday Matt Cutts Posted A Photo To Google+ !!!! WOW!!!LinkedIn.com Proves That It Is A Real Tech PlayerBad News For Travel Affiliates