They were supposed to be killer apps
Whenever there is a highly successful website or application there are always going to be the pretenders to the thrown who according to their founders and supporters will be the next killer application.
Like Google for instance this is a business that many have tried to copy and yet Google still survives and is getting stronger, [...]
Boys Google logo a big hit
When Google announced that they would be holding a competition for youngsters aged between four and sixteen to design one those logos, which Google occasionally use to show different celebrations or events.
The theme for this Google logo was “My Community” and the winner was a schoolboy from Surrey called Daniel Thorne who is aged fifteen. [...]
Google not so green after all
It would seem that Google may not be that green after all. They are quick to publicise their investments in green technology, like the recent geothermal project. Nevertheless, when it comes to eco friendly search, then it is a different story.
This has come because the largest search engine in the world has ended its relationship [...]
YouTube cleans up
The video sharing site YouTube are preparing to make some sweeping changes in the wake of the high profile court case taken out by media giant Viacom.
It was through the court case that YouTube had to provide the court with a list of all YouTube members and their online activities. Although there was no possibility [...]
What is wrong with marketing to kids?
Kids today have so money to spend on crazy things that must come as no surprise that companies know this; they also know that the parent’s cash is also unlimited so therefore kids are being sold the idea of spending £100’s of your money.
So what are the worst marketing ploys to relieve money from kids?
Abercrombie [...]
Mother uses internet for child’s illness
When Danielle Fisher aged, 13 fell ill, the first port of call would naturally be the local GP but when that fail to work then it was onto the local hospital. However, after six months the girls symptoms of fatigue and headaches remained undiagnosed.
However, when all else fails there is only one place to [...]
July 14, 2008Two days upcoming on Digg
For the many users of Digg there has been a few unannounced changed which are causing some questions to be asked as to the motives of the Upcoming section. This section is normally where a new news story would be placed for twenty four hours before moving on to wherever they go next.
But recently [...]
July 10, 2008What makes a good webmaster?
There are many things that make a good webmaster, but these qualities are changing all of the time, simply because the industry is changing all of the time.
But just producing a nice looking website is no longer any good; as there are many factors which need to be taken into consideration and all of [...]
July 2, 2008Want to use something other than Google?
Anyone who uses the internet will already know that Google is the dominant species, but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are plenty of alternatives out there for people who do not want to bow down to the Google supremacy.
These applications will help take your mind off of Google:
Yahoo or Ask.com
Thunderbird [...]
Google not No1 in Russia!
Believe it or not Google is not number one everywhere, so there will be some people rejoicing now! Take Russia for instance their favourite method of search is not Google, when they want to search the net they turn to Yandex!
With a 44% of the Russian search market, they have a commanding platform [...]
June 27, 2008Woman beats off File Sharing lawsuit
It is a worrying trend when we see ordinary people being pursued through the courts by large organisations like the Recording industry Association of America (RIAA), but it is refreshing to see that in two cases these claims of alleged copyright infringement.
Not only was the case thrown out of court but the judge [...]
June 17, 2008Shoppers choose unusual gifts online
Imagine one of those stores that only appear the movies, these are places which are a bit like an Aladdin’s Cave where there is always something on one of the shelves that takes you back to your childhood or to some other memorable point in your life.
But alas these stores are few and far [...]
May 23, 2008Microsoft to pay users to search
Microsoft have been trying for some time to capture the search market, but have failed even their proposed take over of Yahoo failed, leaving them to rethink the whole situation.
Now they are launching “Live Search Cash back” the idea being that both advertisers and users will be able to get cash back savings on [...]
March 25, 2008Weird Website list
No matter how busy you are, there always comes a time when you find yourself sitting there looking at your home page and thinking “What the hell can I search for?” or “I wish there was something interesting on the net!” but of course there is, its just that some really interesting and funny websites [...]
March 20, 2008Is Google slipping?
Could the unthinkable really be happening? Well if you listen to some people then you would be forgiven if you believed them, after all most people always love the underdog to come up trumps, rather the big guy.
This has come about because of the data that has been from comScore, this gives and accurate [...]
March 18, 2008Google revises webmaster guidelines
The search engine giant Google are forever trying to improve their service for both users who want to find the best quality search results in the shortest possible time and the owners of websites who are looking to get their website as high up the search engine result as possible.
But in order to keep [...]
March 3, 2008Google bombing in use
This practice also known as link bombing is how someone who has a grudge or is just being a bit mischievous and likes to have a bit of fun at some one else’s expense, this can have a detrimental effect on how the chosen site can perform or redirect traffic from a particular page or [...]
February 28, 2008Canadian soldiers not to post on FaceBook
The heads of the Canadian military have been telling their troops not to place any personal information on social networking sites such as FaceBook and MySpace. This has come as they believe that this information could be used against them by terrorist groups who could in turn use this information to get at the families, [...]
February 18, 2008Yahoo slims down design team
Despite being well over valued by Microsoft, it still appears that the company is finding it tough, so much so that they have apparently fired the whole of the design team. Its not as if they had nothing to do, they were supposed to be working on the next generation design ideas.
But as the company [...]
Hit man sort on Craigslist
They say that you can get almost anything on Craigslist from flats, jobs and now it seems you can even hire a hit man to get rid of your cheating partner!
Well that was what a woman from Michigan; USA thought when she tried to hire a hit man to kill the woman that was having [...]