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Microsoft to Provide $1 Million to Advance Virtual Earth Research
Microsoft has provided $1 million to advance research related to Virtual Earth. The Virtual Earth is designed to encourage university research in areas relevant to digital geography, including spatio-temporal databases, routing, computer vision, ontologies, map user interfaces and visualization. [Read more] [Read more]
Ask Search Engine to Say Goodbye to Jeeves
Ask search engine will say goodbye to its corporate icon, a butlerish figure it has used for 10 years. Ask Jeeves has made a number of changes to its search engine and now it has Zoom related search, Binoculars, MyJeeves, and Smart Answers all integrated into the search results pages. [Read more] [Read more]
Google Releases 10 New Google Desktop Plug-ins
Google has released 10 new Goolge desktop plug-ins. The new plug-ins include AuctionWatch that tracks multiple eBay auctions and IntegrateIE that integrates Google Desktop into IE 7. [Read more] [Read more]
Daily Candy Auction to Reach more than $100 Million
Ex AOL official Robert Pittman has put Daily Candy up for auction. He is expected to sell it for more than $100 million. Daily Candy’s email newsletters make daily recommendations on shopping, entertainment, food and media. [Read more] [Read more]
Google Maps to Promote HBO Sopranos
Google Maps has been used to promote HBO Sopranos. The maps go live February 27 and HBO has bought search terms such as “Sopranos Map” to push viewers to the site. [Read more] [Read more]
Symantec Acquires IMlogic
Symantec has completed acquisition of IMlogic. Symantec will make IMlogic’s IM Manager available for purchase through its messaging management portfolio. [Read more] [Read more]
New Trojan Steals Bank Accounts
A new Trojan steals bank accounts. The Trojan waits for the user to open their bank account and transfers the money to another destination, according to MessageLabs. [Read more] [Read more]
Microsoft Launches Microsoft Office Live Services Beta
Microsoft has launched the beta version of Microsoft Office Live Services. This will offer a set of Internet-based business services to small businesses. [Read more] [Read more]
Google Responds to the Department of Justice’s Motion
Google has sent a response to the Department of Justice’s motion. Google’s 25 page response mentions that the Goverment’s demand for the disclosure of URLs would undermine the trust of Google users. [Read more] [Read more]
CPG Marketers Go Online to Build Relationships
Consumer packaged goods marketers are moving online to build relationships with customers. CPG has found the internet as a low-cost entry point and a simple means to sustain the dialogue with consumers. [Read more] [Read more]
Rojo to Launch Ad-Supported Feed Network
Rojo will be launching an ad-supported feed network. The objective is to increase websites’ feed subscriptions and provide advertisers a way of developing their own base of subscribers. [Read more] [Read more]
Bronto Incorporates Access to Akamai
Bronto email marketing software has incorporated access to Akamai Technologies into its web-based application. Akamai Technology allows Bronto clients the ability to host images and files within their accounts. [Read more] [Read more]
