Yahoo’s new release of BOSS (Build your Own Search Service) is exciting news for companies interested in developing their own search engine based products. Basically what they’ve done is invited any developers to use Yahoo’s technical know how, in the shape of their Search index, as a foundation. But why give this technology away so freely?
Be Inspired!- Get your bearingsIn every moment, in any situation, you can feel deep and genuine love. You can find spectacular beauty in the smallest, simplest things.
- In a great placeIf you feel stuck where you are, you're mistaken. Anything is possible, when you engage the power of your imagination.
- Beyond youYou cannot possibly know the full extent of your influence. So it's best to assume that anything you do affects everything that is.
- Get your bearings
Posted July 10th, 2008 by Kay Elizabeth
Posted July 5th, 2008 by Kay Elizabeth
The little change made to Google’s homepage perhaps wasn’t even noticed by the majority of regular Google users. After all, most of our attention is drawn straight to the search box. But closer observation tells the tale of Google’s newest feature - the inclusion of a Privacy link. Previously the last line on the page simply read “© 2008 Google”. Now it says “© 2008 - Privacy”.
Posted July 4th, 2008 by Kay Elizabeth
YouTube has this week been handed a federal court order to give Viacom all their database information on what clips users have accessed and when.
Viacom are in the throes of a $1 billion copyright infringement battle with Google, owners of YouTube. The ruling has raised eyebrows and hackles that user’s IPs and profile information can be so easily passed on to a company that has nothing to do with YouTube.
Posted June 30th, 2008 by Kay Elizabeth
Long long ago, in the days before the Internet, a mouse was something that made maidens hitch their hooped skirts up and scream. Today that little mechanical wonder is attached to what is arguably the biggest conversation killer of our time. I’m talking about real live face to face conversations here, not chats or IM’s.
Posted June 25th, 2008 by Kay Elizabeth
That’s your mission should you choose to accept it. If you always fancied yourself as the explorer type, here’s your opportunity to let that spring forth. Today Google put out a call for volunteers to help them fill in the blanks for uncharted terrains in GoogleMaps.
Interested? Then toddle on over to the Google Map Maker. Anyone can help by adding additional features like roads, businesses, points of interest and lakes to the maps. Details in Google’s LatLong blog revealed, “You will be able to trace many of these features using satellite images; as you trace, maps are immediately updated.”
