Google offers speedy page browsing with Fast Flip
Fast flip is provided with 4 rows of content , “Sections”, “Sources “, “Popular “, “Topics “.Each of these sections are further divided into a tabular format.Clicking on any of the tabs will produce the relevant results.
We selected the Sci/Tech option:
If you click on an interesting item you found on the list,you will be directed to a large image ,with a navigation device on the side to conveniently scroll either to the next or previous article.We clicked the Tech Crunch News, and we were directed to the following screen.
Google Fast Flip will bring about revenue for publishers and reproduces the magazine reading experience online.Revenue collected from the ads(see picture) appearing alongside the article will be split between Google and the relevant publisher, with content providers taking the major part of the revenue.
Josh Cohen, a business product manager at Google, stated that Fast Flip, will collect content from numerous US websites, newspapers and magazines that have opted in to the service, including the New York Times, the Washington Post and Newsweek. Cohen mentioned that this latest news website was one of numerous different experiments Google was working on with publishers to increase the online audience, engage readers more deeply, and make more money for all parties.
Google Fast Flip can be accessed at http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/
Umibozu-The Meta Search Engine
Will this search engine umibuzo,with the caption “Change the world” on their page, bring about a major change?
For the moment,this caption might be best to describe them, from the following features
1.The results of the search engine are obtained by simultaneously crawling Google ,Yahoo and Bing.Also there are 3 options to display the results,’Matrix’ ,’User’ and ‘Top’.We searched for the word seo and obtained the following results:
Matrix format:
User format:
Top format:
2. The Umibuzo.net is not only a search engine but also can be used as a Bookmarking site. It offers a double advantage by by offering bookmarking features and search engine results. Bookmarking feature can be utilized by creating an account in this site.
3.Additionally once you type a keyword,along with the results of the search engine ,the link “Donate to UNICEF now!” is displayed,enabling users to make contributions to .Well,looks like they are trying to bring about a change on charitable grounds too.
4.Also the recent keywords searched are displayed on the home page of this site.
5.Additionally there are options to add your websites and to access your settings by signing into this site.
For those who like us are amused by the name Umibozu,here is a history behind the name.Umibozu in Japanese means sea bonze(bonze refers to the Chinese or Japanese Buddhist monk). It might have aquired the name bonze,as Umibozus like the Buddhist monks are said to have large ,round heads in resemblance to the shaven heads of Buddhist monks.In Japanese folklore, umibozus are believed to live in the oceans and if anyone in a ship takes the bold step to speak to it, it would capsize the ship.
Twitter Launches Geolocation Feature
Twitter will permit their members to include their latitude and longitude if they wish to do so with each tweet. The service will be firmly opt-in, with the default being set to ‘off’. Tweet-level geo tagging will be treated another way than the location data entered manually by the user in their profile. Location data in the profile will persist to be utilised to give a general idea to visitors about where a member is normally based.
One major advantage of this feature is that ,you could toggle from reading the tweets of accounts you follow to reading tweets from any person either in your neighborhood or city-irrespective of whether you follow them or not.
Twitter,is thus getting better with the introduction of this fresh opt-in geolocation feature.
Bing Search Market Increases,Google And Yahoo Decline
Google Caffeine-The new version of Google Search Engine
The Search engine giant Google has released the developer version of its new upgraded version,which is coded as Caffeine-an interesting name,though ! Most people would have the same opinion that a little jerk of caffeine is just what the body requires in order to kick into high gear and begin moving more rapidly in the morning. It appears that, caffeine can have the same consequence on Google Incorporations search engine. Google themselves have stated this improvement as the “next-generation architecture”.Speed: How rapidly can the fresh search engine load results?
Accuracy: Which set of results matches the search term?
Temporal Relevancy: Is the version of search engine good at capturing breaking news?
Index Size: Is it really all-inclusive than the previous version of Google?
Once Microsoft launched Bing ,the whole world was wondering how good this will be and if it can contend against Googles search technology. Bing proved that it is a very good search engine, and after that everybody was wondering what will Google do in order to overpower Microsoft’s
new search engine.Probably caffeine is the answer for the doubt raised in people’s minds.
Tests so far have revealed that the latest version of Google is twice faster than the the previous Google and it also displays higher search results (depending on queries).At the moment it looks like Caffeine is superior than the old Google, but we need to wait for it to be released.
The development version is available at www2.sandbox.google.com
Windows 7 to be released on October 22nd inspite of the "show stopper bug"
Following the widespread issue this “show stopper“ bug created in Windows 7, the president of Microsoft’s Windows Division, Steven Sinofsky recently mentioned in a statement that the bug though initially reported as a “critical bug” and then a ‘showstopper’ bug, would not delay the release of Window 7 on the decisive date.
Microsoft have held a chip-set controller responsible for the error and have suggested Windows 7 customers to call/visit their motherboard manufacturers and download the most modern chipset drivers for their particular motherboard.
A new look for Yahoo Home Page
Yahoo ,which occupies the second place in the search engine industry has decided to finally revamp its home page.Presently Google occupies around 65% of the market share among search engines followed by Yahoo which occupies 19.65 of the share.
Yahoo has disclosed its new hompage look in US,though the rest of the world will see this only later this week.The revamped page will have several kinds of applications like Facebook,ebay including outside content which the net users can utilise.
The senior vice President for consumer experience Tapan Bhat stated that the main objective of this change is to create an individually germane experience for every net user
Search Engine Strategies in Germany for SES Berlin conference on Nov 24-25 2009
SES Berlin’s sessions will help marketers ensure online success. Beginner workshops, intermediate sessions, and debate panels will address applications such as video, podcasts, and blogs, as well as design and writing for search engines. More advanced marketers can attend sessions on search advertising tools, web analytics, and advanced paid search tactics.
With all sessions uniquely ranked according to content and degree of understanding, SES Berlin is a crucial event for beginners as well as experienced search marketers.
Source : prweb.com
Microsoft sets limitations for Windows 7 upgrade
The limitation has however created controversies from some industry watchers. Michael Silver,Gartner analyst who published a research titled “Enterprises Should Demand Windows Upgrade Option.” ,has mentioned that organizations need to comprehend their Windows 7 requirement and obtain the necessary privileges for the most excellent value.
Buzz 140-Twitter Unconference
This is what one of the participants had to say “Twitter is one of the finest and quickest places to obtain information”.
Twitter’s home page twitter.com displays this– Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?Whether Twitter is here to stay for long or is it just a temporary fad among users,one needs to wait and watch.