Tag Archives: Google

Yahoo is the big loser, but Microsoft isn't far behind

Unless you were living under a rock, you probably know by now that Microsoft decided to walk away from an acquisition of Yahoo! late yesterday afternoon. A great behind the scenes view of what happened was posted by Kara Swisher … Continue reading

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Some very interesting search insight from a man who knows

Image via Wikipedia Popular Mechanics is running a rare interview of Udi Manber, Google’s search quality guru. It is a must read for anyone who is interested in the magic behind search technologies. Do read it.

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A quick thought on Google Sites

I’ve been working my way through Google Sites, while comparing it to the original JotSpot account I had. So far the feature that I miss most is the ability to email to a page on Google Sites. Emailing to a … Continue reading

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Google Sites follows the release of GrandCentral

Finally the old JotSpot has been released by Google. Google Sites made a big splash yesterday, and by the end of the day most bloggers were complaining about how much JotSpot had been stripped down from the original application. I’ve … Continue reading

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It looks like Google is starting to open GrandCentral for business

I’ve written in the past about GrandCentral, a web based service that aims to centralize your phone number management.  Google acquired GrandCentral last summer, and had shut off new user sign up.  Well, if you were waiting for an invitation, … Continue reading

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