Google learns to crawl Flash
Google has been developing a new algorithm for indexing textual content in Flash files of all kinds, from Flash menus, buttons and banners, to self-contained Flash websites. Recently, we've improved ...
Bag Helps Laptop Pass Air Security
For years at airport security checkpoints, passengers have heard the refrain, almost a dirge: “Laptops must be removed from their cases and placed on the belt.” — Get ready for a change. The Transp...
We're retiring AdSense Referrals
We're constantly looking for ways to improve AdSense by developing and supporting features which drive the best monetization results for our publishers. Sometimes, this requires retiring existing fea...
Nokia welcomes Warner Music Group to Comes With Music
Warner Music content also available via Nokia Music Stores globally — New York, NY, USA - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced that Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) will make its diverse catalog of new s...
Xandros Acquires Linspire Assets in Secret Backroom Deal
Today, as a Linspire shareholder, I received the below “memorandum” from Linspire. I have confirmed with several other Linspire shareholders that they too received this same notice. — In classic Mi...
Inside Microsoft's Internet Infrastructure & Its Plans For The Future
A few minutes after she delivered a speech at our Structure 08 conference in San Francisco, I caught up with Microsoft's corporate VP of global foundation services, Debra Chrapaty, for a video chat.
BioWare Confirms PC Support, ‘Looking At’ iPhone Development
It's been more than six months since “Mass Effect” was released on Xbox 360 and BioWare was picked up by Electronic Arts. We haven't heard much from the studio since, outside of talking up the recent...
What are your SEO recommendations?
Posted by the Webmaster Trends Analysts (John, Jonathan, Susan) — You may have noticed that we recently rewrote our article on What is an SEO? Does Google recommend them? Previously, the article h...
Did French Retailers Win ‘Hometown’ Verdict Against eBay?
A French court today cracked down on counterfeits — and an outlet that sells them — ordering eBay to pay Louis Vuitton and other luxury brands — Kenzo, Guerlain, Dior and Givenchy — $63.1 million in d...