Social Networks, Apps, Search Engine News and More
As usual, better late than no post. For the week 03-09 March 2008.
Social networking and online communication:
- Tooth&Claw Pits Humans Against Vampires in Facebook
- Know-Who Makes Job Recruitment Social, Even Pays Rewards
- OurPrayer.org Brings the Power of Praying to the Social Web
- Social entrepreneurship, People Empowerment, Social Relevance, It’s an UnLtdWorld
- 19 Microblogging Platforms that Let You Blog Anywhere, Anytime
- Create Your Own Social Shop in Facebook
- Smack Your Way Into Social Networking with AllSmackTalk
- Do Your Social Networking via the iPhone
- Access Financial Times for Free on Facebook
- Share Your Feeds Together and Read Other’s Feeds at Shyftr
- How to Claim Your Fame in Social Talent Networking Site Taltopia in 4 Easy Steps
- Buy, Sell, Swap, and Network at Fashionspace.com
- DNA Testing Comes to Social Networks
Search engine news
- Microsoft Expands Online Business Services
- Yahoo Announces New Mobile Content Service, onePlace
- Google Tests Search Box within Search Results
- Yahoo’s Struggle to Avoid Microsoft Takeover Continues, Speeds Up Talk with AOL
- Industry Benchmarking and Data-Sharing Features in Google Analytics
- EU Regulators Close to Granting Google’s Acquisition of Double-Click
- Google Analytics Now Measures Audio Ads Performance
- AdWords to Incorporate Landing Page Load Time to Ad’s Quality Score
Gadgets, Technology news
- Intel introduces low-power processors for low-cost PCs
- The F5 Tablet PC answers your mobile computing needs, suits your rugged lifestyle
- comScore study says US Internet mobile use rising
- Samsung intro’s the Spinpoint M6, a 2.5-inch 500GB hard drive
- Internet Explorer 8 beta now available for download
- DivX, Philips agree to bring high-quality digital video on any device or platform
- Pioneer to stop production of Plasma display panels
- Panasonic announces 12 new Plasma, LCD TV’s for the Olympics
Digital Magazine
- Apple to restrict third party applications for iPod/iPhone
- iPods and media players increase crime rate?
- Jobs to Adobe, “iPhone is too good for Flash”
- Is Microsoft upgrading the Xbox 360 hard drive to 60GB?
- Aussie Attorney-General says no to R18+ rating for games
Digital camera report
- Olympus E-420 is the “world’s thinnest, smallest digital SLR cameraâ€
- Canon brings more performance, value and fun to its A590 IS digital camera
Did I count it correctly? 38 articles in a week? WOW!




