Some German drivers can already send data straight from Google Maps to their BMW’s GPS unit, but it looks like certain Mercedes owners can now get in on the act as well, and be able to do the same with Yahoo Local Maps to boot. That oft-desired feature is the centerpiece of Mercedes-Benz’s new Search [...]
Since Google went ahead and did the deed with Dell, Yahoo has struck a deal of its own by landing a “multi-year” agreement with Acer (the world’s third largest laptop supplier) to become the default search engine on all future notebooks. Yahoo already has ties with names like TiVo, Meedio, and DialPad, but hopes the [...]
The iPod had to move over (even if only a little today), and now it’s turn for iTunes to move as well. Zune’s software is, of course, called Zune, and it encompasses everything you’d expect from your standard single-shot media player, download, and management console. You’ve got the usual: genre exploration, top songs, albums, artists, [...]
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Seth Godin has pointed to a great Web 2.0 traffic watch list that the folks at Alexaholic have put up for him.
Fascinating stuff, especially at the extremes, where there has been virtually no movement in the top twenty, and huge movement in the bottom two hundred. Granted, some of that is an artifact [...]
This LEGO robot proves that AJAX can be used for more than just websites. Instructions here.
Although my little innocent Lego car is far off from coming close to being a serial killer, it will be fascinating to see how “killer apps†will be able to control and remote control through AJAX and web technologies in [...]
Google has released three new services in the past two days. Most notably they have added all of Europe streets to Google Maps. Beta versions of Google Maps for France, Germany, Italy, and Spain include interactive street maps, driving directions, and integrated local business search. Accompanying this release, they also improved high resolution imagery coverage [...]
AOL purchased Weblogs Inc. a while back, and is expanding their blogs to include stock blogs that will be focused on eight of the top companies in the USA. The eight companies include Time Warner (AOL’s parent company), Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple, eBay, Wal-Mart and General Electric.
According to AOL’s press release on April 27, 2006:
Each [...]
As announced on April 11th, ABC is now offering shows streaming on their website. The shows can be watched on your computer and have from 3-4 commercials (that cannot be skipped), placed throughout. This is a trial launched by ABC currently set to run until June 30th. At the completion we expect them to monitor [...]
Google Calendar was released two weeks ago and we are already seeing some really interesting ways to make use of the sharing function. (If you are not aware, you can mark events on your calendar as public so other people can see what is going on and when you are busy and free).
Clinical Cases suggested [...]
Goowy is a new Web 2.0 solution that creates a personal webtop. What does that mean? Well, a webtop is like your desktop on your computer except is exists on the web. Essentially, you can have lots of different things on your screen that you would expect to find on your desktop but all accessible [...]
