Archive for the “Google” category
Google vs. Technorati: Who Wins In Inbound Links?
by Tony Hung on November 10, 2007
So, if you’re like me and have updated to WordPress 2.3, you may have also noted that on the WordPress dashboard, the “inbound links” list is now being populated by Google’s Blogsearch and not Technorati. There’s been some talk about (…)
Yahoo Keeps An Eye On Bottom Line, While Google Goes Robotic
by Tony Hung on November 8, 2007
I wondered how Google will directly benefit from the OpenSocial API a few days ago, particularly as more bloggers believe it to be a whole lot of hot air, and now it looks like Yahoo is answering. That is, on (…)
Anyone Wondering “What’s In It For Google”, Yet?
by Tony Hung on November 6, 2007
I am. I have been following the discussion throughout the day (when I was able to), and it seems like no one specifically knows what, perhaps, is the biggest unspoken question is about Google’s Android open-source mobile stack platform. You (…)
Gmail 2.0 Is Nice — Still No Sorting Function, Though.
by Tony Hung on November 5, 2007
I noticed that my gmail account has been upgraded to the “gmail 2.0″ today, which is cool — we have some new features, such as an improved contacts function, the ability to filter emails based on a single email (not (…)
Would An OpenSocial API “Matter” If Everyone Who Mattered Was On Facebook?
by Tony Hung on November 2, 2007
Just a theoretical question to lob at you before the weekend: in all the clamour around an OpenSocial API, and how the blogosphere is polarizing it (hyping it) to be a Facebook vs. Google and Superfriends cage-match, when would an (…)
Oracle and Salesforce Joining Google in OpenSocial Standard
by Tony Hung on November 1, 2007
The news all around the technosphere is that MySpace has jumped on the OpenSocial standard that Google has put forth, putting yet another major player on Google’s “side”. The other “side” of course being Facebook, who has put together their (…)
… But Is The World Ready For Mobile Lifestreaming? (Or Microblogging? Or Presence Management?)
by Tony Hung on October 9, 2007
So it looks like Google bought the ‘other’ ambient broadcasting / lifestreaming / presence management / microblogging tool, Jaiku today. Mind, like Mat Ingram, I haven’t actually tried Jaiku, but from all accounts it has a great many similarities to (…)