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Verizon’s New VZ Navigator 5 Lets You Send Your Location To Facebook

Back in October, Google changed the mobile navigation space when it launched Google Maps Navigation for Android. While the product itself is solid it also has one killer feature: it’s free. This has forced the makers of other non-free navigation too…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

The Birth of the Virtual Assistant

Dag Kittlaus is the Co-Founder and CEO of Siri. He is a serial innovator and consumer wireless Internet veteran of 10 years in both Scandinavia and the US. Siri is Dag’s third consecutive mobile product.In the near future, anyone who lives a conn…

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |
 

Brightkite Expands Product Line-up With Mobile Apps For Nokia, Palm Phones

Popular location-based social network Brightkite has simultaneously released mobile apps for some Nokia as well as Palm smartphones.The release of the apps follows earlier launches of Android, BlackBerry and iPhone applications.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

Yelp Ratings Appear In Google AdWords

I received a screenshot in email of an AdWords ad for a San Diego auto repair shop that featured Yelp ratings (and a link to the Yelp review) in the AdWords copy. Here’s a screen of the ad:Detail:Google has been making AdWords richer, with pro…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |
 

Overhyped, Overpriced & Disappointing: iPad? No, iPod in 2001

“I still can’t believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! … I want something new! I want them to think differently! Why oh why would they do this?! It’s so wrong! It’s so stupid!”Sound familiar? That wasn’t a reaction to yesterday’s…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

An Inside Look Into Boxee’s Systematic UX Overhaul Process

Anyone who has been using Facebook for a few years knows that even minor changes to an interface design can cause a wide variety of reactions from a loyal user base. When the popular social network has made design tweaks in the past, there is always…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |
 

10 Blue Links (and a Bunch of Other Stuff!)

Google announced product listing ads today, a cost-per-action ad program that shows images in the search results:Product Listing Ads is part of our effort to simplify the advertising process for merchants with large product inventories. Some of the …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |

Will the iPad Be as Much of an Enterprise Success as the iPhone?

The iPad is clearly one of those universal technologies that will be as useful in the home as in the office. Much like the iPhone, people will want it for work simply because it will be useful for getting work completed. Like any Apple product, it’s…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

Apple iPad Search Powered by Google or Bing?

So after weeks of practically making the whole tech industry in active mode with rumors and photo leaks here and there, Apple finally launched its so called “latest creation.” And if you’re following the live coverage in various tech blogs, you all …

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |

Google Social Search Goes Live, Adds New Features

Google has begun the rollout of its Social Search product, a way of seeing customized search results based upon the people in your social network. Social Search has been an opt-in Google Labs experiment since its debut in October, but will be availa…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |