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Amazon Buys Extremely Rare J.K. Rowling Book
By Doug Caverly - Fri, 12/14/2007 - 11:49am.
J.K. Rowling created seven handwritten, leather-bound copies of a book called The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Six were given to close friends, and the last was sold to Amazon.com for about $4 million.
Google Reaches $2000 or TechCrunch Sells for $100M?
By Andy Beal - Wed, 10/03/2007 - 2:34pm.
While you were working, an interesting exchange happened over the blogosphere. It seems TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington and Silicon Alley Insider’s Henry Blodget are having a war of words.
You might ask what this has to do with internet marketing, but I think you’ll find the exchange of interest.
First up, Blodget put up his thoughts on Google’s share price hitting $2000, giving it a market cap of $750+ billion.
Google Seeks Edge In Voice Traffic Talks
By David A. Utter - Wed, 08/08/2007 - 6:40am.
As part of Google's ongoing efforts to broaden its network, the company has been actively seeking strategic negotiators for submarine networks, and for IP transit services.
Google Releases "Share of Voice" Impression Metrics
By Rene LeMerle - Tue, 07/10/2007 - 3:26pm.
Search engine giant Google has released another enhancement to its AdWords advertising platform which will allow advertisers to get a better understanding of their campaigns' performance. The new impression metrics are akin to traditional advertising's "Share of Voice" measurements.
Microsoft Testing Mobile Voice Search
By Jason Lee Miller - Mon, 06/25/2007 - 11:27am.
A leaked .cab file reveals Microsoft is working on a Bluetooth-enabled voice search application for Windows Mobile.
Experiment with GOOG-411
By Chris Smith - Thu, 05/24/2007 - 12:22pm.
Google recently released their new Voice Local Search in beta, also known as “GOOG-411″, and I thought I’d kick the tires a bit. They also mentioned it on their new Google Lat Long Blog.
Talking Around the Mobile Web
By Barry Welford - Wed, 05/09/2007 - 2:32pm.
Although many have cell phones and other mobile devices that would permit mobile surfing, few do.
Part of this is explained by the poor appearance of many websites as seen through a mobile device
Given the push to have more mobile-friendly websites, hopefully this will change.
The dotMobi community is providing resources and we now have a dotMobi Mobile Web Developers Guide.
Google's Got The 411
By Mike Sachoff - Mon, 04/09/2007 - 10:07am.
Don't have access to a computer or phone book but need to find the number of a local business? Google Labs has launched an "experiment" that provides free 411 services.
Microsoft: It's Official, We're Buying TellMe
By Joe Lewis - Wed, 03/14/2007 - 1:40pm.
In a statement today, Microsoft has confirmed its intentions to purchase TellMe, a provider of multiple different types of voice information services. Specific terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed as of yet.
It looks like you can chalk this one up as gossip that actually came to fruition. The last week has been rife with speculation that Microsoft would be purchasing TellMe. It was actually one of the more prominent news pieces until Viacom came along and stole the spotlight by dropping a billion-dollar bomb on YouTube.
Second Life To Get 3D Voice Capability
By Joe Lewis - Tue, 02/27/2007 - 1:03pm.
Linden Lab, creators of the Second Life online world, announced plans to enable residents to voice chat with one another in real time. This initiative is geared toward improving the collaborative efforts of educators, non-profits, and businesses that run their operations within the virtual environment.
To invoke a recurring motif from the Star Wars saga…
“I have a bad feeling about this.”
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