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Mozilla's Marketing Misfire

Mozilla, makers of the Firefox browser (my preferred browser due to the amazing plugins) wants to lure Internet Explorer users. They have a new marketing campaign that hasn’t gone over so well. The theme of the campaign is Fight Against Boredom, suggesting that IE is a boring option. Here’s a line to give you the idea of the 70s goofy feel of the campaign’s song (Rise Up! Rise Up!). The world is such a great big place with so much to do. You can ski, eat green eggs, ride bikes, or start a coupe.

SpaceTime Takes Web Browsing 3 Dimensional

The 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in Las Vegas this week. Startups and big brands alike are launching their products. They’ve got a blogger’s lounge this year too. According to CES, the average U.S household has 25 consumer electronic products in it and U.S. consumer electronics sales should exceed $160 billion in 2007.

Google Buys Stake In Maxthon

TechCrunch has broken the story that Google has bought a $1 million dollar stake in the Chinese/Israeli owned Maxthon browser. The move could represent a significant drop in traffic for Baidu, which is currently the largest search engine in China in terms of market share and Google’s primary competition within the country. According to some report, Maxthon could account for as much as 25% of Baidu’s overall traffic.