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<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 12:45:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mainstreaming Google Earth By Plugging It Into The Browser]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49344</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49344</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 12:45:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49344</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Another 3D Digital Globe (U.S. imagery only along with a number of info layers) that has been available for some time as a plug-in for Windows is from SkylineGlobe.com.http://www.skylineglobe.comIt utilizes Skyline's TerraExplorer technology.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Myanmar Cyclone Maps, Paid Search Ads & Other Disaster Resources]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44589</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44589</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 07:38:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44589</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are a few more images from NOAA.#1http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/TRCnargis123_MTL.jpg#2http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/TRCnargis123_MT.jpg#3http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/TRCmargis122_GJL.jpg#4http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/TRCmargis122_GJ.jpg<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Sued For Undesired AdSense Inclusion]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42246</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42246</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:13:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42246</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On a related note, we've posted the full text of the complaint on ResourceShelf. It's a 12 page; PDF file. http://tinyurl.com/4lsatk<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[National Wetlands Maps (USA) Debut on Google Earth]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42064</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42064</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:46:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42064</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new layer for Google Earth. Details and URLs here:http://tinyurl.com/4uan4p<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google StreetView Sees Expansion In Europe, With Automation Of 3D]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42032</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42032</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:07:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42032</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you're looking now, today, for street-level imagery for major cities in France and Spain, PagesJuanes has offered this content (and maps) for several years. In this post we link to PagesJuanes and a few other street-level services. http://tinyurl.com/4vp9fc<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Adds 13 Metro Areas To Street Views, Plus New API Support]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/37401</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/37401</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:36:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/37401</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On a related note, Virtual Earth from MS added 42+ terabytes of new/updated imagery in the past week or so. Part of the new content includes Bird's Eye imagery. This page lists it all. http://blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/archive/2008/03/25/new-imagery-march-2008.aspxAlso, if you are looking for street-level imagery for European cities, PagesJaunes has imagery for cities in Spain and France. Here's an example of a street view from Paris, FR. http://tinyurl.com/3bneko<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill Would Outlaw Targeted Web Ads]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36408</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36408</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:44:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36408</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;If New York Assemblyman Richard Brodsky has his way Web companies that track a user's online behavior in order to target them ads would be breaking the law. Brodsky recently drafted a bill that would require Web advertising companies, such as AOL, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo, to get a Web surfer's permission before tracking Web movements and displaying ads based on those movements. Surprisingly, according to published reports, the Brodsky has an unlikely supporter - Microsoft.&quot;<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BBC looks to video-search site Blinkx to boost iPlayer]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36225</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36225</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:32:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Video Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36225</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A brief article from The Guardian reporting that the BBC is in talks with Blinkx to power video search for the iPlayer on the Beeb web site.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LinkedIn adds company profiles]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36152</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36152</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:39:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36152</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From the article:&quot;Online professional network LinkedIn Corp. on Friday launched a new company profiles feature.Mountain View-based LinkedIn said the profiles combine network information with a company's description, key industry statistics, and targeted job listings.'Not only will company profiles enable people to leverage intelligence from their LinkedIn network to learn more about companies, they will also serve as a vehicle for the companies to reach potential employees, customers, journalists, and partners,&quot; said David Hahn of LinkedIn.'&quot;<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Free! Full Access to Sports Illustrated Archives, 53 Years of Content]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36025</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36025</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:00:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36025</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New online is the SI Vault that contains the complete full text of the magazine (and web site) back 53 years. It also includes thousands of images and all covers. It's full text searchable and search results can be refined by date. Access to database and all of its content is free.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Does Not Win Any FCC Wireless Licenses]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35827</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35827</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:20:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35827</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The FCC announced the winners of the wireless spectrum license auction today. Verizon was the big winner. Google, who was one of the bidders, did not win any licenses.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo Expects To Double Cash Flow In Three Years & Reaffirms 2008 Outlook]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35301</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35301</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:50:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Yahoo Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35301</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Barry:If you or others are interested, the full text (PowerPoint slides) of the investor presentation can be found here. http://digbig.com/4wppe<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Sky Now Viewable From Any Web Browser]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34662</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34662</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:14:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34662</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Another place on the web that offers a service similar to Google Sky (web-based) is http://sky-map.org/ and/or http://wikisky.org. Also, coming sometime this Spring will be the World Wide Telescope (from Microsoft) that you can learn more about here. http://virtualearth.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2BBC66E99FDCDB98!11978.entry<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More Real Time]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34426</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34426</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:41:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34426</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In this post we mention how several police and ems services offer real time data on the web including one service that mashes-up Seattle EMS and Fire Data with Google Maps. It's been around for some time. http://tinyurl.com/2fu7naFor more real time dbases, we are building a collection on RS:http://www.resourceshelf.com/category/web-20/real-time-information/<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tagging 10,000 Videos: Science Or Sweat?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34421</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34421</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:30:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Video Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34421</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sounds like a job for media librarians who catalog (with metadata) video, audio and other multimedia material each day. Remember, a movie like The Breakfast Club and tens of thousands more have been cataloged by many libraries and can be found (with subject access) in large library databases and Worldcat.orgsee: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53004549&amp;referer=brief_resultsAlso, Nexidia.com is doing some exciting work creating searchable versions of video content by actually listening to video and breaking it down into 42 phonetic sounds (in English). Works with other languages too! Takes care of scalability issues but not the granularity of human cataloging. Finally, subject access to hundreds of thousands of multimedia productions can be found using IMDB.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Earth Image Update: Spain Images]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29576</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29576</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:50:56 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29576</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Barry points to some new imagery on Google Earth of Spain. Don't forget that MS Live Maps also has both aerial and &quot;Bird's Eye&quot; imagery for major cities in Spain (and other European countries) for over a year. Here's an example.http://tinyurl.com/34xt3kAlso, Pages Juanes offers gorgeous street-level imagery for many major cities in Spain. http://photos.pagesjaunes.fr/<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Elections: Super Tuesday Map, Twitter Updates, & Ask.com Smart Answers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27048</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27048</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:40:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27048</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Greg Sterling reports on using Google Maps and Twitter to monitor Super Tuesday results and other election information. I'll add that Ask.com has developed &quot;Smart Answers&quot; for all States/Commonwealths having primaries both today and on other dates. Try a search for Super Tuesday or state primary (ex: New York Primary) and you'll find links to a variety of useful election resources. Examples:California PrimarySuper TuesdayElection New JerseyDisclosure: I work as Director of Online Info Resources at Ask.com.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Engines Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24203</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24203</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:55:42 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24203</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thanks Barry!For those interested in learning more about Dr. King, we've put together a post full of materials about the man and his work. 1) http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/01/21/a-collection-of-materials-about-rev-martin-luther-king-jr/<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Truveo Creates New Election Videos Site]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23677</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23677</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:10:24 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Video Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23677</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Greg:Another excellent place to find campaign video in on the C-SPAN web sites.http://digbig.com/4wfwfand an advanced interface at:http://www.c-span.org/Search/advancedsearchform.asp?AdvancedQueryText=cheers,garyp.s. More video and candiadate commercials on C-SPAN's CandidateNetwork site.http://www.campaignnetwork.org/<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TV Is Dead, Long Live Distributed Video]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22494</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22494</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:26:33 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22494</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Greg Sterling has excellent analysis the future of tv and the Internet based on a new report from Pew Internet and American Life Project.Also, two excellent places to find video hosting sites on the web can be found at the bottom of this ResourceShelf post. One directory lists over 80, the other 60.http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/01/11/new-report-increased-use-of-video-sharing-sites/<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Bit of Web History: Time to Say Goodbye, Adios, Shalom: So Long Netscape! Portal Will Remain]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20845</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20845</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:28:26 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20845</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AOL will no longer support or develop the browser as of February 1, 2008. The suggest (no surprise) using Firefox and the use a Netscape theme.What's most interesting is that the one time big name of browsers will soon be no more. &quot;Netscape.com (http://www.netscape.com) will still continue to serve as a general use Internet portal.&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Applies To Trademark the Term Knol & More 2007 Google Trademark Apps Listed]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20844</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20844</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:23:55 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20844</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google has applied (no surprise) to trademark the term Knol. In this post we review some other terms Google has filed to trademark in 2007.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Questioning Yahoo! Answers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20843</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20843</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:20:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Yahoo Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20843</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New Research Paper from Stanford Info Lab.From the abstract:Yahoo! Answers represents a new type of community portal that allows users to post questions and/or answer questions asked by other members of the community, already featuring a very large number of questions and several million users. Other recently launched services, like Microsoft's Live QnA and Amazon's Askville, follow the same basic interaction model. The popularity and the particular characteristics of this model call for a closer study that can help a deeper understanding of the entities involved, their interactions, and the implications of the model. Such understanding is a crucial step in social and algorithmic research that could yield improvements to various components of the service, for instance, personalizing the interaction with the system based on user interest. In this paper, we perform an analysis of 10 months worth of Yahoo! Answers data that provides insights into user behavior and impact as well as into various aspects of the service and its possible evolution.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile Marketing and Advertising Discussed at Business School Lecture]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19361</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19361</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:01:32 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19361</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A video presentation recorded at the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern U.) about mobile marketing. Presented by eMarketer CEO Geoff Ramsey and Professor Patrick Duparcq<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhones and Their Users = Ad Impressions]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19202</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19202</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:42:32 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19202</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;The latest monthly mobile ad metrics report released by AdMob show iPhone users as particularly keen consumers of commercials.The company says Apple's device over indexes in terms of the ads its serves compared to the comparatively low installed base.In November iPhone generated 6.65 million ad impressions (including requests and click-throughs) in the US, compared to just 1.86 million in September, taking a 0.9 per cent of all ads served.&quot;<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I Saw SkylineGlobe (3D), Google Earth (3D), NASA, NORAD  and Others Tracking Santa Claus (3D, too!)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18567</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18567</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:46:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18567</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just for fun we've put together a short list of tools to track Santa Claus. They include Google Earth, NORAD (now using Google Earth tech), NASA's JTRACK, and the wonderful (and free) SkylineGlobe (3D digital globe. Skyline is all ready up and running showing potential tracks that Santa might take to a location. Unfortunately, Skyline is Windows only software. Btw, another cool feature at SkylineGlobe (all year) is the ability to embed live motion traffic cameras (for about 50 cities) on top of the aerial imagery.We wouldn't doubt that Live Maps/Virtual Earth also releases a service in the next week or so. We'll be monitoring the VE Blog.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Guys and Eric Schmidt: Three of the Most Powerful People in Business]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17875</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17875</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:53:25 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17875</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Fortune magazine list of the 25 most powerful people in business is out and the Google triumvirate of Brin, Page, and Schmidt come in at number 3. Steve Jobs is #1, Rupert Murdoch #2. Bill Gates is also on the list at #7. Someone should also tell the Fortune folks that according to the official Google exec bio page, Sergey spells his name with a &quot;y&quot; and not an &quot;i&quot; or is he changing the last letter?<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Trademarks Filed For by Google and Yahoo in the Past Quarter (or So)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17776</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17776</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:23:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17776</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From Dalvik (Google) to Yahoo Seasrch Intention Engine and Yahoo! Sprockets.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Amazon Getting Ready to Launch More or New Advertising Programs?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17008</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17008</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:13:09 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17008</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some new domains could provide a clue. Is ClickRiver moving on or is something else in the works?<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Webcast: Google Researcher on "The Web the Way You Want It"]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16809</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16809</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:17:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16809</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The well-known and highly respected Google researcher, T.V. Raman speaks at the University of Washington in a nearly 1 hr  video webcast.  &quot;This talk will highlight specialized browsers in the context of accessibility; for use in mobile environments, or for use by persons with specific needs. As we evolve from the purely presentational web to a more data-oriented web, such specialized tools become center-stage with respect to providing optimal information access to the end-user. The talk will conclude with a brief overview of where such web technologies are headed and what this means to the future of making web content accessible to all.&quot;<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Research Paper: a4Fighting Spam on Social Web Sites: A Survey of Approaches and Future Challengesa4]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15979</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15979</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:48:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15979</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 11 page report from Stanford looks at three countermeasure method to reduce social networking spam:+ detection+ demotion+ preventionThe report notes that these measures have been tried with email and web search in the past but, &quot;the authors find that their applicability to social Web sites differs.&quot;The authors also add in the abstract that spam could, &quot;undermine resource sharing, interactivity, and openness.&quot;<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo: Mobile web to overtake PCs in next decade]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15969</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15969</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:24:32 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15969</guid>
<description><![CDATA[That's what Yahoo Europe vice president of connected life Geraldine Wilson predicted last week.We agree. Why?Well many reasons but if we can name only one, it has the POTENTIAL to save people time and effort (just like a good info pro) and provide info where and when needed. Of course, potential and reality might not equal each other.Don't forget that mobile can also mean audio and video. For example, phonecasting (either streaming or dial-up) vs. podcasting.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dell To Sell Google Enterprise Search Products]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15963</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15963</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:56:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Dell will sell but Google will handle warranty and support services.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CyberMonday Stats Begin to Hit the Web]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15816</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15816</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:43:23 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15816</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The NRF has released some early CyberMonday stats and some fast facts. More to come. &quot;Traffic on CyberMonday.com, a one-stop shop for consumers looking for Cyber Monday deals, is tracking three times higher than traffic on Cyber Monday last year, according to Mall Networks, which powers the site. By 1:00 p.m. EST today, the site had more than one million visitors. The site offers promotions and special deals from more than 550 online retailers.&quot;+ 72 million consumers will shop online this year on Cyber Monday. Source: BIGresearch for Shop.org+ More than half (54.5%) of office workers with Internet access, or 68.5 million people, will shop for holiday gifts from work this year, up substantially from 50.7 percent in 2006 and 44.7 percent in 2005. Source: BIGresearch for Shop.org+ Men are more likely to shop from work than women (57.3% vs. 51.7%) and young adults 18-24 years old are more likely to shop there than any other age group (72.9%). Source: BIGresearch for Shop.org+ Many retailers offered one-day sales (28.9%) and free shipping on all purchases (24.7%) today. Source: Shop.org/Shopzilla eHoliday study conducted by BizRate.com+ 72.2 percent of online retailers are planning a special promotion for Cyber Monday, up from 42.7 percent just two years ago. Source: Shop.org/Shopzilla eHoliday study conducted by BizRate.com<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Section on Time.com: Access Global Business News via a Map and Headlines Powered by Google]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15814</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15814</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:26:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15814</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A global map (not a Google Map) offers business headlines (not for every nation) when you click on a country. I wouldn't doubt that more countries will be added. The headlines appear in a box on the left side of the page and at the bottom of the box it reads, &quot;powered by Google.&quot;Our post has a couple of examples and other sources including a news map from Reuters Labs and MetaCarta.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Statistics: Black Friday Weekend Traffic up 4.8 Percent as Consumers Shop for Smaller Ticket Items]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15609</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15609</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:47:09 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15609</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Details of the first weekend of shopping for the holiday's in the U.S. are out in a new survey from the National Retail Federation. &quot;The most popular items purchased were clothing or clothing accessories (46.8%) as well as books, CDs, DVDs, videos or video games (41.7%). Other purchases this weekend included consumer electronics (35.7%), toys (28.2%), and gift cards (21.0%).&quot;CyberMonday predictions are out soon from the NRF.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Study: If Users Trust the Site/Source, They Will Likely Give Up More Personal Info]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15585</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15585</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:56:09 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15585</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a few words...It's all about trusting the organisation asking for and holding the info. This is even true for those who once showed caution providing personal info. From the introduction:&quot;With public concern over online fraud, new research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, has revealed that internet users will reveal more personal information online if they believe they can trust the organisation that requests the information. 'Even people who have previously demonstrated a high level of caution regarding online privacy will accept losses to their privacy if they trust the recipient of their personal information' says Dr Adam Joinson, who led the study.&quot;Findings&quot;56 percent of internet users stated that they have concerns about privacy when they are online. The central issue was whether websites were seen as particularly trustworthy - or untrustworthy - causing users to alter their behaviour. When a website is designed to look trustworthy, people are willing to accept privacy violations. But, the same actions by an untrustworthy site leads to people behaving in a much more guarded manner.&quot;<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2007 a410 Worst Toysa4 List]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15522</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15522</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:35:17 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15522</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We just posted about the wish-list toys of 2007. Now, the annual Top 10 W.A.T.C.H. (World Against Toys Causing Harm (W.A.T.C.H.)) list.1) Go Diego Go Animal Rescue Boat2) Sticky Stones3) Jack Sparrow's Spinning Dagger<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[List & Rankings: Conde Nast Traveler Readera4 Choice, 2007]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15519</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15519</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:16:46 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15519</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Those of you who do travel SEO and SEM (and related areas) might be interested to learn that the Conde Nast Traveler Reader' Choice, 2007 ranking are now available. This is the 12th Annual rankings. Categories include:+ The top 100 hotels, and resorts+ Top Islands+ Top Hotels+ Top Cities+ Top Transportation+ Top Resorts<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lists: What Are Some of the Toys Being Wished For This Holiday Season]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15518</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15518</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:12:36 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15518</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 2006 annual study from BIGresearch is out. It has Barbie at #1 for girls and Transformers at #1 for boys.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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