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Yep – it’s true. Google are venturing into the world of computer operating systems and have clearly put Microsoft on notice.
In case you missed the news, last week Google confirmed that they will be launching an operating system (known as Google Chrome OS) that will provide PC and laptop users with an alternative to Microsoft’s various Windows operating systems.
According to Google’s announcement:
Google Chrome OS is an…

The promises of semantic search have been circling for what seems like an eternity with no real definitive moves.
Yahoo! and the other companies involved in the Common Tag initiative (AdaptiveBlue, DERI (NUI Galway), Faviki, Freebase, Yahoo!, Zemanta, and Zigtag) are hoping to deliver on the promises of a semantic driven internet. As detailed in the press release:
Common Tag is an open tagging format developed to make content…

The Online Ad Revenue figures for Q1 2009 are out, and whilst the result was strong, highlights that even the online space isn’t immune to overall economic conditions.
Internet Advertising in the US reached $5.5 billion in Q1 2009 according to a report by the Internet Advertising Bureau and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
Compared to traditional advertising mediums, this is still a solid result, but given online advertising’s meteoric rise over the…

Just this past weekend in the space of 1 hour, Google managed to stop all sites being accessed via its search engine.
This occurred at about 6.30am PST on Saturday, so if you were one of the unfortunate ones to trying to search this early, then you will know what I am talking about.
During this period all search results in Google were being flagged as malware with…
A feel good story from the folks at Google! They are planning on giving all Americans open broadband access!
Well, actually, not exactly! What they are doing however is becoming involved in the launch of the “Internet for Everyone” campaign.
Internet for Everyone is an initiative by public interest, civic and industry groups in the US whose goal is to give open broadband access for every American and Google has…
Google has recently released a new tool to help us avoid clicking onto dangerous websites in a Google search.
The new Safe Browsing feature highlights websites that may feature malicious content either in their coding or available downloads. It uses information obtained by an automated investigation system that looks for potential problems across the web.
The tool is similar to the recently released SearchScan by Yahoo! which was in…