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Google Translate Now Includes Speech and Real-time Translation Functionalities

no@spam.com (Dario Borghino) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:37:41 EST

Google has recently announced on its official blog new features and a new look for Google Translate, which now includes a text to speech function, real time translation functionality and phonetic transliterations for a number of languages including Chinese, Arabic and Persian.

Online Newspapers May Finally Make Some Money

no@spam.com (Kaila Krayewski) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:10 EST

Studies are showing that the struggle online newspapers have faced for the past few years in getting paid for online content may be leading them towards just that. While many online publications have announced plans for paid models, another study shows that much more advertising is headed for the online world. In addition, it seems that online video advertising is on the rise.

Google Getting Ready to Introduce a Bunch of New Stuff

no@spam.com (Kaila Krayewski) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:35:51 EST

The Google team has been busy lately (well, they always are, aren’t they?). They’ve got the blogosphere buzzing about some new items about to be unveiled, including its new Fast Flip, a neat new feature called Image Swirl, and the much-talked about Google Phone.

New Adobe Air 2.0 Released

no@spam.com (Kaila Krayewski) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:09:43 EST

For the first time since 2007, Adobe has updated its Air platform, released recently in beta with a slew of new features. The features include support for detection of mass storage devices, advanced networking capabilities, ability to open a file with its default application, improved cross-platform printing, and a bunch of other things that you probably won’t really notice in any other way other than your Adobe working significantly more efficiently and smoothly than before.

Gen Y Women More Influenced by Social Media Than Older Counterparts

no@spam.com (Kaila Krayewski) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:02:20 EST

A recent report by e-Marketer shows that Generation Y women are significantly influenced by blogs and other social media. The report was based on a study performed by PopSugar and Radar Research entitled “Why Y Women?”.

E-Commerce Set to Get a Facelift Ahead of Recession�s Recovery

no@spam.com (Kaila Krayewski) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:51:36 EST

Even though the economy has yet to make a full recovery, e-tailers have been found to be looking towards increasing their e-commerce capabilities in a recent report by e-Marketer. The report was based on a study by Internet Retailer and Vovici Corp., which found that more than seven in ten Web merchants planned to increase spending on advanced e-commerce applications and services this year.

Bing Integrates Wolfram|Alpha Results within Search and Announces Several Updates

no@spam.com (Dario Borghino) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:01:15 EST

Microsoft recently decided to enhance its internal answering engine, which among other things provides meteorological and flight information, with the results of Wolfram|Alpha, offering users an enhanced user experience with "zero-click" answers to many questions posed by users in natural language.

Murdoch May Try to Ban Google From Using his News

no@spam.com (Kaila Krayewski) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:28:01 EST

Newspaper titan Rupert Murdoch has announced that he will attempt to try to remove his content from Google’s search results and other search engines as well. The purpose of such a move, he explained, would be to promote the practice of paying for online content. The company plans to lead the media industry in this directin.

7 Social Media Tactics for Explosive Results in Your Business

no@spam.com (Tinu Abayomi-Paul) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:29:56 EST

The question: how do you get thousands of links from social media that will impact your search engine optimization efforts? The answer? An explosively successful social media campaign. Here's how to kick-start yours.

Study Shows Users Willing to Pay for �Freemium� Social Network Services

no@spam.com (Kaila Krayewski) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:48:15 EST

A new report by e-Marketer shows that US paid social network revenues have increased significantly in 2009, and are forecast to continue such growth well into the next decade.