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Google Favorite Places coming to window near you

Tom Krazit — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:00:00 PST

Businesses that are popular in Google's Local Business Center are receiving special decals denoting them "Favorite Places," with a scannable bar code that provides more information.

Originally posted at Relevant Results

ShirtsMyWay: Like The Sims, but for menswear

Jeff Sparkman — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:00:00 PST

A company offers customers the choice to customize men's dress shirts via its Web interface. "Project Runway," here I come.

Originally posted at Crave

Report: MySpace to adopt Facebook Connect

Harrison Hoffman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:56:27 PST

Inside Facebook reports that MySpace will be implementing Facebook Connect on its site in early 2010, making it one of the biggest Connect installations to date.

Originally posted at The Web Services Report

Google Chrome now bundled with Avast

Seth Rosenblatt — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:14:00 PST

You wouldn't necessarily expect it, but Avast and Google Chrome might be the next peanut butter-and-jelly combo in the software world.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

Google extends personalized search to all

Tom Krazit — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:08:00 PST

Previously, Google would only alter search results based on search history for those signed into Google accounts. Now, it plans to do that for everyone.

Originally posted at Relevant Results

Yahoo, Microsoft finalize search deal

Tom Krazit — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:47:00 PST

It's not over until the U.S. government says so, but Yahoo and Microsoft have finalized their agreement to install Microsoft as the search provider on Yahoo's network of sites.

Originally posted at Relevant Results

Google acquires EtherPad online collaboration tool

Stephen Shankland — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:03:00 PST

The Net colossus is bolstering the Google Wave project by acquiring AppJet, a smaller rival with an online collaboration service. EtherPad will shut down in March.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Create a holiday wish list to get the gifts you want

Don Reisinger — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:07:57 PST

If you're planning to create a holiday wish list this year, we have you covered with some nice options from across the Web.

Google adds streaming news to Google Finance

Tom Krazit — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:15:00 PST

Google is betting that real-time news (or something closely resembling it) will attract more financially oriented visitors to its Google Finance pages.

Originally posted at Relevant Results

Google edges toward Rosetta Stone status

Stephen Shankland — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:23:00 PST

Wonder what the French really think? The search giant offers a native-language view of the Web through translated search results. Also new: a dictionary service.

Originally posted at Deep Tech