Archive for August 21st, 2010


Aug 21

Google Chrome: Tips To Switching Between Dev And Beta Channels On Linux

So you're on Linux and using Google Chrome browser, do you know you can switch between the developer (dev) and beta channels of Chrome. Say your using Ubuntu 10.04 (also known as Lucid Lynx), here's how to switch:Switch from Beta to Dev: sudo apt-get install google-chrome-unstableSwitch from Dev to Beta: sudo apt-get install google-chrome-betaAlso,
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Aug 21

Firefly iPhone App: Check-in Service for Twitter

Facebook unveiled Places, their new location element that allows users to check-in to venues. And, joins the startups like Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt, and dozens of others. The next question is "when will Twitter follow suit?" Wll, in the meantime, you can try "Firefly iPhone app," with it, you simply sign in with your Twitter account
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Aug 21

Forza Motorsport 3 Car Show At Microsoft Redmond Campus ‘Gumpert Apollo, Ferrari, Mercedes, Porsches’ Displayed

Microsoft's development studio behind the company's Forza Motorsport video-game franchise brought real versions of some of the exotic sports cars available for driving in the Xbox 360 game to the Redmond campus on August 20th. The mini car show was held at the Commons, gathering place and shopping center at the center of company's new Entertainment
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Aug 21

Google Search: See Search Results as You Type Or “Live Streaming” SERPs

It's reported that Google is testing a new search interface that updates the results underneath as you type a query —Google constantly retrieves the search results for your search query, without having to press Enter or clicking "Search" button. "Rob Ousbey, who spotted this interface calls it "live updating Google search results", Google uses the word
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Aug 21

Cameron Diaz Most Dangerous Celebrity in Cyberspace, McAfee

Cameron Diaz has replaced Jessica Biel as the most dangerous celebrity on the Web, antivirus company McAfee said. The McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities study that calculated the percentage of the resulting sites tagged as dangerous by the company's SiteAdvisor software found movie stars and models top the "most dangerous"
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Aug 21

Foursquare CEO responds to Facebook Places threat “We’re Still A Platform For Location…..Facebook Photos Didn’t Kill Flickr”

Foursquare's Dennis Crowley responded to that Facebook is taking on location tagging with Facebook Places; "We're still a platform for location, specifically around sharing locations though check-ins, surfacing interesting things around you and using game mechanics to encourage and reward for certain actions and/or behaviours."Foursquare also "most sign ups" ever on August 19th."Facebook also
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Aug 21

Google Translate Tests User Interface (UI) – Screenshots Available!

Google is spotted testing a new user interface for Google Translate, which shows examples of news sites that can be translated and other Google products that use Google Translate. The new interface replaces the single column "drop-down language menus" with a multi-column drop-down list and moves the translated text to the right. I've tried Translate using
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Aug 21

Google Chrome Uses FoxIt Reader for Internal PDF Plugin

Google Chrome browser's built-in PDF plugin uses Foxit PDF SDK; "With incredible small size (less than 2MB) and amazingly fast speed, Foxit PDF SDK (DLL) 2.0 is your absolute choice to develop your own PDF apps," suggests Foxit.Google decided to include two of the most popular plugins (Flash and
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Aug 21

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Comprehensive Intro: Powerpoint Slide Deck

Rand Fish compiled a 190+ page deck of introduction to SEO for your companies, agencies and colleagues. This resource should help those seeking to learn SEO or catch up on key points from the past few years. Check it below:
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Aug 21

Google Acquires Like.com Gets Riya In Package Deal

It's official now, Google has acquired Like.com. On Like's homepage, CEO, Founder Munjal Shah writes that the visual search engine has been bought by Google. While terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but we've heard it's valued at upwards of $100 million. Shah didn't give any hints what Google will be doing with Like.com but
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