Headlines for October 2nd, 2009
Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- No Texting at Dinner! Parenting in the Digital Era – “Many parents are establishing control over their children’s computer use — setting themselves up as administrators for Internet accounts, asking kids questions about who they are communicating with online, and at times looking directly over their shoulders at the screen. Some even go so far as to put the computer in a common area of the house.”
- Google refines search results to counter Microsoft – “Google is giving Web surfers a few more ways to refine their search results, signaling its resolve to ward off rival Microsoft’s aggressive campaign to lure traffic.The changes announced Thursday might be hard to notice because they require clicking on a “show options” link above Google’s search results. The feature has been around since May, making it possible to focus the results exclusively on videos, discussion forums, reviews or books. Now news and blogs are joining the list of options.”
- Sidebar Will Deliver Personalized Mobile Apps And Content To Your Phone – “With over 85,000 apps on Apple’s App Store alone, the task to find apps tailored to your needs and likes is daunting. Who wants to sift through that? Sidebar is hoping to help smartphone users with the process of finding the perfect apps for their phones.”
- IBM To Launch Web-Based E-Mail Service – “IBM on Monday plans to formally introduce a low-cost, Web-based version of its Lotus Notes e-mail system for businesses and other organizations.LotusLive iNotes, as the offering is called, starts at $3 per month, per user on a yearly basis. The price for customers choosing to pay month-to-month is $3.75 per month. IBM is also offering a free, 30-day trial period for companies that want to test the service before committing to a contract.”
- Bing and Google: Success On Their Own Terms – “OK, so after the hoopla, Microsoft’s Bing search engine may have fallen back to earth. Is Microsoft supposed to just give up? Not hardly.New statistics show Microsoft’s share of searches is down below 4 percent, having risen during the previous three months. Google, meanwhile, captures 90 percent of search traffic.”
Leah Perez
Aug 11th, 2010
i still frequently use Google despite the appearance and popularity of the Bing search engine*:`