Google reported revenues of $4.23 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, an increase of 57% compared to the third quarter of 2006 and an increase of 9% compared to the second quarter of 2007.
"They agreed to use technology to eliminate copyright-infringing content uploaded by Web users and to block any pirated material before it is publicly accessible."
"Google has developed a prototype online platform for its health offering that incorporates personal medical records, health care-related search features, diet and exercise regimens, a localized "find a doctor"application, and other elements."
Is the industry somewhat sanitized? Gone corporate? Everyone just quietly making their own money now? Sure, the users grow. The money grows. The ad spending grows. The number of websites and blogs grows. But for some reason, I don't feel it like I used to. The impact has been softened."(-subscription required)
""We are opening our platform in the next couple of months,"DeWolfe said, confirming months of speculation that MySpace would follow in the footsteps of Facebook, which emerged as a serious competitor after allowing software developers to create applications for its users."
""The World Digital Library initiative will digitize unique and rare materials from libraries and other cultural institutions around the world and make them available free of charge on the Internet,"Paris-based UNESCO said in a statement."
Shai Avidan and Ariel Shamir present a new method that resizes images, even to new aspect ratios, without conventional cropping or stretching methods. The algorithm identifies visually important and unimportant pixel data, even along irregular "seams"in the image.
"But the profit and sales numbers posted by Yahoo after the market's close still managed to beat Wall Street analysts' expectations, sending shares higher in after-hours trading. "
"Live Search Mobile, which users have to download to their handsets, displays listings and driving directions on maps, Microsoft said Monday. The company will also offer free 411 directory assistance from any phone."
YouTube can match video duplicates now. The new system identifies pirated video on YouTube as it gets uploaded, but the system puts the onus on content owners to provide YouTube copies of the content first.
