A compact resource of Internet-based tools for information retrieval, interaction, and computer-mediated communication (human communication via computers.
Aug 14 2007
Google is offering cash to the public to take photos and gather info on their local businesses.
All you have to do is go to your local shop and give them a spiel about Google Maps and Google Adwords.
Then you have to ask them a few questions about their business and take some digital snaps of the shop.
According to research by moneysupermarket.com, 44 per cent of British Broadband users are getting half the speed they pay for. In order to attract customers, the likes of Sky are offering speeds of ‘up to 16 Mbit/s’. The survey found that a mere 6% actually get anything near that.
Many companies are confused about how to migrate to IP communications cost-effectively and painlessly, but hosted Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offers a way to make it cheaper and simpler. Dave Millett, operations director of Inclarity tells readers how.
Mircosoft have conceded that their ‘Volish’ search tool slowed down competing programs such as Google’s Desktop. Google filed a complaint with the Justice Department and Microsoft have now agreed to make changes to Vista.
With current trends as they are, researchers believe that certain areas of the Internet may collapse due to ‘You Tube’ type websites.
Can our networks deal with the ever increasing demand!?
Are we about to see a war between two of the Internet’s biggest players? Google have ruffled EBays feathers by trying to upstage one of their biggest events of the year. EBay have pulled $25m (£12.6m) of Advertising from Google in retaliation.
