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Google Instant Search Goes Live
The day has finally arrived; Google is set to make several major announcements related to making Google’s search engine faster and more dynamic.Google has been hinting about today’s big announcements for days now, primarily through some interesting logo changes. We expect Google to announce the ability to search as you...
Read more »September 8, 2010, 9:37 am| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Analysis of Dating Site Profiles Reveals Interests of Different Races
Ever wonder about the veracity of popular blog-to-book, Stuff White People Like? Well, online dating service OKCupid recently undertook the task of gauging the tastes of its user base, dividing it solely by stated race.According to the dating site’s blog, OKTrends, the website took 526,000 of its members’ profiles and...
Read more »September 8, 2010, 9:27 am| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Play “Trivial Pursuit” Against Your Favorite YouTube Stars [VIDEO]
If you’ve ever wanted to challenge the “Numa Numa” guy to a rousing game of Trivial Pursuit, you’re in luck! YouTube and Hasbro have partnered to create an interactive game called Trivial Pursuit You vs. YouTube that will live on the video-sharing site for the next three months as a...
Read more »September 8, 2010, 7:35 am| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Oxfam Takes to the Web to Raise Awareness About Hunger
Oxfam America has hit the web today to promote its Hunger Banquet program, which teaches citizens about poverty and hunger and how they can help those in need.The first proxy of the Hunger Banquet — the Fast for a World Harvest — occurred in 1974, when 250,000 people across the...
Read more »September 8, 2010, 7:20 am| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Web Faceoff: Ping vs. MySpace
Apple has jumped into the social media game with Ping, its social network for music. Does it spell trouble for MySpace’s established grip in the music space?Last week, Apple launched Ping as the core new feature of iTunes 10. While simple, the music-centric social network features the ability to follow...
Read more »September 7, 2010, 10:58 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Google’s Color-Changing Logo and What the Company Is About to Announce
The Google homepage is sporting a new logo that changes color as you type, and it’s likely a big hint as to what the company will announce at its “can’t miss” search event on Wednesday.When you arrive on the search giant homepage today, you’ll be greeted with a gray Google...
Read more »September 7, 2010, 9:42 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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In-Flight Wi-Fi War: Row 44 Raises $37 Million to Challenge GoGo
The battle to power the Internet connection on your next flight is kicking into high gear with a $37 million round of funding for Row 44, the company that powers in-flight Wi-Fi for Southwest Airlines.Today’s funding comes eight months after rival Aircell, the company responsible for GoGo Inflight Internet, closed...
Read more »September 7, 2010, 7:41 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Google Courts Yahoo Users With One-Click Account Creation
Google is taking aim at Yahoo users with a new OpenID feature that makes signing up for a Google account a simple one-click process for anyone with a Yahoo account.This one-click feature gives Google access to the user’s Yahoo email address and authenticates the user’s identity, allowing him access to...
Read more »September 7, 2010, 6:18 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com
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Mozilla Launches Initiative to Promote Browser Games
Mozilla, makers of the Firefox web browser, is looking to promote browser gaming in a big way by convincing developers to harness the power of HTML5 and other open web technologies.Earlier today, Mozilla Labs launched a new division: Mozilla Labs Gaming. It’s an initiative “committed to providing the game developer...
Read more »September 7, 2010, 5:32 pm| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com

