Lots of Buzz over Google latest bid at social networking
By Jessica Guynn
Los Angeles Times
SAN FRANCISCO Google, which has faltered in its attempts to break into the booming social-networking business, is making another bid to counter the growing influence of Silicon Valley rival Facebook and San Francisco upstart Twitter with new products that make it easier… Read More
Kirkland Annexation could be in the near future (Seattle Times)
November 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Kirkland annexation barely fails; council could pass it
An effort to annex the neighborhoods of Finn Hill, Kingsgate and Juanita into the city of Kirkland failed to reach the required 60 percent. The Kirkland City Council is considering whether to take a vote to still annex the unincorporated neighborhoods into the city.
By Nicole Tsong
Seattle Times Eastside… Read More
Bing taking more steps to compete with Google (Seattle Times)
November 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A Bing deal for Microsoft, News Corp.?
Microsoft has been in early discussions about a pact to pay News Corp. to remove links to its news content from Google’s search engine and display them exclusively on Microsoft’s Bing. If such an arrangement came to pass, it would be a watershed moment in the history of the… Read More
Zombie Outbreak Simulator on Google Maps(R)
November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Some time ago, I wrote about a little web app that constructed a fake city, then ran a zombie simulation on it. It was pretty cool to watch all these small dots change colors as the zombies infected the entire city. Well, a new game company has taken this concept to the next level. Instead of dots, the zombies are animated, and oh, there is blood!
Android Won’t Take Over The World
November 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
