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SmarterFox updates to 3.0, changes nameSmarterFox, one of my favorite Firefox productivity add-ons, recently updated to version 3.0. In the process, it added a new feature, fixed some miscellaneous bugs, and changed its name to FastestFox. For a major version upgrade, changes are slim. The most notable new feature is the ability for F... |
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Kikin Personalizes Search By Tapping Into Your Social GraphThis week brought news that Google and Microsoft are now incorporating Twitter into search results, solidifying the importance of incorporating social media content into search results. And startups like OneRiot have also recognized the value of tapping into the Twitter stream for search. Star... |
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Now See PDF’s PDQ in Google ResultsTraditionally, PDF’s and search engines have not gotten along as well as most would like. While being indexed is not the problem it once was there have been difficulties in the rendering of those PDF’s from the SERP’s (search engine results pages). Google today has moved closer... |
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The Demise Of Linking ... And Its Effect On Google PagerankLinking within online news articles seems to be at an all time low. Just take a look at Techmeme. Initially, Techmeme's creator Gabe Rivera did a fantastic job with his algorithm. He was able to surface lots of interesting posts and also show who was linking to that post.But today, Techmeme relie... |
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Put Live Web Pages on your DesktopInternet Explorer has a feature called Web Slices that lets you track changes on certain pages from the favorites bar itself. Such a thing is not available in Firefox but you can use FireClip or Ubiquity and track portions of any web page in the browser – these portions could be from a Goog... |
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Issues When Media Companies Host ConferencesThe popular TechCrunch50 conference started this week. Organized by TechCrunch, the conference attracts many young startups.This is part of a broad trend by media companies to host conferences in a bid to improve revenues. GigaOm, VentureBeat, also have their own conferences because the revenues ... |

