Google Google Now Scanning RSS, Atom Feeds, May Experiment with Real-Time Protocols in Future According to a post on Google's Webmaster Central blog, Google is now discovering web sites by automatically scanning RSS and Atom feeds. This new process will help Google more quickly identify web pages and will allow users to find new content in search results as soon as it goes live. While not exactly "real-time," using feeds to identify updates… Sarah Perez View comments
Product Reviews Google Wave Use Cases: Arts & Filmmaking Yesterday we looked at how Google Wave (a new product that is part email, part IM, part something entirely new) is being used as an educational tool. In this post we explore if and how Wave is being used by the artistic community. This topic was suggested by Cory Huff, a commenter on the first post, who noted: "I've been looking for artists to… Richard MacManus View comments
News French Government Chooses Mozilla To Replace IBM and Microsoft For 130,000 Desktop PC's The French Government's public finance department will switch 130,000 desktop PC's to Mozilla's email and calendar applications. Mozilla's Thunderbird email service, Lightning Calendar and an open-source groupware will replace IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Office. The move signals how more government agencies from around the world are dropping… Enterprise Alex Williams View comments
News Epix Launches Premium Movie Channel for TV and the Web (Invites) Almost every TV channel offers some programming on the Web these days. Epix, a new premium movie channel that will launch this weekend, goes a step further. If you are a Verizon FiOS subscriber, you will be able to watch the same movies that Epix shows on TV on the channel's Internet site. Epix is a joint venture between Viacom, MGM Studios and… Frederic Lardinois View comments
web Unity Releases New & Free Versions of Web/Mobile Dev Platform At today's Unite Conference, game dev platform provider Unity Technologies announced it will be releasing the latest build of its Unity Platform and making a previous version available at the low, low price of free. All platforms allow developers to create games for PCs, Macs, Nintendo Wiis, and iPhones. The free version, formerly known as Unity… Jolie O'Dell View comments