Google Demand Media Downplays Changes to Google's Search Algorithm When Google announced a tweak to its search algorithm in February, the company presented the change as a move to help improve search results. The official announcement said it wanted to make sure search unearthed "high quality sites," and while it never specified what the "low quality sites" might be, many interpreted Google's move as an attack… Audrey Watters View comments
Product Reviews Cardcloud: Never Bring a Business Card Again How many times have you left the house only to find yourself caught, meeting all the right people, without a business card in sight? Suddenly, you're scratching down your email address and phone number on a scrap piece of paper and you never hear from them again. It's a problem we've seen approached in a couple different ways and today, we'll… Mike Melanson View comments
NYT Researchers (and The Pirate Bay) Want to Know What Motivates People to File-Share If you head over to the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay today, you'll notice an important name change. The website has temporarily rebranded itself as "Research Bay" and is asking users to participate in a brief survey about the values of the file-sharing community. The research is being undertaken by the Cybernorms group at Sweden's Lund… Audrey Watters View comments
Analysis Data Bill of Rights Introduced Senators John Kerry, and John McCain introduced a bill to the Senate floor last week entitled "The Commercial Privacy Bill Of Rights" that would reform and codify how Internet user data could be used online. On the surface, this seems like the type of altruistic bill that falls in to the no-brainer area of Congressional legislation. Privacy… Enterprise Dan Rowinski View comments
Microsoft Microsoft's Office 365 Hits Public Beta Microsoft has announced this morning that it's opening Office 365 to public beta. Office 365 includes updated versions of SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Lync Online, and Office Web Apps, all available as a subscription. Microsoft has also launched the Office 365 Marketplace today, giving customers a way to find third-party apps and… Audrey Watters View comments