Industry News

Google grabs the wiki with Jotspot
Search engine Google has added Jotspot to its list of 2006 acquisitions. The wiki application, now owned by Google, was co-founded by Joe Kraus the original president of Excite.

VISA roll out the UK's first "pay as you go" voucher for wary online shoppers.
Visa has identified an untapped market of "non-converters", i.e. those that want to shop online but don't, and has created the UK's first pay-as-you-go VISA Voucher as a possible remedy.

Google set to earn £900m from UK advertising revenues
Channel 4's chief executive estimates that Google advertising systems are set to generate £900m earnings from the UK this year, along with $500 a piece shares. Google seems to be backing a winner with AdWords.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee fears for the WWW he invented
The British creator of the World Wide Web says he is worried about the way it could be used in the future if we don't start researching its impact now.

World Wide Web - not 'world wide' yet
As the world rushes to access the web, should we be sending broadband routers rather than food to the poorer nations of the world?

The influence of Google in our surveillance society
As Google are now the centre for global information, it also seems natural that they will become the source for personal data searches as well. But what will this mean in the future?

Gmail for Mobiles
Google's latest gadget comes in the form of an enhanced and downloadable version of Gmail for your mobile phone. The Java based application is available free and allows users to access their Gmail accounts from their mobile phones or PDAs.

RSS: Really Simple Spam?
If you're a blogger or website owner who likes to distribute content to the world via RSS, a new form of spam might strike upon you - Really Simple Spam.

New Yahoo! Shopping for the holiday season
Hot on the heels of Google's enhanced product search, Yahoo! announce the launch of their redesigned product search engine, Yahoo! Shopping.

Google spreads its wings beyond the web
Starting this week, the search engine company will collaborate with over 50 American newspapers in a 'test run' for web-induced print advertising.