Facebook has come out with a new class structure in which it gives owners full control over the company. Google did this a while before they went public and started making loads of money in stock.
Facebook has said that they do not plan to go public at this time which means that it is very inevitable that we will be see Facebook stock in the near future.
With 300 million users, why not go public? I wonder if they will give users a chance to be a part of this…. Probably not.
[BBC]
Google is randomly testing out it’s new UI with select users. I can’t help but notice that it looks eerily similar to Microsoft Bing. Coincidence?
Update:
If you want to try out the new UI and see for yourself, follow these instruction:
1. Go to Google.com.
2. Once it loads, enter this code into your web browser’s URL address field:
javascript:void(document.cookie=”PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com”);
There shouldn’t be any http://google.com in front of that. Just that code.
3. Hit enter.
4. Reload the Google.com page and you will have access to the new user interface.
So far the new ads launched by AT&T against Verizon for it’s “There’s A Map For That” ads are crappy to say the least (no disrespect to Luke Wilson).
It now looks like AT&T’s partner is stepping into the ring. Apple is going to launch two new ads which showcase how AT&T’s 3G network actually allows users to simultaneously surf the web while talking to someone (I tried it, it works)
This actually gives AT&T an advantage because Verizon’s network doesn’t allow that type of multitasking.
It looks like AT&T is not done yet unless of course the iPhone jumps ship next year and lands on Verizon.
Check out the ads here
Microsoft and News Corp are working on a deal in which News Corp would remove it’s properties (Wall Stree Journal, New York Times…) from Google and place them on Bing.
Rupert Murdoch has wanted to do this for a while because he’s potentially losing money by having Google display his websites for free.
Advantage has to go to Microsoft because this could potentially make users flock to Bing and help increase it’s market share.
Will this work? We’ll wait and see if a deal is worked out
[ZDNET]
Google made major announcements with Google Chrome OS and show off it’s new project. Here’s what Chrome OS is in simple terms:
Chrome OS is basically a cloud based OS. Everything in Chrome is in the cloud.
Chrome OS is basically a browser that has apps built into it.
Chrome OS will not be fun to use on a regular PC. It seems that it would be fitted for netbooks which is what Google seems to be going for.
If you want an OS system that just runs basic apps like mail, google docs and browsing the internet, Chrome OS might interest you. If not, I suggest you pass. Check out the videos below for more explanation on Chrome OS
What is Chrome OS
Security
Fast Boot
Chrome UI
Watch the whole presentation here.
The guys at Microsoft Live Labs have come up with something very interesting. Have you tried out Bing Visual Search? If you check that out and you use Pivot, you will find a lot of similarities.
Basically, Microsoft Pivot is like a browser. It emphasies more on a collection of pictures rather than regular browsing. It has to be the most interesting thing I’ve ever used. To be honest, it’s cool.
If Microsoft ever releases this as a browser, it’s going to catch some attention.
Check out what Pivot is all about here
credit to Long Zheng
Internet Explorer has becoming laughing stock of the Web Browsering world. Even though IE has more market share, many people regularly use the ever popular and growing Firefox, and Google Chrome which is also becoming popular. Opera is an up and coming and Safari is coming. Most of these browsers are faster than IE but Microsoft can actually brag that IE is more secure but a lot of people aren’t listening.
Microsoft is in the middle of their annual developer conference at PDC 09 and they’ve have been talking about new things they’ve been working on.
They announced that they have been working on Internet Explorer 9 as well as Silverlight 4. They briefly spoke about IE9 but they had some interesting things.
Microsoft has been working on making IE9 HTML 5 compatible and working on improving Javascript performance.
Microsoft is always making promises to improve their web brower. IE8 is not bad but it still doesn’t measure up to Firefox and the extremely fast Google Chrome.
But Microsoft has been making some good stuff. Windows 7 is a blast to use and the new Microsoft Office 2010 Beta is looking very good. If they use the strategy of publicly releasing beta software for the public to use and gather feedback, the release of Internet Explorer 9 Beta to the public might make it successful.
We’ll wait and see…
Earlier tody, a judge ruled againt AT&T for it’s “There’s A Map” lawsuit. Even though a judge said the ad was sneaky, he ruled in favor of Verizon. Big win for Verizon. AT&T can still appeal the decision by December 16 but it doesn’t seem it has a chance.
Just when you thought AT&T was going to go into hiding, they struck back with a new ad of their own. In a way, it really doesn’t match up to Verizon’s popular ad. What do you think:
A lot of news came in a flurry today. Pardon me for my lateness but i’ve been busy.
First of all, Microsoft just released Office 2010 beta to the public. I’ve been playing with the Technical Preview and I’m really enjoying it. I’m currently downloading the new version and should write up impressions soon.
I’ve also heard the beta is available on Windows 6.5 Phones.
All this was announced at PDC 09, Microsoft’s annual developer conference.
Also announced at the conference was Internet 9, although it was brief as well as the announcement of Silverlight 4.
Check out Microsoft Office 2010 for yourself.
Check out the this new hands on video for the Sony Ericsson Xperia 10 which is rumored to be released February 2010 in European markets.
