Wikia Evolution: add to Wikia Search by using Google…WTF?

Wikia has launched Wikia Evolution, an open source toolbar that allows users to easily add urls to Wikia search when they are using Google. The toolbar inserts an add button and rating tool next to Google search results ... continue

Google Sells Off Performics

Google has agreed to sell its Performics search marketing system to the Publicis Groupe, the two companies have just revealed. Performics -- brought into the Google family with its acquisition of DoubleClick this past March -- has been ... continue

Update: Google-Silverlight Deal Rolling Forward

Google will serve ads into Microsoft's Silverlight 2 platform, the company has confirmed. Google's original announcement that DoubleClick would start powering Silverlight 2-based ads disappeared shortly after its posting this morning, leading us to question what was up ... continue

FeedBurner Rorts: Nice numbers if you can get them

Joop Dorresteijn at The Next Web has a post up today explaining how you can boost your FeedBurner subscriber stats by uploading an OPML file with your own blog in it 2500 times into Netvibes (video above). ... continue

Google Preps Human-Based Translation Service

Google appears to be working on a human-based translation service. The Google Translation Center is now up and running, though not yet functional (you'll get an "invalid request" if you try to login). The front page indicates ... continue

YouTube Gets Interactive With Omnisio

YouTube is looking to get more interactive with the newly announced acquisition of Omnisio. Omnisio -- a Silicon Valley startup that just publicly launched this past March -- focuses on bringing Web 2.0-type concepts to the ... continue

Google Knol starting to smell spammy

Google launched its Wikipedia competitor Google Knol last week, but one week later it is starting to look more like Blogger meets Ezine Articles, rather than the resource rich destination Google was hoping for. Knol contributors have split ... continue

Your Public Photos Could Become My Disguise

Your online photo collection could soon be used to disguise strangers. Scientists at Columbia University have come up with facial swapping software that uses publicly posted pictures as a kind of high-tech camouflage. The concept's being suggested ... continue

Microsoft Announces Facebook Search/Advertising Deal

Microsoft has now officially announced a new search and advertising deal with Facebook. Senior VP Satya Nadella revealed the development at the company's annual financial meeting Thursday. Under the arrangement, first reported by Reuters, Microsoft will ... continue

Google Suffers Knol Geofriendly Verification Fail

Google launched its long hyped Wikipedia competitor Knol earlier today, but despite being open for editing by all, not all users are being treated equally. Unlike Wikipedia, Knol works around user identities, both with user profile pages, and ... continue

Study: Blogspot, Naked Female Celebs Pose Worst Malware Risks

Blogspot.com is the worst when it comes to malicious content, according to a new report released by antivirus company Sophos. Sophos says Google's free blog hosting service has more malware than any other single site on the Web, ... continue

Four ways Google could destroy Digg

With news that Google is alleged once again to be close to acquiring Digg, some may suggest that the future of the popular social voting destination is assured. But looking at Google's list of acquisitions, it is ... continue