dan tynan on Jul 29 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft, yahoo
What’s left to say about the Microsoft-Yahoo ad deal? How about, So long Yahoo, it was nice knowin’ ya.
dan tynan on May 29 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft
Early reviews for Microsoft’s latest sea–err, decision engine are surprisingly positive. Is Bing the real thing?
dan tynan on Mar 23 2009 | Filed under: Computerworld, Culture Crash, Google
Behold the power and majesty of the almighty Google algorithm. See how it glows even in the brightest sunlight and disappears when you try to touch it. Just don’t ask how it works, cuz it’s a big secret.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one.
Big publishers are complaining that Google gives short shrift to the originators [...]
dan tynan on Mar 11 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Privacy, Web 2.0
Are those search ads starting to look a little too personal? Welcome to Google’s new behavioral ad strategy. Better keep your nose clean.
dan tynan on Mar 04 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft
It’s quasi-official: Microsoft will be rebranding its Live Search service in yet another pathetic attempt to catch up to Google. Cringely wonders: Why bother?
dan tynan on Jul 28 2008 | Filed under: Da Web, Gadgets, Geekishness, Google, Web 2.0
You know your product is gonna have problems from the get go when you have to constantly explain how its name is pronounced. Cuil (pronounced “cool”) is a new search engine, the brainchild of ex-Googlehead Anna Paterson, her husand Tom Costello, and assorted other people with more gray matter than sense (apparently).
I know, I know: [...]
