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Google launches custom search tool for sites

Google has launched a free tool allowing websites and blogs to offer customisable searches to their users.

Site owners signing up for the service can ‘paste’ it into their webpages and select the sites they want included in searches.

by Richard Maven 24 October 2006 09:41am 0 comments

London business blogging event – last call

So we’re less than two days away from our Blogging for Business event, taking place here in London this Wednesday.

There are about 10 places left, so consider this a last call.

by Chris Lake 23 October 2006 18:35pm 1 comment

BT launches free remote backup service

BT has entered the online data storage market with an offering that gives crash-conscious consumers up to 20Gb of remote backup space for documents, media and other files.

by Robert Andrews 23 October 2006 17:33pm 3 comments

Tube could be giant viral music network

London Underground commuters would interact using mobile phones and station-side wireless hubs under a project aiming to turn the tube transport system into a city-wide song-swapping network.

by Robert Andrews 23 October 2006 17:27pm 0 comments

OpenStreetMap lands first commercial partner

OpenStreetMap (OSM), the open source mapping project, has secured its first commercial partner by linking up with property search engine Nestoria.

The move will see Nestoria displaying OSM’s user generated maps alongside its property listings – a boost for the project as it seeks to gain popularity among third-party developers.

by Richard Maven 23 October 2006 17:25pm 3 comments

Apple's iPod is five years old today

It is five years to the day that Apple launched the almighty iPod. The device has undoubtedly transformed the way many of us buy and listen to music. In the last five years, 68 million iPods have been sold, and the company holds a staggering 75% share of the market.

Alongside the iPod's success, its companion service iTunes now holds 88% of the legal music download market and is now more than breaking even, according to Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer.

by Graham Charlton 23 October 2006 15:59pm 0 comments

Amazon launches the Spam Cube in the UK

The Spam Cube is a piece of anti-spam hardware which is being launched through Amazon in the UK, designed to sit between a broadband modem and your PC/laptop, scanning incoming email for unwanted messages.

This hardware will retail at around £100, but the real question is why internet users should have to pay for hardware to deal with this problem. Isn’t this a problem which could be dealt with some other way? You know, ISPs, that sort of thing...?

by Graham Charlton 23 October 2006 15:51pm 0 comments

Branded sites more valuable for advertisers - OPA survey

New research from the Online Publisher’s Association claims that visitors to its member's branded content sites are more sought-after consumers than those who use portal sites, such as Yahoo.

The research, carried out by DJG Marketing using data from Nielson/Net Ratings and MRI indicates that visitors to the OPA sites bought more frequently and spent more money across several major categories including, entertainment, financial services, travel and automotive.

by Graham Charlton 23 October 2006 12:44pm 0 comments

Google News adds blog searches

Google has given a boost to the blogging community by highlighting its blog search service on Google News.

The move, which took place over the weekend, has seen links to the one year old service added to the front page of Google News and at the end of search results.

by Richard Maven 23 October 2006 12:33pm 1 comment