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July 15th, 2008

Search to RSS with FeedMySearch

When I saw FeedMySearch I was intrigued and this is because it was a like seeing a familiar dog that was made more presentable. Correct me if I am wrong but Google already has this option… then again FeedMySearch makes things more simpler and that is where it counts.
FeedMYSearch will take your […]

By Juned -- 0 comments

July 5th, 2008

Netvibes now has search … Google search

Do you want another reason for using Netvibes? Could Google search be one of them. If it is then its your lucky day because it just happened. Came across this bit of news as I was reading the feeds and saw the post from Readburner. What does this mean?
Netvibes citizens can now do Google Search […]

By Juned -- 1 comment

June 11th, 2008

Google Reader for the iPhone

Mea Culpa: My Mistake: Due to my excitement over the new iPhone (do not spread it around) I made the mistake of stating this release. It is actually around a month old. Anyway for all those new iPhone users you might find this useful. Thank you Paul for pointing this out.
Nearly perfect timing is […]

By Juned -- 5 comments

June 9th, 2008

Show your feeds with Dynamic Feed Control

This is a nice one and so easy to use. Ajax Dynamic Feed Control from Google lets you place a number of feeds on your blog or website. And is all done in three easy steps:
1. Pick a style and a name for your display
One can choose from vertical, vertical stacked and horizontal display. […]

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May 26th, 2008

Microsoft gives up on book scanning

In the year 2008, Microsoft leaves book scanning to Google. This is according to report from the Associated Press [Source]. In 2005, Microsoft supporting a Yahoo effort began scanning books.
According to Microsoft the book scanning project is no longer in line with their goals. And is shutting down its website for searching and will be […]

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April 23rd, 2008

Google goes Deep Web

Google is doing something important. It has been playing around with HTML forms. Basically they have been toying around with forms from high quality site and use it crawl for urls that correspond to the query. It takes time to digest this. Better read this post, Crawling through HTML forms, from the Google Webmaster Central […]

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March 15th, 2008

Google Reader now has Aria

Good news from the Google Reader Blog, It - Goggle Reader- now supports ARIA-powered screenreading. ARIA stands for Accessible Rich Internet Applications enable people who are differently-abled to interact with web content. In this case screen reading.
The post, Reader and ARIA: A new way to read, explains how to set it up. But […]

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October 28th, 2006

Google will acquire Feedburner?

The rumors have been going around for some while, but it may be very close this time… Read/Write Web lets us know that Google will increase their inventory. This will mean that Feedburner, Meebo, edgeio and Commission Junction are in Google’s sights as potential acquisitions. This would be a very logical step, I think (RSS […]

By Vincent -- 2 comments

October 23rd, 2006

CNET Reviews RSS Readers

CNet has reviewed some of the most populair RSS readers: Bloglines, Rojo, Google Reader, FeedDemon and Newsgator Inbox 2.6 for Outlook. Like Steve writes, the most useful part of the review is a matrix that compares each on their blogging, mobile and language capabilities. Overall winner is Newsgator’s FeedDemon, Bloglines ends second.
Tags: bloglines, feeddemon, feedreader, […]

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June 14th, 2006

DVR / PVR’s and RSS

Alldvrnews.com writes about the coming demand for DVRs with RSS capabilities, which allows DVR users to subscribe to their favorite podcasts and vodcasts. At the same time I found this article on AdAge about Moqvo, which should be the new TiVo of the internet. Moqvo’s co-founder, Mr. Detwiler, calls the site a “social media center” […]

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