Buzzword Chasers

Google hopping on the QR Code bandwagon

A QR (Quick Reference) code is a variation of a barcode, having a pixilated rectangular image rather than a series of stripes, and can store pretty much any information you want. QR codes have been widely used in Asia for some times, and Japan is going nuts over them! QR codes can appear on items [...]

The Truth about Spam: How to Decipher Comment Spam and What to do if you’ve been Infected

Google Makes Video Indexing Easier

To improve video indexing, Google Webmaster has now added support for Facebook Share and Yahoo! SearchMonkey RDFa markup format to let you specify information like a video’s title and description, within the HTML of a video page. As Video search is becoming more and more popular, Google wants webmasters who offer video content to be able to get their videos [...]

Why Gmail went down yesterday : the verdict

When users yesterday were unable to connect to the popular Google email service and were receiving errors for at least 15-20 minutes, they rushed to express their panic on Twitter, with thousands of tweets from frustrated users being posted. But what exactly happened over there at Google HQ? Gmail has thousands and thousands of overlapping [...]

Google improves its speed with a boost of “Caffeine”

With both Microsoft and Yahoo partnering against Google in the search market and now Facebook this week announcing its new real-time search page, the search giant is holding its head up high with a much-needed performance boost of its own. Google is calling this new test version of its boost, “Caffeine“, and claims it will [...]

Google Voice or YouMail???

So you’ve heard all about the new Google Voice, and  just received your long awaited invite, but what about the application already out there, YouMail?? Unlike Google Voice, YouMail turns missed calls & voicemails into emails with caller info & MP3 audio attachments. YouMail includes an MP3 in an email format. All you have to [...]

New feature launched for Google Health

Google Health is a relatively new Google Tool, that takes a users’ medical records and combines them all in one place online. Users can make their own profiles, add their medical info such as health conditions, medications, allergies and even share their information with loved ones and family members. When you think about hospitals and Dr’s [...]

Free Screen Recording software for your PC

We are always being asked about great tools for doing screen recordings and demonstrations. Surfing around we came across a great little Open Source Nugget. Simply installing CamStudio will allow PC Users to record all audio and visual activity on and save in the AVI file format. and using its built-in [...]

Google Diagnostics Tool Assists Webmasters in Identifying Evil Beasts

If your site has been attacked and malicious code injected, you will most likely be flagged in Google and across the Internet. There is hope for your site, and you may find it in the Google Diagnostic tool.

Hulu, Taking the Largest Step Toward Logic

Hulu has begun simultaneously directing ads to both the young and the older generations. By keeping their website simple but engaging, they have reached the unreachable; they have taught that old dog a new trick.