Google indexing Flash
Posted on July 01, 2008
Filed Under: Work
Tagged: flash, google, indexing, microsoft, search engines, silverlight, yahoo!
I’m one of those people that’s hated Flash since day one—my main complaint being that the content couldn’t be properly indexed and so outside of showcasing art and/or a developer’s talent, Flash had no place driving the content of a web site.
With help from Adobe, Google is launching “a deep algorithmic” change that will allow them to spider and index the Flash content. Adobe has provided similar assistance to Yahoo! but they haven’t made announcements yet.
I wonder how the team in Redmond feels about this and its impact on Silverlight.
Read Vanessa Fox’s post for more info:
http://searchengineland.com/080701-000002.php
Another one bites the dust
Posted on June 20, 2008
Filed Under: Work
Tagged: advertising, classifieds, live expo, media, microsoft, video
It looks like Microsoft is finally giving up on its Live Expo classified ad service. They close the doors on July 31st of this year. I wrote about the launch back in March ‘06 and had this to say:
It’s a run of the mill classified site with a pinch of social networking thrown in for good measure - because you know...social apps are cool.
Microsoft has the same problem every other classified newcomer has ... gaining momentum. I just ran a search on “Events” within a 50 mile radius of Washington DC. Surely I’d expect to find something listed - but no. Nothing going on in the sleepy little area around the beltway.
This is where newspapers and companies like Oodle really leverage their strengths. They can launch a classified listing service right out of the gate complete with ads and therefore provide a good experience for the first time user of the service.
Companies like Craigslist, Oodle, Yahoo!, eBay continue to dominate the classifieds market. Microsoft (once again) came in too late with too little.
[linklove for videoisnow.com. Thanks for pointing me to that site Liz!]
OpenID gets some heavy love
Posted on February 23, 2008
Filed Under: Work
Tagged: expressionengine, google, ibm, microsoft, openid, yahoo
Looks like the big players are finally jumping onto the OpenID bandwagon.
The OpenID Foundation recently announced that a number of internet heavyweights joined the group. The board now includes representatives from Google, IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign, and Yahoo!
While OpenID isn’t without it’s critics, including some concerns about phishing, it’s looking more and more like a viable solution for the masses who want to eliminate the need for multiple user names and passwords.
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Posted on March 22, 2006
Filed Under: Play
Tagged: battlefield 2: modern combat, bf2mc, ea, microsoft, video games, xbox 360
Coming soon.
EA is releasing a demo version of BF2MC for Xbox 360 on Mar 24th.
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