Clint Boulton

Google is working on a browser plug-in to let users opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics, a move that could mollify privacy watchdogs concerned about the company’s ravenous appetite for collecting data about users. Google Analytics is the search engine’s suite of business intelligence software to help advertisers determine whether their AdWords and […]

Arbor Networks, which offers deep packet inspection and other security technologies to more than 70 percent of the world’s ISPs, has determined that Google contributes somewhere between 6 to 10 percent of all Internet traffic worldwide. That’s part of why Google is big enough to be an Internet service provider, one of those gatekeepers that […]

Google TV, an effort to bring Internet search and other Web applications to consumers’ televisions, could be an exciting new entrant into the field of Web TV platforms. Or it could be just another Web TV experience with a tepid reception, joining Microsoft and Apple in a market yearning for more consumers, according to industry […]

Microsoft Bing will more tightly integrate with Web services providers, and the search engine will improve its coverage in search verticals this spring as it seeks to gain market share from powerhouse Google, a Bing director said. The idea is to more quickly and accurately connect consumers to popular Web services and applications. Bing already […]

Microsoft March 19 upgraded its free Bing application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch to version 1.1, adding bookmarks, location setting and a number of other features to fortify the software’s search experience. The app, which has seen more than 1 million downloads since its launch in mid-December, now lets users bookmark Websites, map […]

When Google last month pledged to build and test ultra high speed broadband networks, it touched off quite a competition among city leaders from the East coast to the West coast who want their municipalities to be among those to go Google. Google Feb. 10 said that it will build broadband networks that zip 1 […]

While a judge weighs arguments from Viacom and YouTube in one of the most closely watched copyright cases in the Web’s young history, a legal expert said YouTube might have the advantage of transforming into a reputable business. Viacom sued video-sharing site YouTube and Google for copyright infringement in March 2007, with the case winding […]

Follow NCAA March Madness with Google Web Apps by Clint Boulton Tourney Map Google created the map to the left to show the key locations for the tournament. The East division is indicated by a blue pin; South with green; Midwest with red; and West with cyan. Access the full College Basketball Tournament 2010 map […]

Where is search headed? Kudos to anyone with viable answers to that question, let alone the will to predict where the market is going. Search Engine Land’s Gord Hotchkiss is asking such questions of folks like Microsoft Bing Director Stefan Weitz and now John Battelle. Battelle arguably kick-started the industry’s broader interest in search with […]

Novell plans to roll out its Pulse collaboration platform as a preview for all 3,000 attendees of its Novell Brainshare conference March 21, company officials told eWEEK. Pulse, like Google Wave, lets users author and upload content, including documents, photos and videos, share them, and co-edit them in real-time. Users can grab office documents from […]

Facebook users are more loyal to news and media Websites than are visitors from Google News, another sign that the leading social network is a strong driver for traffic beyond its walled garden. HitWise surveyed clickstream data and found that among the top 5 print media Websites in the week ending March 6, 78 percent […]

Novell Pulse Demo Shows Real-Time Collaboration for Businesses by Clint Boulton Pulse Home A unified inbox displays personal and group feeds, as well as visitors’ message activity. People Apps Pulse lets users browse and connect with their followers, their followers’ followers and other organizational groups. Contacts The Pulse contact list includes a buddy list for […]