Clint Boulton

Google programmers continue to advance the Google Wave prototype application, which strives to put e-mail, instant messaging communication and file-sharing collaboration functionality in one palette. Google July 24 said it released to open source the OT (Operational Transform) code, the framework that enables multiple people to edit a single document in real time across a […]

Since August 2008, Digg has sporadically run a content feature called Digg Dialogg, which is essentially an interview of “notable leaders and luminaries.” Of course, to embody the spirit of Digg, Digg Dialogg (Digg’s spelling, not mine) is crowdsourced: Rather than editors or journalists, the Digg community decides the most popular questions to ask the […]

Amid the sturm and drang about what Obama’s top antitrust attorney might do to or about Google comes a new treat from the Wall Street Journal (paywall) vis-Ã -vis lobbying documents filed with the House of Representatives and the Senate. In a nutshell, Google shelled out nearly $1 million in the second quarter lobbying the […]

Google July 23 proudly released Google Latitude for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch gadgets as a Web application running in Apple’s Safari browser, but that isn’t good enough for some mobile road warriors who crave native applications. Launched on Android, BlackBerry, Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile smartphones in February, Google Latitude is a Google Maps […]

Fearing that Google has not instituted adequate privacy measures to protect readers in its Google Book Search initiative, three consumer rights groups have asked Google to let users delete their book purchase records, erase reader logging data after 30 days, and only disclose reader records for legitimate warrants and court orders. Google responded that the […]

Now tweet this: “Twitter has a business plan!” Popular microblogging site Twitter July 23 posted online its Twitter 101, a set of Web pages created to help businesses learn how they can use the service to market products and boost sales. The company, which lets its millions of users post 140-character messages to the Web […]

Google July 22 spruced up its Google Maps technologies, adding the ability to see multiple searches in its core technology and multiple layers of information in Google Maps for Mobile 3.2. Multiple searches is an important feature because it enriches the search functionality in Google Maps, which to this point has required separate searches for […]

As I reported in eWEEK earlier today, the Google Maps team has created a great new search feature that lets you conduct multiple searches on top of a destination. Rather than use the suggested Google examples, I’ve plotted a course to a Chili’s restaurant in the town of Milford, Conn.: Chilis multi-search.png Note the blue […]

Last week, I was quite the curmudgeon about the changes to Google Reader, which ostensibly make the RSS reader a more social, friend-friendly place to read and share content. No, my feelings haven’t changed. But TechCrunch noted that Google made a small change to make Reader less social, which I approve of. Hey, Reader is […]

Yahoo confirmed earlier reports July 22 when it said it agreed to buy media file-sharing software specialist Xoopit. Yahoo declined to confirm the purchase price, though AllThingsDigital, which first reported the news July 21, claims the price is in the $20 million range. Many media reports are describing Xoopit as another photo organization and sharing […]

Updated: Yahoo’s board of directors plans to meet July 23 for an update about a potential search partnership with Microsoft, but some Yahoo directors fear any tie-up with Microsoft may not survive regulatory scrutiny, according to the Wall Street Journal. AllThingsDigital and 24/7 Wall Street July 16 reported a rekindling of conversations between Microsoft and […]

Cemaphore Systems, the company that makes software that migrates and synchronizes e-mail, calendar and contacts between Google Apps, Microsoft Exchange and other messaging products, plans to announce July 28 that it has been acquired. In an e-mail sent to eWEEK, Cemaphore Vice President of Marketing Kim Tchang confirmed the company has been purchased and that […]