Tag: searching

  • Google kills 1-800-GOOG-411 service

    Google has just announced that it will be shutting down its GOOG-411 service as of November 12, 2010.  The service that many have come to love was a free directory assistance service that was a great alternative to paying for 411 service.  It was Google’s first real jump into the voice recognition world. I hate…

  • YouTube still isn’t profitable but it is getting closer

    It is being reported that Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt has let it slip that YouTube is still not profitable.  Considering the billions that Google has invested in YouTube, I can’t say I am surprised but at the same time, they should have done something to make it profitable by this point. Here is the quote…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #56

    Here are the shownotes for episode #56 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Windows Phone 7 official, lacks flash and multitasking France votes Tuesday on net censorship NBC plots crackdown on Olympic pirates Australian judge rules facts cannot be copyrighted Racist…