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News archives for the week of November 27, 2006
Nov. 29, 2006
The PageBull metasearch engine highlights search keywords used in queries
It may be difficult to read the text present in the PageBull images, but the main headlines
immediately offers an idea of what the page is all about. As a positive note, it should be noted
that the images are generated rapidly. PageBull will also highlight the search keywords used in
the screenshots.
Nov. 28, 2006
Google's new radio ads project
Google only has a few weeks left to announce the debut of its radio advertising product
before the year is over. Google is reportedly actively pitching its Google Audio Ads to
advertisers. Needless to say, some advertisers are getting very impatient, especially as
the Christmas and Holiday period is rapidly approaching, and many retailers will either
make it, or break it...
Nov. 28, 2006
Security vulnerability in Google search appliance dubbed clever
The cross-site scripting problem involves 7-bit Unicode Transformation Format (UTF)
character encoding. "This particular vulnerability is clever because of the encoding code,"
said Jeremiah Grossman, chief technology officer at WhiteHat Security, which specializes in
Internet application flaws and protection.
Nov. 27, 2006
Google latches out at cell phone operators
Sacca also criticised mobile operators who claim to provide unlimited Internet access, but
ban their customers from using applications such as VoIP or streaming video. Several other
dot-com entrepeneurs also warned that the mobile industry faced massive challenges, and cannot
expect to keep its users tightly controlled indefinitely. Matt Cohler, vice-president of
strategy at Facebook, said that the major question facing mobile operators is what it does
"when IP (intellectual property) really takes over the remaining portions of the bridge that
it hasn't yet". Reid Hoffman, chief executive of LinkedIn, was even more critical. "I think
it's inevitably just a matter of time before general IP and open protocols get to mobile
phones.
