Google Custom Search goes global

Previously available only in the U.S., Google's customizable hosted service is now available to companies in the U.K. and beyond. mroe

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Whatever else it is, P2P is inefficient

P2P places more load on the aggregated systems and networks of the Internet taken as a whole than if the same content were being distributed in a centralized manner. Using P2P may make sense and, perhaps ISPs should support P2P traffic for any of a number ... more

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A brief history of stealth aircraft

The F-117 Stealth Fighter was a radical aircraft redesign when it arrived in the 1980s. As it heads into retirement, it leaves behind a sleeker legacy. See Photos

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Bloggers beware: You're liable to commit libel

If you write, host, or even comment on a blog, you need to know your rights and responsibilities under defamation law. You may be risking more than you know. more ...

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In All Fairness … Internet Explorer Still Stinks

This is the story of how SitePoint tried to give Internet Explorer a fighting chance … and it lost anyway. more ...

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Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" Button Costs Them $110 Million/Year

Because the button takes users directly to the top search result, Google doesn't get to show search ads on one percent of all its searches. That costs the company around $110 million in annual revenue, according to Rapt's Tom Chavez. So why does Google keep such a costly button around? more ...

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Interesting Stats of Facebook

A blogger named Paul Francis went to the trouble of gathering Facebook user data via an advertiser tool that facilitates audience targeting. He pulled user numbers for the top countries, broken down by male/female.

The data set is here. The tool shows a total of 42,966,780 members in the top 31 countries. The U.S. leads with just over 18 million users, followed by the UK (6.8m), Canada (6.7m), Australia (1.9m) and Turkey (1.6m).

Forty percent of U.S. users are male, compared to 36% overall. Men looking for love may want to try Ireland or China, where 73% and 72% of users are female, respectively. Other than the U.S., which has the highest percentage of males, the lowest percentage of female users is in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, UAE and Egypt.

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Interesting Web Browsers You Have Never Heard Of

A quick review of some new (and old) browsers as alternatives. It is worth reading, may be you get know the browser which helps you to surf the internet in a way that you ever wished for ...

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Gmail Update Draws Gripes

Gmail 2.0 is supposed to be faster, but some users complain it's the opposite--and crashes their browsers.

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AT&T Considers Joining Google's Wireless Group

'AT&T has talked with Google about joining its mobile-phone software alliance. The phone company is "analyzing the situation" and may use Google's software for phones, Ralph de la Vega, chief executive officer of the wireless unit, said in an interview Friday."

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