Valleywag (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Want to mingle with a bunch of stock-option-laden Googlers? Brush up on your FCC spectrum-allocation rules and prepare for a lot of small talk about wireless broadband at the Telecom Council of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
I've just checked my web stats' and noticed that google.com has been performing a 'site:www.keyplus.co.uk' search once per week for the past month or so now. Each visit length is just 5 seconds so is this a google bot? If yes, does this mean that my site is going to end up on page 1 very soon? Brian Curran Security Services | Key Holding | Alarm Response | Mobile Patrols | Home Response | Insurance...
Global Features (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
On June 1st, auto technicians and service advisors represented by the International association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union, IAM Local 1101, went on strike after their contract with Allison BMW expired. Allison BMW was recently purchased by the Florida based corporation, Auto Nation. According to picket captain Larry Rondeau, the new owner demanded that workers accept a contract that...
The Technology Chronicles (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
LinkedIn, a social network for professionals, now speaks Spanish. The Mountain View-based company estimates that in the past year, the number of its Spanish-speaking users has doubled, and more...
News & Information (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mountain View, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced today that it has initiated its second Phase 3 clinical……Read more
News & Information (Free subscription) | yesterday
New Integration Will Allow Loopt Users to Find Facebook Friends Whenever They’re Nearby Mountain View, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ — Loopt(R), a revolutionary ……Read more
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
At least some of the strikers at BMW/Mini in Mountain View, California may go back to work as early as August 4. Negotiations between the IAMAW Local 1101 and Autonation (new owners of the local car dealership) have been on again off again for 8 weeks, with the mega dealership seeking to slash the pay and benefits of auto service technicians and both the BMW and Mini dealerships.
TechBlogger (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Mountain View, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ — Loopt(R), a revolutionary social-mapping and communication service, today announced that it has joined Facebook Connect to allow users to “connect” their Facebook(R) identity, friends, and privacy settings to the Loopt service. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080723/AQW115) Working with Facebook Connect will allow Loopt [...]
Extra Technology News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
New joint venture formed to fight the menace of internet fraud, initially focusing on e-mail validation. Mountain View, CA and London, UK ( PRWEB ) July 23, 2008 -- PhatWare Corporation, a leading provider of software products and professional services for mobile and desktop computers, and First Cyber Security Limited, a British internet security technology company, announced today the creation of...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Local 1101, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, may be getting close to reaching an agreement with Autonation, the mega car dealership that now owns Allison BMW in Mountain View, CA.
Tracing the Tribe (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Just back today to Los Altos, which is the next town over from Google's hometown of Mountain View. On Sunday afternoon, I enjoyed seeing old friends, Tracing the Tribe readers and others at my program on gen-blogging for the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society, headed by president Jeremy Frankel. I just wasn't prepared for these hardy Bay area residents showing up in coats and
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008 | Technology
Google’s on and off negotiations with Digg have been back on in a big way for the last six weeks, we’ve heard from multiple sources inside of Google, and the two companies are close to a deal that will bring Digg under the Google News property. The acquisition price is in the $200 million range, [...]
Search Insider (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Now that I have a little tyke of my own, I've developed a new appreciation for nursery rhymes. They're my go-to anytime Eliara starts acting fussy. The problem is I that I never know more than one verse so I have to start improvising. Last week, after the 10th reprise of "She'll be comin' round the Mountain" had me riffing on Sue Decker and Yahoo, I knew it was time for another installment of Searchery...
DesiPundit (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
“We are shaped by each other” In the end, the feet that once held centre stage, dancing and pirouetting to rhythms of the heart come to rest in clay, acquiring its character even as they excite the imagination with their fragility. [click on image to enlarge] Selected by Anil. Join the DesiPundit India through Flickr group to [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mountain View, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) announced today that it has initiated its second Phase 3 clinical trial with AZ-004 (Staccato(R) loxapine). AZ-004 is an inhalation product candidate being developed for the treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Alexza believes the novel, non-invasive nature and...
