The heading on Yahoo Local page reads “Now get a FREE web site when you list your business on Yahoo! Local.” (more…)

Problogger reports Google Adsense are testing new ad formats that allow publishers to have greater control over how many ads are shown and what the overall size of the ad block is. His investigation into unusual ad units at Dogster and Catster a few days ago led him to this finding. (more…)

Google Video lets you search a growing archive of televised content — everything from sports events to dinosaur documentaries to news programs. They are now accepting video from anyone who wants to upload their video (more…)

GoDaddy is a very popular domain registrar. It gained immense popularity by its controversial Super Bowl television commercial focused on a young woman - Nikki Cappelli who has a wardrobe malfunction and her tank top strap breaks during her appearance before a “censorship committee,” mostly of aging men. (more…)

Boing Boing is a directory of wonderful things. It is a very popular blog and was recently the winner of the 2005 Bloggies. Boing boing turns out a wide array of interesting articles everyday and I have been a regular visitor to their site since. (more…)

Buzztracker visualizes frequencies and relationships between locations in the Google world news directory. Buzztracker tries to show you how interconnected the world is: big events in one area ripple to other areas across the globe. Connections between cities thousands of miles apart become apparent at a glance. (more…)

Forbes reports harmful bacteria can linger on computer keyboards in hospitals, making it easy for the germs to spread to patients, a new study finds. Computers are being increasingly used in medical facilities and keyboards and mouse are also a source of potentially lethal bacteria, viruses and infections between users. (more…)