Archive for December 14th, 2007
Google Takes on Wikipedia 0
Google has a new goal: help people share their knowledge. That’s right - forget Wikis, and welcome Knols (apparently “knol” stands for “unit of knowledge”). Although the service is right now invitation-only, the search giant isn’t shy about sharing what it’s trying to achieve (information domination). Knols will appear in Google search results, and it is promised that they will be ranked in order of quality. How will this beat Wikipedia? That’s an easy one. If the author chooses to, they can add advertising to a knoll and get a portion of the ad revenue.
The search giant plans to provide the software for writing and editing knols, as well as the hosting space for them. The knol project puts an emphasis on who wrote a given piece of information: “We believe that knowing who wrote what will significantly help users make better use of web content.” A knol is supposed to be the starting point for a research paper, it is meant to cover everything related to the topic, and Google swears not to change any information: “All editorial responsibilities and control will rest with the authors. We hope that knols will include the opinions and points of view of the authors who will put their reputation on the line. Anyone will be free to write”.
View: A Knol
News source: Google Blog
Messenger Plus! Live 4.50.310 0
+ Brand new feature: Messenger skinning. Change the face of Messenger!
+ The look of all the Messenger Plus! windows has been updated.
+ Some sections of the Preferences panel have been reorganised, everything is clearer now.
+ Compatible with the current Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta.
+ You can now insert a previously sent message in the text you’re typing instead of replacing everything: just keep the Control key pressed when selecting the message in the Previous Messages panel.
Download Windows Live Messenger 9.0 0
Hello, be the first to download Windows Live Messenger 9.0
The general change log for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta0:
* Sign-in and messaging in multiple locations - You asked for it, now you have it! You can now sign into Messenger from more than one computer at a time, up to four at once. Simply sign into Messenger from one computer, install Messenger on another computer and sign in using the same account. (Only works if all computers are running Messenger 9.0 Beta. Currently enabled only for users whose Windows Live ID country is US or Canada.)
* Signature sounds – Pick your own personal sound that your contacts will hear when you sign into Messenger (only works if you and your contacts have Messenger 9.0 Beta).
* Per contact sounds - Pick unique sounds for each of your contacts. You will be able to tell from across the room who is sending you a message.
* SPAM Reporting - If users send you unsolicited messages or invitations that you consider spam, you can block them and report them as spammers. If you report a user as a spammer, the messenger service will collect this data and put appropriate restrictions on the spammer accounts. All reports of spammers are kept confidential.
* Animated Display Pictures – Show your moves! Messenger now supports animated .gif files as display pictures.
* Link in Personal Status Message – URLs in Personal Status Messages are hot and clickable in the Messenger contact list.
* Behind the Scenes Changes – Architectural changes that modified how things work but shouldn’t have changed how things look
o Changes to sign-in, connectivity, presence, sending text IM’s, voice & video features
o Windows Live Contacts Server – wlcomm.exe runs in the background to keep your contacts’ information up-to-date and helps Messenger sign you in faster.
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