




SXSW: A Recap of the Startups and Strategies We Love
Social serendipity became one of the hottest trends for this Austin conference, leveraging new technology around ambient discovery to connect people of similar interests. Highlight, Forecast, Ban.jo and the other discovery apps became the darlings of this year’s event, marking SXSW a successful laboratory to test the latest in social tech.

Google Turns Googlo for International Women's Day
To make women all over the planet take note of a colorful logo designed to honor them on their special day, Google took a bold step, rebranding as Googlo for a day.

US Internet Users Not Thrilled with Google’s Personalized Search
Google’s intent to integrate results from their own Google+ social networks, highlighting pictures and comments from users, into general search results pages, got US surfers worried. According to the results of a recent AYTM Market Research survey, only 15% of those asked said yes without any sign of worry.


Apple, Google, P&G Lead in Most Admired Companies Top
Apple, Google and Procter & Gamble lead in the top of the most admired companies worldwide, according to a survey by Fortune and the Hay Group. Four thousand brilliant minds of the business world analyzed the largest corporations world wide and came up with the top based on their business strategies, approach to new technology and environmental issues.

Google Commercial Super Bowl Xoom iPad
Super Bowl 45 leaves us with some of the best moments in football history, many of which are commercials. One in particular, Motorola's Xoom entry, is a subject of heavy discussion among the geek crowd. Can Google and Motorola capture Apple's tablet market? There is a definitive "maybe" whispered about the water coolers today.

Facebook Poised to Overtake Google
Would you be surprised if the headlines tomorrow read; "Facebook Supplants Google as the World's Most Popular Search Engine?" Some people would obviously, but the idea is not really all that far fetched. Some 600 million people use Facebook to do everything but wash the dishes in the kitchen sink. Using it for search is a growing value that takes away from Google's strength every time a user clicks search on Facebook.
