by Mike Krumboltz Tiger Woods is one of the most dominant athletes alive. But is he really a mortal like the rest of us? Footage of the golfer walking on water has some folks wondering if he's actually something more... divine. Well, not really. The footage was just a viral video. Still, though obviously a joke, the clip has started a firestorm of buzz. So what's the story ? Apparently, in an older version of the Tiger Woods video game,

Previously on SearchViews , I castigated the music industry for its shortsighted response to music downloading and online music sharing in general. The film industry has been luckier in part because film files are comparatively massive and harder to share easily and in part by benefiting from seeing the experience of their music industry colleagues struggle with a consumer that doesn't want the formats they keep pushing.

Are you ready for the upcoming school year? We hope so. But if not, AOL is here to help you prepare. Time is running out before the first day. So instead of running around from store to store trying to collect everything, search all of your Back to School necessities on AOL Search for easy one-click access to the best back to school items. No matter which grade they are entering, kids love picking out their own school supplies.

Google's YouTube has a video identification system available to find copyrighted content. Google says there are currently 300 content-owning partners available who can be alerted by the system and who then face the choice of blocking the video, promoting it*, or getting a share of the ad revenues from YouTube (money from which the one who uploaded the detected video will not see a share, according to the New York Times ,

by Jennifer Laycock My mother always said "nothing worth doing is easy." Generally good words to live by, but especially practical when it comes to viral marketing. While some of the most talked about viral marketing successes appear to have happened effortlessly, chances are high you'll need to put a lot of time and effort into yours. That's why it's absolutely essential to understand the adage "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

When Ron (of Totlol.com ) searched Google.ca for iphone recently, he hit upon what looks like an experimental video onebox result. Instead of the usual thumbnailed videos displayed in list format, this box was showing two videos results side by side below the headline "Video results for iphone". Both in this search as well as in a search for love , all videos part of that onebox were from Google-owned YouTube. In 2006,

When you enter obama08.com into your address bar, you'll end up on a Google search for [Barack Obama]. This isn't any browser fallback for a non-existing domain or something... http://obama08.com actually has a temporary HTTP redirect towards that Google search URL. (Anyone could set this up, but I'm curious who did this and why - I can't seem to find any good info in a Whois query or on the Wayback Machine.) [Thanks Andreas Schneider!

Who needs to learn how to read? After all, we all learned how to read fairly early in life, usually in elementary school, right? But do you know how to really read? More importantly, are you really reading? Reading can make you a better writer , as long as you're paying attention and leaving time to actually write . But what we're talking about here is what you say, rather than how you say it. If you haven't noticed, competition in the world of online content is fierce.

At a time when more and more digital technologies are becoming indispensable to millions of people, the field of computer science (CS) is in trouble. Enrollment and retention of CS students, particularly those historically underrepresented in the field (women, African-Americans, Native-Americans, and Hispanics) has declined sharply. According to the Computing Research Association , CS enrollment in the U.S. was at its peak in 2000, with 15,958 undergrads. By 2006,

Did you vote? The time to find out who won has finally arrived. We challenged you to show off your celebrity reporting skills, and after two rounds of voting for your favorite microphone-toting reporter, we're pleased to announce a winner. Congratulations to Chescaleigh , who will be joining People.com's Michelle Beadle on the red carpet at a major awards ceremony in Los Angeles this September. As your official Red Carpet Reporter,