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Archive for June 16th, 2009

by Claudine Zap Technology can do a lot of things. But give us patience is not one of them. The Apple iPhone 's newest upgrade to its software is scheduled to come out on June 17. But for serious fans of the gadget, that is just way too vague. What with all the slick improvements to the software , true iPhone addicts don't want to wait a minute more than is necessary to get in on the iAction. Antsy Apple-heads are heading to the Web for answers.

Hair Today: Top Summer Looks

by Claudine Zap Summer really has gone to our heads: The hairstyles for hot weather are here. Hairistas are hunting online for all kinds of new 'dos for the season. A cut above: Kristen Stewart 's mullet (short in front, long in the back) is still rocking the Web. Searches on her summer style have shot up a head-turning 147,000% in the last seven days. We're not sure if the interest in Stewart's style will translate into salon requests. But hey, don't say we didn't warn you.

MySpace Loses (to) Face (book)

Sillicon Alley Insider just released this insightful set of charts illustrating the "horrendous" drop in user engagement MySpace has experienced in the last 12 months. Averag Stay per Visit (in minutes, rounded up) MySpace: May 2008 = 20 min, May 2009 = 10 min! Facebook: May 2008 = 14 min, May 2009 = 16 min Average Visits per Person for MySpace: MySpace: May 2008 = 14,  May 2009 = 12 Facebook: May 2008 = 11,
Major cuts have come to MySpace in the form of a 30% reduction in its workforce. The layoffs come after upheaval at Fox Interactive Media, a division of News Corp. Fox Interactive Media as a whole announced a 5% workforce in January . In March, former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller was tapped to run News Corp's digital unit . A month later, a former Facebook exec Owen Van Netta was appointed CEO of MySpace .
May 2009 was the last full month of Microsoft's Live Search and it certainly did not go out with a bang. It was the only one of the top 5 search engines to experience negative growth year-over-year. But Bing's early June launch shows early promise for Microsoft's new "decision engine." Image via Nielsen Online blog Bing doubled LIve Search's unique numbers in week one, plus increased search share from 8.7% to 14.7%.
Google AdSense has a couple of updates you'll want to know about. First, 9 currencies are now available for reporting. Publishers in the following countries can now view their earnings in their local currency: Australia Austria Belgium Finland Greece Portugal South Africa Switzerland UK Prior to enabling a local currency, Google recommends backing up past reports in U.S. dollars. The second update has to do with AdSense in Feedburner feeds.

Stuck in Traffic?

If you checked with AOL Search before you left your house or work, you would never be sitting in your car, stuck in traffic again. Just search for ' traffic ' in the nearest search box (whether it be on your toolbar or at the top of this page) and you will instantly see a map of your area with a traffic report. The MapQuest traffic One Click provides you with an up-to-the-minute, interactive traffic map. Icons tell you about any accidents or construction,
by Mike Krumboltz For teens, there is no greater joy than graduating high school. Shaking off the shackles of education and claiming that hard-fought diploma is truly an epic day. Unfortunately, for several students at Bonny Eagle High School in Maine, their natural exuberance has led to some surprisingly serious problems. On Friday night, when the senior class was waiting to graduate, excitement began to grow . Students bounced a large inflatable rubber duck.
Google is really getting hammered for its Google Book Search project , essentially a monumental feat to organize the world's books online and make money from them. Amazon honcho Jeff Bezos was the latest to weigh in. Speaking at the Wired Business Conference in New York City Monday, Bezos, who built his e-commerce empire first by selling books over the Internet and shipping them all over the U.S., told the crowd: It doesn't seem right that you should do something,
Yahoo! is enabling their mobile page ( http://new.m.yahoo.com ) for nine additional countries. They are: Singapore Malaysia Taiwan Australia Mexico Brazil Argentina Spain Italy This brings the grand total to 17 countries with access to the Yahoo! mobile page . "We're thrilled with the consumer adoption of Yahoo! as a starting point to the Internet experience on mobile devices," said David Ko, senior vice president, Yahoo! Mobile. "With products like the new Yahoo! Mobile,