Back in November we talked about AOLs need to trim their headcount by some 2,500 people . At the time the hope was that enough would walk away from their positions to avert the need for playing the bad guy and actually firing anyone. Well, according to All Things Digital the numbers didnt quite add up with that plan and now AOL needs to start the proactive force reduction. Call it what you will. Here is some information from the ATD article In November,

Instant Answers is arguably one of Bing's best features. If you want to know the score of a game or status of a certain flight, simply type it in and get the answers directly in the search results. Various information has slowly been added to Instant Answers over time. The latest update involves adding the NBA Instant Answers to Bing's mobile search site , which can be accessed at m.bing.com. Here's what it looks like: Scroll down and you'll see the regular search results,

It looks like a certain search giant's scored another victory in terms of its influence on society. Or it's at least half a win, as the American Dialect Society has declared "google" the word of the decade. Yes, that's "google" with a lowercase "g." The ADS intentionally chose a generic form of the corporate name and defined it to mean "to search the Internet.

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. 2010 census jobs (Searches increased by 6,369%). Yup, the government is hiring 1.2 million people to help out with the once-a-decade population count. Bear.org (+1,549%). You can get in on the bear cub watch , or become a fan of Lily the black bear on FaceBook. "The Simpsons" (+637%). The 20th-anniversary episode scored huge ratings, and didn't disappoint . Arnold Schwarzenegger (+522%).

Google is used to coming under fire from different groups when it comes to its Google Books project. Most recently, the fire has come from the China Writers Association, which has over 8,000 members. The group complained that Google was scanning and uploading its books without permission from authors. According to a Bloomberg report : The U.S. Internet operator will "respect the wishes of any Chinese author who hasnt authorized their books to be scanned," it said in a Jan.

I recently ran across a forum post from an advertiser who was interested in having a dedicated account manager assigned to him, which reminded me that its been quite some time since theres been a blog post about the Microsoft adCenter QuickLaunch.

Remember the Nigerian scam messages way back when? Perhaps not so much way back when but quite awhile ago and still on occasion coming into my junk mail folder. Scams are annoying, fear mongering and down right rude. In 10 email scams to watch out for , Debra Shinder explains what you should watch out for to avoid being 'duped'. Some of the scams to watch for are "friend" messages in Facebook. In the 'to' field it should show your name,

Uppity is a FireFox extension that allows to go up one directory level in the URL of a webpage. This way it allows to do "reversed" browsing: from the deep page to the home page. How can this tool turn useful? (!) Research your competitor's URL structure and learn how they handle content management, nonexistent pages status responses, etc. (!

David Carruthers, the former director and CEO of online sports wagering firm BetOnSports, was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Friday, the Justice Department announced. Carruthers, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was hired by BetOnSports founder, Gary Kaplan, in 2000 as CEO of the online wagering company, which was based in Costa Rica. "The prosecution and conviction of Carruthers is significant to the Government's efforts at enforcement of U.S.

Symantec has put together its " State of the Data Center " report, which is the product of a survey of 573 businesses in 26 countries. "Although mid-sized enterprises tend to evaluate and adopt new technologies at a faster rate than larger organizations, they still face similar data center complexities that are compounded by adopting new initiatives," says Deepak Mohan, senior vice president, Information Management Group at Symantec.