Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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Internet Addiction Gaining Credibility

People who send excessive texts and emails could soon be classified with a disorder known as Internet addiction.

Street View Competitor Gaining Strength, $7 Million

When people talk about Google Street View, the conversations tend to focus on either privacy or its undeniable "neat" factor.  Thanks to Google's success in other areas, profitability just doesn't come up.  But EveryScape has built its business around similar virtual tours, and the company just raised $7 million in funding.

Google Maps Gaining On MapQuest

Like Google, MapQuest entered the vernacular as a verb. As in: I mapquested it. The AOL-owned online map service is still the top site of its kind, but that position is threatened by Google Maps, which is, um, en route to surpass it.Caution: More bad puns likely.

H3tec “Gaining Traction” on Google Deal

Utah-based H3tec has spent years developing its new technology, which can detect any element or compound up to two miles away. But it looks like this new technology is going to pay off in other dividends as well. After running a full-page ad in USAToday in October, they’re currently “gaining traction” on a deal with Google.

Meebo, Google Talk Gaining On AIM, MSN

Though they have a long way to go (a really long way), instant messaging services that offer chat or multimedia chat functionalities are growing the fastest among IM providers, according to new numbers from Nielsen//NetRatings.

Republicans Gaining In YouTube Viewership

It could be indicative of the natural ebb and flow of political interest – one side screws up and the people look to the other side just long enough to see what they have to say about it and then turn their attention back to the other side. That may be the case on YouTube, as views of Republican candidate videos spike while Democrat video views decline. YouTube Goes To The Elephants

VoIP Gaining On Landlines

As broadband penetration continues to grow, so will other services such as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and Internet protocol television (IPTV).

Yahoo Answers Gaining Star Power

If you're a regular contributor to Yahoo's Q&A portal, you might find that the company has added some additional features to the service. The latest additions give Yahoo Answers a social networking flare that could propel it into contention with other user submission portals, such as Digg.