Archive for December 3rd, 2008

Google tightening its belt: WSJ (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Internet search king Google Inc. plans to tighten its belt amid slowing revenue growth, cutting back on spending and new projects, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Google staff searching for fresh ideas (Independent)

Times are hard indeed when even Google, the undisputed leader in company perks, is cutting back.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

India’s Hijra Community Promotes Safer Sex, HIV Awareness (Medical News Today)

Members of India's community of hijras -- pre- and post-operative transsexuals and cross-dressers -- who work as commercial sex workers are helping to promote awareness about safer sex and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, AFP/Google.com reports. According to AFP/Google.com, hijra sex workers often refuse to engage in sex unless the client uses a condom.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Bush, Obama Mark World AIDS Day, Discuss HIV/AIDS Fight (Medical News Today)

President Bush on Monday in honor of World AIDS Day highlighted "his dramatic and widely praised overhaul of U.S. efforts to combat the deadly disease, particularly in Africa," AFP/Google.com reports.

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Memeorandum runs rings around Google News (Guardian Unlimited)

If you want to know what's happening in the world, then Memorandum will tell you – at least in a couple of areas. It's an automated news clipping service, known in the trade as a "news aggregator". It provides headlines and short texts updated every few minutes, with links to the original sites, much like Google News. Memeorandum is based on the idea of "memes" or ideas that spread across ...

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008