Google today introduced Knol, a Wikipedia style encyclopedia that anyone can edit but with some major differences:

»

Google will end their AdSense Referrals program next month - this will even apply to software programs like Firefox and the Google Pack that convert fairly well on technology & software related websites.

If you are looking for alternatives to AdSense Referrals, try Microsoft Affiliate. This is much like the AdSense Referrals program though limited to two products - Windows Live Toolbar and OneCare, an anti-virus software from Microsoft.

»

Mark you calendars. Registrations for .me personalized web domains will go live in the next few hours and the domain names will be issued on a first-come first-served basis.

If you are looking to create a personal website or blog, consider getting a .me domain instead of .com or .name because .me not just sounds better, the chances of getting a domain name of your choice are also relatively high.

»

Narcissistic - "To declare blogging dead, and THEN spout off a list of reasons that are so myopic they border on cluelessness — its just plain narcissistic."
The term narcissism means love of oneself, and refers to the set of character traits concerned with self-admiration, self-centeredness and self-regard.
The terms "narcissism", "narcissistic" and "narcissist" are often used [...]

détente - "Shareholders searching for détente in the battle between Yahoo and Microsoft are unlikely to find it in Microsoft’s new proposal to buy Yahoo’s search business, one the Internet company swiftly rejected on Saturday."

Détente is a French term, meaning a relaxing or easing; the term has been used in international politics since the early [...]

Microsoft recently released a patch for Windows Vista (kb 955020) that updates the English and German language dictionary of Windows Vista to include these five words:

Obama, Nazr, Friendster, Klum and Racicot.

»

The background of my Twitter page is done using profile images of all my Facebook friends captured via the picture collage trick.

»

I Dose has a collection of free sounds that, they say, can help relax your stressed brain or make it more alert and improve the concentration level.

»

The Microsoft - Yahoo! saga is far from over. Microsoft just issued a press release saying they are still interested in acquiring Yahoo:
"Microsoft would be interested in discussing with a new board a major transaction with Yahoo!, such as either a transaction to purchase the Search function with large financial guarantees or, in the alternative, [...]

Contrary to what you may expect, Yahoo! Docs is not an attempt by Yahoo! to make a web office suite like Google Docs or Office Live. Instead, Yahoo! Docs is their media relations portal and holds a vast archive of press releases dating back to 1996 when Yahoo! was formally launched.
“The creators of Yahoo, [...]