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[2006-08-24] Google Patents Editorial Favorability
The US Patent and Trademark Office awarded Google a curious patent on Tuesday, filed for in 2000. The patent covers a "system and method for supporting editorial opinion in the ranking of search results." Observers are still uncertain if the patent is merely an "artifact" or a signal for a new direction in Google News.
[2006-08-16] Windows Live Writer from Microsoft
Another new entrant into the blog editing software market comes from Microsoft with their beta launch of Windows Live Writer.
[2006-08-02] Wikipedia Can't Handle the Truthiness
Wikipedia got a painful dose of "wikiality" this week as the online encyclopedia's greatest strength became its worst nightmare. Wikipedia editors, meet Stephen Colbert, whose satirical crusade against "truthiness" arrived with the mocking tone of Monty Python's coconut hoof beats.
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