Old news for February 2007

Adobe to take Photoshop online

Adobe
 2007.02.28Hoping to get a jump on Google and other competitors, Adobe Systems plans to release a hosted version of its popular Photoshop image-editing application within six months, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.
The online service is part of a larger move to introduce ad-supported online services to complement its existing products and broaden the company reach into the consumer market, Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen told CNET News.com.

Yahoo! Panama gaining speed

Yahoo
 2007.02.26The click-through rate on Yahoo's search ads increased 5 percent in the week ending Feb. 11 and 9 percent in the week ending Feb. 18, both compared with the week ending Feb. 4, comScore said Monday. The new ranking system went live in the U.S. on Feb. 5.
Yahoo's new system assigns rank to pay-per-click search ads by taking into consideration the advertisers' bid amounts plus the ads' relevance to the search query. Previously, Yahoo ranked ads solely based on the amount bid.
The new ranking system is part of Yahoo's new search advertising platform, called Panama, which also has a campaign management tool for advertisers that was launched previously. 

Microsoft launches a new Video Community

Microsoft 2007.02.19Microsoft, known as a "fast follower", has launched it's answer to youtube as SoapBox using flash video as it's format. You can take a look here:
http://soapbox.msn.com/

Google forgot a letter?

Google
 2007.02.14Google changed their logo for Valentines, as they do every major occasion, only this time i think they forgot the letter "L" in the logo.
Here is a screenshot, you'll be the judge.

valentines

Microsoft: A Dozen Patches Coming

Microsoft 2007.02.12Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release a dozen security bulletins, including a "critical" one for its own anti-spyware and other security products.
The bulletins, part of its monthly patch cycle, will provide fixes for an undisclosed number of security vulnerabilities, Microsoft said in a note on its Web site Thursday.
The software maker plans to offer fixes for Windows, Office, Visual Studio, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), and several of its security products, including its Windows Live OneCare package of antivirus, firewall and PC health tools and its Windows Defender anti-spyware.