Review of the Internet news of the Day

19 Sep, 2008  |  Written by Romain Péchard  |  under FFI Weekly Take Away

Google Chrome taking more market share faster than other players did, new Microsoft ads that actually rocks, Summizer to help Twitter jump into the iPhone, FriendFeed new design and features to come. Here are the links.

Chrome Market Share: WebTrends Says 2%; Over 7% at ReadWriteWeb: Web analytics firm WebTrends reported today that mainstream Internet users are “embracing” the Google Chrome browser. In the third week since its launch, WebTrends states that Google Chrome is the fourth most popular browser used by visitors to the web site of The Daily Telegraph, Britain’s highest selling newspaper… Read more on ReadWriteWeb.

Microsoft - Seinfeld = Microsoft “I’m a PC” ads just rock! your got it guys: Microsoft may say it was planned. Microsoft may say Seinfeld is still part of the campaign. That’s just PR and the facts are far different from the speaches. First thing is the tagline that has moved from “Future delicious” or “Perpetually connecting” to “Life without walls”. A new branding campaign has started, and after having viewed the new-new ads, it would be really hard to integrate again Seinfeld unless they want people remind the crappy ads he did with Microsoft, compared to the 3 ads that are awesome… Read more on this blog.

Summizer: Twitter search made easy on the iPhone: Hidden on Twitter amongst the chatter about today’s lunch menu and the best spots for happy hour lays a mound of up-to-the-minute user generated commentary on just about any major topic. While Twitter Search helps you wade through this endless torrent of tweets from within the browser, Mustache Inc’s iPhone application Summizer aims to squeeze that functionality into a package more friendly with on-the-go use… Read more on TechCrunch.

New FriendFeed design launched… with an exciting new feature!: You might have noticed the new look for FriendFeed. We’ve been tinkering with a new design for a few weeks, and after spending some time in beta, it’s finally ready for primetime… Read more on the FriendFeed Official blog.

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  1. movie fan  |  September 21st, 2008 at 1:15 am #

    it’s funny, the more i use Chrome (for windows), the more unstable it seems to get… crashes a lot more, can’t handle sites with flash, hangs every time i close a tab… all that to say, i’m switching back to Firefox

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  2. Selleys  |  October 6th, 2008 at 11:55 pm #

    Inter-connection of Networks have emerged to be a global admire all over the Universe. Microsoft may say Seinfeld is still part of the campaign. That’s just PR and the facts are far different from the speaches. First thing is the tagline that has moved from “Future delicious” or “Perpetually connecting” to “Life without walls”.
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