Looks like Google’s making good use of their acquisition of Urchin. Like Picasa and Keyhole, Google is turning acquired products into products of their own by applying a Google flavor and then reducing the price (because they can). And having the name of Google behind it is likely to make the new Google Analytics one…Continue Reading…
‘FreeBay’ reaches out to developers across the world. One of the main reasons I never tried the eBay affiliate program was the fees required to use the eBay API. It doesn’t make sense, because developers are just sending more visitors to the site — thus increasing eBay’s profits. If anything, eBay should pay developers to…Continue Reading…
Simply awesome. I put together a team including Adam, John, and Rupesh. We’re all freshman living in Marks Hall. Our team was named ‘DeansHalls.com’ (I wonder if anyone visited). It was held at universities across the nation; you can see the final rankings for just USC here. We ranked 5th, having solved five puzzles. Considering…Continue Reading…
Google’s Staff Docutor, Dr. Taraneh Ravazi, M.D., warns us that flu season has arrived. How nice of them to give us these tips! How to treat the flu Treatment is mainly designed to reduce the symptoms with – rest – fluids – acetominophen (like Tylenol) — not aspirin, especially in those under 18, to avoid…Continue Reading…
It’s 4 AM, so this will be short. At Deans’ Dinner, we noticed the custumes that some students were wearing. Although most didn’t dress up, many did. There were various Halloween activities going on around campus, including some jumping attractions and bowls of goldfish in McCarthy Quad. Back in the dorms, there were haunted houses…Continue Reading…
Few inventions have changed the world like the light bulb. But time and technology have a way of replacing even the brightest ideas. In fact, light emitting diodes (LEDs) have been doing more of the world’s lighting work in recent years–not only in electronic devices, but in architectural lights, traffic lights, flashlights, and more. LEDs…Continue Reading…