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In 2011 Google did the unthinkable or for a lot of people, the “about time” by dropping their all new Panda algorithm that would change the old school way that it had spidered and indexed sites previously. This in part was a pre-cursor for Google+ and more social results, but more importantly to weed out and drop the spam and poor content that ...

2011 ended pretty much as it began, and at the same lightening speed... seems to be true what your parents and grand parents tell you, that the older you get the quicker the time passes, and this year seemed to go particularly fast, well in this bloggers opinion at least! 2011 saw a number of key events, and one of those was the inevitable ...

** UPDATE - While writing this post RIM & BlackBerry were in the midst of a 3 day blackout due to some connectivity errors at the mothership & users are about to fall off the party wagon (at last!!) ***I’ll be totally honest, I have NEVER liked BlackBerry. I hated their devices, hated their OS and just generally watching some of the ...

Some applaud Google for standing up to China. Choosing principle over profit is a valid decision, and Google’s wish to use their power for “good” leaves little room for complaint. Even as a fluent half-Chinese I had first hand experience with the huge temptation to face China’s rules with incomprehension, while living and working in Beijing the ...

Microsoft have launched a new Search Engine called Bing incorporating the technology comes from Microsoft’s acquisition of Powerset (not just a rebrand of Windows Live). It is being marketed as more than just a search engine, rather as a decision engine. It is in preview and you can try it out here, the video is worth a look too. ...

This week Google announced immediate support for Java on AppEngine. While not surprising it does thrown down the gauntlet for PaaS (Platform as a Service) competitors such as Microosft’s Azure.  Technical details aside, there is a lot of Java code out there, a lot of Java developers and a whole new market to persue. A big part of Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft now seems to be following in the footsteps of Apple with their Mobile Me service – with their My Phone service. I can only cover my eyes in advance of what could or could not happen. One would have to hope that the powers that be use the great Live Mesh framework that I am enjoying (yes I do use and like some of Microsoft's technology) ...

Firstly some exciting news from January 2009 The Diary of A Madman Blog will also be available as Podcast of a Madman  with the usual ranting's and good stuff, as well as a whole host of other media that I can only talk about, but the podcast you can also listen, watch and view some episodes - all be announced and then you can subscribe and ...

**Update Google Chrome (Beta) is now Live - download here www.google.com/chrome More Opens Source stuff this time from Google - who announced their Open Source Browser in a direct fight with FireFox Google KNOW very well how we browse and use the web - so now it's there turn to deliver a browser that we need based on our browsing habits.. Here ...

So things are beginning to hot up now in the mobile application space as Google let out details of their apps marketplace along with their beta release of their eco system. It has been reported that the process is very much like posting a video onto YouTube – if you are a developer you provide your details via the registration process, upload ...