Bookmarks vom 18-11-2008

The new version of Google SketchUp was released this morning. The dynamic components feature, explained in this video, is really cool.

was über die eigene Person eigentlich geschrieben steht. Die folgenden Links helfen bei der Suche.

Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo and its CEO since June 2007, is stepping down from the Chief Executive spot as soon as a yet-to-be-named successor is appointed. Yang will be staying with the company in the role of “Chief Yahoo” and maintaining a seat on the company’s board of directors.

The Application Verification Program, announced earlier this year at the Facebook developer conference, is now live, allowing developers to submit their applications for review.

Google's iPhone application works better and faster than any of its competitors. Most voice recognition programs have some issues with unusual accents, and the Google Mobile App is no exception. However, when it works, it works extremely well and using it to search for information is actually easier and faster than having to type a query.

Microsoft Deutschland bringt mit MSN Movies ein kostenloses, werbefinanziertes Portal für Kinofilme (und TV-Serien) an den Start. Hat das neue Angebot das Zeug, im deutschen Raum zu dem zu werden, was Hulu mittlerweile in den USA ist?

Wie beim Netzökonom zu lesen ist, ist der angedachte Deal zwischen StudiVZ und United Internet nun auch geplatzt, nachdem auch schon der Verkauf an Facebook geplatzt ist.

In November 2007, we listed and reviewed 10 promising Semantic Web apps. A lot can happen in one year on the Internet, so we thought we'd check back in with each of the 10 products and see how they're progressing. What's changed over the past year and what are these companies working on now? The products are, in no particular order: Freebase, Powerset, Twine, AdaptiveBlue, Hakia, Talis, TrueKnowledge, TripIt, Calais (was ClearForest), Spock.