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April 10th, 2006

DAY OFF FOR DENNIS

Posted by Rupert van Millingen, Google UK



From time to time, we like to reflect the world we live in through the logo designs on our home page. These Google 'doodles' are designed exclusively by the original Doodler, Dennis Hwang. Here in the UK, we wanted to let Dennis have the day off and give someone local the chance to get their artwork in front of millions. After a successful pilot competition in 2005, we're pleased to tell you that our 2006 "Doodle 4 Google - My Britain" competition is now open and accepting doodles from pupils ages 4-18 in all schools across the UK.



A panel of experts will judge, narrowing the submissions down to a Top 30 and the public will vote for their favorites. The winning doodle will be hosted on the Google.co.uk home page for a day, and also bag the artist a trip for four to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. To get your (again, UK) school involved, please check out Doodle 4 Google - My Britain.

April 10th, 2006

GLOBAL WARMING THREATENS EXTINCTIONS: REPORT (REUTERS)

Tourists hikes to the top of the Chacaltaya ski slope along the Bolivian Andes outside La Paz, Bolivia March 11, 2006. Global warming will become a top cause of extinction from the tropical Andes to South Africa with thousands of species of plants and animals likely to be wiped out in coming decades, a study said on Tuesday. (David Mercado/Reuters)Reuters - Global warming will become a top cause of extinction from the tropical Andes to South Africa with thousands of species of plants and animals likely to be wiped out in coming decades, a study said on Tuesday.


April 10th, 2006

WOOT’S UP (IN REVENUE, THAT IS)

Woot.com has built an online community around its unique ecommerce business model. Every day the site sells only one product and discussions revolve around that product in its blog and forums. For Woot, Google AdSense not only monetizes well but also complements the Woot community by providing useful information through relevant ads. When the product-of-the-day is still in stock, Woot users can compare to it to other similar products when making their purchase decisions. And after the product has sold out, they can find other places to buy it.



Through AdSense optimization, Woot has made significant increases to its revenue: optimized ad units saw increases from 5x and even up to 10x. The Woot team has opted into Onsite Advertiser Sign-up and now advertisers are creating site-targeted ads tailored specifically to their site with headlines like, "Like Woot? You'll love [us]. Save money at 1000s of stores."

Read their case study for more information.

UPDATED for accuracy

April 10th, 2006

LES GéNIES DES TéLéCOMS CHEZ ALCATEL

Grâce à sa fusion avec Lucent, le groupe français bénéficiera des recherches des prestigieux Bell Labs, laboratoires d'où sont sortis le télécopieur, le laser, la communication par satellite...
April 10th, 2006

CANADIAN DOLLAR RISES NEAR HIGHEST IN A MONTH ON PROSPECT OF RATE INCREASE

The Canadian dollar rose near the highest in a month on speculation the Bank of Canada may keep raising interest rates, boosting the currency's appeal among international investors.
April 10th, 2006

NOUVELLES TECHNIQUES, NOUVEAUX DéFIS POUR LA CNIL

L'explosion des systèmes de traçage, d'identification et de fichage des personnes met en relief le rôle de la Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés et l'insuffisance de ses moyens.