Wednesday, 12th July 2006

New Ask.com Smart Answer; SuperPages Adds MS Maps; Google Video Expands; Yahoo and MS IM Begin Talking

+ New Ask.com Smart Answer: Internet Users by Country
The Ask.com Smart Answer (SA) team have a new SA that quickly delivers the estimated number of Internet users for countries where this stat is available. You'll find the number at the very top of the results page, no extra clicking required. In this case, the source is the CIA World Factbook. Of course, this data is not available for every nation.

Examples:
+ Internet Users France

+ Internet Users Nigeria

+ Internet Users Turkey

Remember, this is just one source of an estimated number and many other estimates exist. The neat part here is that the info is available without having to make any extra clicks. Here's another example of an answer vs. a link.

+ SuperPages Upgrades Maps With Microsoft (via SEW Blog)

+ Google Video Launches In UK & Other Countries (via SEW Blog)
See Also: SearchforVideo Brings Back Video Podcast Directory

+ Interoperability: MSN and Yahoo IM Clients Being Talking To Each Other (via News.com)
Limited roll-out begins today.

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