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If you still have not tried it, you better do!

I personally did, and I was seriously impressed.

What makes ChaCha! different is that it allows you to initially search like you do on any other search engine, hence Google or Yahoo!, it even gets you the results from these…however it does not stop there!

What more can it offer?

HUMAN INTERACTION, and help in guiding through the search results, hence, live chat

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So Google has been dominant, Yahoo has been fairly ok, MSN…well….you know

It seems that everybody has been struggling to keep up with Google, the objective has become “Keep your current audience”, not even compete with Google, so what happens when Google controls 66% World Wide Search Share against 20% Yahoo! and a mere 8% MSN / Live search?

Most people (including falks at MSFT) believe that this would logically result in a merger between MSN and Yahoo!, or even MSN buy

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Either you are a web person or not, you will not be able to find a shelter to keep you away from hearing about Web 2.0; arguments about what it is exactly, or if it’s a bubble or not, or etc..

Anyway, it is mid 2007 now, and the definition of “Web 2.0″ is much more shaped, and close to be final.

I read a lot and heard a lot, however, it seems like politics, you will have to conclude your own conclusion or definition to explain and live with, yet it is still much easier

To establish a base, Web 2.0 is not a software or a website or a registered mark, it is actually a philosophy which is combined into some sets of technologies, and practises.

The philosphy shapes how you work and interact with information, and it is aided by certain technologies (Ajax, JS, XML, RSS) allowing smoother layout and interaction, and design concepts that enhances usability.

it is basically about sharing, and owner-free content, hence, divi

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I am a tenant of a house in the Meadows, a highly populated residential area in Dubai just opposite of Dubai Internet and Media city and thanks to Emaar Properties, every room in my house is connected via LAN cables to a central switch that provides Internet, TV and phone (voice over IP) services to me.

Since I moved in 2 years ago, I had quiet reasonable access speed and upgrade about a year ago to a 2 MB connection through local TECOM provider which was previously known as Sahm Technologies and is now operating under the new telecoms operator DU.

Since the upgrade and a couple of complaint calls to the customer service center (04-390 5555) which is open 24/7 technical staff apparently unthrottled my line speed as the download speed was much higher than the upload speed. They also confirmed to me on the phone, that sometimes a few or even quiet a few broadband users share the same line which will result in lower speed.

Since the Meadows, Springs and neighbouring Greens are connected via the DIC/DMC network, no proxy prevents social network sites, Skype and music/video peer-to-peer sharing and in the evenings and on weekends (when I would like to rely on my highspeed 2 MB line), I am hardly getting 25% through-put of what I am paying.

Today is one of t

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Ok here is the deal; AOL (111 million unique users per day – source) has launched a “new” beta design of their website for testing and feedback; however, after examination, this page does not look very new. In fact, it does not look new at all.

Take a look below (click on the image to enlarge) and you will see what I mean.

I understand people complaining about Web 2.0 practices, and how it makes newly designed websites look somehow the same (which I do not agree to), howeve

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Yup, in our constant endeavor to create catchy headlines, this one seemed the most apt. While the OS wars and the browser wars were raging, Google stealthily crept in and built a slew of services that we have now taken for granted and have become dependant on. Their philosophy was simple, you can keep your desktop, but we will own the webtop.

Enter Google enterprise applications.

Now for a low price of just $50 per user, your company can have access to the typical set of applications most companies will need to conduct their day to day operations.

Just a quick list of what you get:

• Email - 10 GB per user! And Blackberry support.
• Google Talk - IM Messaging. Simple and powerful, and no extra clutter that comes with the msn messenger bloat-ware
• Google Calendar - Brilliant calendaring system with dis

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Yup, in our constant endeavor to create catchy headlines, this one seemed the most apt. While the OS wars and the browser wars were raging, Google stealthily crept in and built a slew of services that we have now taken for granted and have become dependant on. Their philosophy was simple, you can keep your desktop, but we will own the webtop.

Enter Google enterprise applications.

Now for a low price of just $50 per user, your company can have access to the typical set of applications most companies will need to conduct their day to day operations.

Just a quick list of what you get:

• Email - 10 GB per user! And Blackberry support.
• Google Talk - IM Messaging. Simple and powerful, and no extra clutter that comes with the msn messenger bloat-ware
• Google Calendar - Brilliant calendaring system with dis

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Our much loved and hated weekly has shutdown. In a surprising move ITP decided to shutdown the weekly and also the upcoming awards ceremony. Feel sorry for all the people who took part in this years awards ceremony. Well apparently it has somet

The time has finally arrived for the long awaited telecom provider to launch their services. On february 11th the services will be rolled out and by the 25th people will start getting their SIM cards! The press conference had an animated CEO Osama who talked the media through the offerings. Its good to see a CEO taking charge and full credit to him of not becoming just another boring press conference. Some of the highlights were.

Per Second Billing
In a simple example showing how much money we actually waste with

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The time has finally arrived for the long awaited telecom provider to launch their services. On february 11th the services will be rolled out and by the 25th people will start getting their SIM cards! The press conference had an animated CEO Osama who talked the media through the offerings. Its good to see a CEO taking charge and full credit to him of not becoming just another boring press conference. Some of the highlights were.

Per Second Billing
In a simple example showing how much money we actually waste with

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