FeedBurner, a company that distributes syndicated content for blogs and other media Web sites has been purchased in about $100 million. Terms has not yet been disclosed.

Google, the king of paid search advertising and has very vast network of websites that host ads. According to Google, they are very much sure that this area is full of opportunities. With FeedBurner it can expand its AdSense reach.

Now Google’s advertiser can advertise even on feeds. Also Google will integrate FeedBurner technology with its Google Reader.

RSS feeds enable media Websites, bloggers and podcasters to shoot their content directly to readers through RSS readers. FeedBurner helps publishers deliver the RSS feeds, as well as manage the feeds, track the subscribers and also serve ads.

Although the technology is not mainstream, but Google showing interest shows that it’s future is bright.

Google has acquired many technologies. In April, Google said it planned to spend $3.1 billion to buy Online ads firm DoubleClick.

Let’s wait for the Google’s Next Deal……

With the newer technologies, power consumption of computers are increasing day by day. Manufacturers are continuously working on reducing the power consumption. Popular OS like Windows XP, provides us many features to save power such as Stand By, Hard Disk Turn Off, Monitor Off and Hibernate etc. With the release of Vista, Microsoft has introduced, S3 Sleep state.

In the older power-saving modes (S1 sleep state), the computer could only shut down some components, such as the hard drives and monitors, after a period of time to reduce power usage. However, the CPU, fans, and other internal components continues to run at their full speed. With the new S3 power management, your computer is nearly sleeping. It maintains a minimum amount of alertness, just enough to wait for you to wake it up at any moment.

For more information about S3 Sleep state and to know how to enable S3 state in Window XP, Visit http://content.zdnet.com/2346-9595_22-66750.html?tag=gald

Since it’s founding in the 1980s, Dell has relied on selling PCs and other products directly to consumers and business customers over the phone and Internet. It viewed direct sales as an important cost advantage over competitors who sold computers through retailers.

The strategy worked, helping Dell become the world’s leading PC maker. But recently, the round rock-based company has lost it’s lead to a revitalized Hewlett-Packard Co.

So, now Dell has planned to sell it’s PCs at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer as to compete with it’s competitors, ruling out its own policy of selling machines only directly to customers.

They are going to showcase their two Dimension desktop computers in about 3,000 Wal-Marts beginning June 10 in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Dell spokesman Dwayne Cox said the Wal-Mart deal “represents our first step” into global retail.
“Customers want more and new ways to buy our products, and we plan on meeting their needs on a global level,” Cox said. “Offering Dell Dimensions in Wal-Mart is a great example of this approach.”

He said Dell will announce additional moves into retail in the coming quarters, but he declined to give specifics.

PICO accomplished!!!

Confused? Don’t be. PICO is the name of Yahoo’s Web based Messenger’s Mission. Yahoo has launched the BETA version of its Web based Messenger on 3rd May, 2007. It is easy to use, fast and has a cool interface with no download required. It consists of all basic features like chat, add friends, stealth mode, smilies, text formatting and the most useful feature “chat history”. Now you just need an internet connection to get started with yahoo Messenger, no downloads required. Just go through http://webmessenger.yahoo.com or simply type http://web.im from your browser and you are ready to go.

Feedbacks from initial users are coming great. They are pleased to see Yahoo’s web based messenger. Meebo already has a combined web based messenger that worked with industry leading messengers AOL, MSN, Yahoo, Google talk. Yahoo web messenger is compatible with all the browsers like IE, Firefox, Opera, Netscape and safari etc. Yahoo has again done a great job just like Yahoo Mail Beta.

Yahoo Web messenger beta lacks some important features in comparison to desktop messenger such as file transfer, webcam, Chat rooms, Voice chat etc. But still it provides most of the necessary features required for key communication and self expressive features you need. Thumbs up to Yahoo’s new initiative.

According to Slashdot, in the last 12 years, IBM has received 29,021 patents–more than any other company or individual in the world.

IBM inventions and discoveries include the following:

* magnetic storage (1955)
* the relational database (1970)
* DRAM (dynamic random access memory) cells (1962)
* the RISC (reduced instruction set computer) chip architecture (1980)
* fractals (1967)
* superconductivity (1987)

What’s next on their list? Any guesses are welcome in comments.