| ** Google Desktop Live **Google's free desktop | | | | convenience.The fact that consumers can now get |
| search utility made it out of the "beta" stage and | | | | their hands on the equipment to download and listen |
| users can now download a finished 1.0 version from | | | | to these broadcasts so cheaply means a whole world |
| for free.With improvements over the "beta" version | | | | of amateur dj's and talk show hosts is about to hit |
| released in 2004, the finished version not only allows | | | | the cyber-airwaves.Though you've heard rumblings |
| you to search your own computer for Microsoft | | | | about it, and people are grasping around in the dark |
| Office documents, emails, and instant messaging | | | | trying to get a grip on how to implement it, now you |
| history, but now supports music, video, images, PDF | | | | can actually plan to see and hear about the |
| files, and the Firefox and Netscape Web browsers.In | | | | widespread use of "pod casting" in the very near |
| their never-ending quest to make their name | | | | future since a potential audience of listeners with the |
| synonymous with "search," Google's Desktop Search | | | | right equipment is now set to grow.** Associated |
| utility makes a bold step towards dominating the | | | | Press Offers RSS Feeds **The Associated Press |
| desktop search market.Available for Windows XP and | | | | now offers RSS feeds of their top news stories. |
| Windows 2000, Google's desktop search remains | | | | RSS (Real Simple Syndication) makes it possible for |
| miles ahead of MSN and Yahoo!, who released their | | | | content providers to offer instant updates to their |
| own beta version desktop search utilities several | | | | readers without sending email.Anyone with an RSS |
| months after Google.Google also chose to create an | | | | reader such as FeedDemon ( can receive and read |
| environment friendly to third-party software | | | | RSS feeds.Traditionally, the Associated Press |
| developers by encouraging them to develop "plug ins" | | | | marketed their services exclusively to newspapers |
| that expand the capabilities of their Desktop Search | | | | and online sources such as Yahoo! News.Now, by |
| application.By allowing others to add their "two-cents" | | | | offering their RSS feeds directly to consumers at the |
| to the program, Google will further cement their | | | | Associated Press is obviously seeking to bypass |
| position as the leader in this emerging field of | | | | online news sources and go directly to the |
| "desktop" search.** MP3 Player Wars Boiling Over | | | | consumer.The fact that the world's oldest and largest |
| **In response to Apple's iPod Shuffle, a low priced | | | | news source has chosen to start offering content |
| flash memory MP3 audio player, Sony announced | | | | this way demonstrates quite clearly that RSS is fast |
| plans to offer a comparably low priced MP3 player in | | | | coming of age as an acceptable mass-communication |
| the $100 to $150 range.This in response to complaints | | | | medium and that widespread consumer adoption is |
| from consumers that Sony's past MP3 player | | | | imminent.Soon, there'll be an RSS reader on every |
| offerings rated too expensive next to the | | | | computer desktop and the use of RSS will become |
| feature-rich iPpod.Consumers can expect several | | | | as widespread as email.© Jim Edwards - All |
| developments in response to Sony's entry into the | | | | Rights reserved |
| "Under $150" MP3 player market.First, increased use | | | | -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Jim Edwards |
| of the portable players will cause related businesses | | | | is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the |
| selling the actual MP3's and accessories to experience | | | | co-author of an amazing new ebook that will teach |
| continued growth, both online and offline.Second, a | | | | you how to use fr^e articles to quickly drive |
| new trend known as "pod casting" is getting set to | | | | thousands of targeted visitors to your website or |
| explode."Pod casting" involves content providers | | | | affiliate links...Simple "Traffic Machine" brings |
| (radio dj's, entrepreneurs, columnists, musicians) | | | | Thousands of NEW visitors to your website for |
| creating MP3 audio content and then making it super | | | | weeks, even months... without spending a dime on |
| simple for listeners to automatically download these | | | | advertising! |
| "broadcasts" online and listen to them at their | | | | |