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** Google Desktop Live **Google's free desktopconvenience.The fact that consumers can now get
search utility made it out of the "beta" stage andtheir hands on the equipment to download and listen
users can now download a finished 1.0 version fromto these broadcasts so cheaply means a whole world
for free.With improvements over the "beta" versionof amateur dj's and talk show hosts is about to hit
released in 2004, the finished version not only allowsthe cyber-airwaves.Though you've heard rumblings
you to search your own computer for Microsoftabout it, and people are grasping around in the dark
Office documents, emails, and instant messagingtrying to get a grip on how to implement it, now you
history, but now supports music, video, images, PDFcan actually plan to see and hear about the
files, and the Firefox and Netscape Web browsers.Inwidespread use of "pod casting" in the very near
their never-ending quest to make their namefuture since a potential audience of listeners with the
synonymous with "search," Google's Desktop Searchright equipment is now set to grow.** Associated
utility makes a bold step towards dominating thePress Offers RSS Feeds **The Associated Press
desktop search market.Available for Windows XP andnow offers RSS feeds of their top news stories.
Windows 2000, Google's desktop search remainsRSS (Real Simple Syndication) makes it possible for
miles ahead of MSN and Yahoo!, who released theircontent providers to offer instant updates to their
own beta version desktop search utilities severalreaders without sending email.Anyone with an RSS
months after Google.Google also chose to create anreader such as FeedDemon ( can receive and read
environment friendly to third-party softwareRSS 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 Searchand 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 theirAssociated Press is obviously seeking to bypass
position as the leader in this emerging field ofonline news sources and go directly to the
"desktop" search.** MP3 Player Wars Boiling Overconsumer.The fact that the world's oldest and largest
**In response to Apple's iPod Shuffle, a low pricednews source has chosen to start offering content
flash memory MP3 audio player, Sony announcedthis way demonstrates quite clearly that RSS is fast
plans to offer a comparably low priced MP3 player incoming of age as an acceptable mass-communication
the $100 to $150 range.This in response to complaintsmedium and that widespread consumer adoption is
from consumers that Sony's past MP3 playerimminent.Soon, there'll be an RSS reader on every
offerings rated too expensive next to thecomputer desktop and the use of RSS will become
feature-rich iPpod.Consumers can expect severalas widespread as email.© Jim Edwards - All
developments in response to Sony's entry into theRights reserved
"Under $150" MP3 player market.First, increased use-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Jim Edwards
of the portable players will cause related businessesis a syndicated newspaper columnist and the
selling the actual MP3's and accessories to experienceco-author of an amazing new ebook that will teach
continued growth, both online and offline.Second, ayou how to use fr^e articles to quickly drive
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