Microsoft recently rolled out a new feature for Bing designed to make the search engine more personal by delivering useful updates to the Bing homepage based on your interests. You can get updates for news, weather, and traffic so you’ll know what to expect on your commute as well as what Mother Nature has in store for the day. Get some ideas on this article from PCWorld.com
Twitter announced that it is putting its MoPub acquisition to use by enabling Twitter marketers to promote and distribute mobile apps. There is a potential opportunity there, though, for attackers to exploit the system if users become conditioned to download apps from their Twitter feed without thinking. Check this out from PCWorld.com
Google Trends is a pretty fair indicator of topical winds across the Web. It helps us understand the hot searches and also allows us to look into the past and see historical trends. Google recently made it a little bit more convenient to stay in the know with email notifications for Google Trends. You can now subscribe to your favorite search topics, “hot trends” for any country, and the U.S. monthly top charts. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
If you use Google+ to store your photos, you’re in for a treat. More of this good news from PCWorld.com
In an indication that CEO Marissa Mayer is not yet seeing dramatic results from her efforts to turn the company around, Yahoo’s sales dipped slightly in its first quarter, amid some gains in its search advertising business. Check this latest update from PCWorld.com
Box has patched the Heartbleed security hole on its servers and has advised its customers to change their passwords. Check this out from PCWorld.com
As I write this, I’ve tweeted close to 39,000 times. But according to one report, a large chunk of you have never sent a single tweet. Check this out from PCWorld.com