Yahoo oneSearch Joins AT&T, Baby Boomers/Social Networking, Domain Name Pricing, HTML 5, Michael Moore – Free Line 9-12-08

Yahoo search just might be coming to a mobile phone near you. AT&T has announced recently that Yahoo oneSearch is now the default engine for its MEdia Net service, which allows users to search for news, weather, and Flickr from their phones. AT&T is just the latest carrier to jump onto the oneSearch bandwagon. At press time, oneSearch is available on sixty different mobile carriers worldwide, reaching upwards of 800 million people annually.

Baby boomers seem to be catching the web 2.0 bug after all. According to a recent survey performed by the NPD Group, 61% of Internet users between 46 to 61 years of age have visited streaming video sites such as YouTube and DailyMotion, while 41% have visited social networking sites. Baby boomers who visit sites such these on a daily basis are also 15% more like to go to a movie theater or purchase a DVD.

Blogger Mark Jackson has a few interesting thoughts concerning the topic of domain acquisition. According to Jackson, there is more to the price of a domain name than what you see on your bill every month. A domain that costs $10 a year but is horrible in relation to your main keywords might actually lose you money in the long run. On the other hand, a $20,000 a year domain name that includes a few keywords could get more visitors which, in turn, means more money for you. The trick is weighing the actual cost against the money that could be made. Do that, he writes, and the rest is easy.

With all of the news surrounding Google Chrome, it’s tough not to overlook the achievements of other cutting edge web browsers. Early alpha releases of Firefox 3.1, for example, include support of the new video tag found in HTML 5. For those unaware, the video tag allows you to embed any type of video, no matter the format, in your site’s code. In theory, the combination of the video tag and Firefox could make the traditional “Flash embedded video” a thing of the past.

Controversial documentarian Michael Moore has announced that he will be releasing his new film, Slacker Uprising, online. The 97-minute documentary, which chronicles Moore’s 2004 campaign to get young people to vote, features musical performances by the likes of , Joan Baez, and Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. The film, which Moore himself says is “not for John McCain supporters,” will be available in high resolution on Blip.TV for three weeks starting September 23rd.

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