Roundup: Google’s Korean clutter, Real’s player, Panoramio and more
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Google Korea has cluttered page — This is a striking departure from the spartan interface Google is known for. Details here. We checked with Google, and a spokeswoman confirmed the Korean site was developed in response to market research and feedback from Korean users. She called it a “new intuitive and easy-to-use design” that helps discover Google products and services.
AOL serving ads in IM and chat — AOL subsidiary Userplane lets Website publishers… Continue Reading
Big shakeup at Yahoo, Decker being groomed for CEO?
Yahoo announced a big shakeup, promoting Chief Financial Officer Susan Decker as a likely successor to the current chief executive, and recasting itself into three coherent business units. The move comes amid criticism Yahoo has failed to compete, and after long slow slide in its stock price.
Decker will take over the unit focused on advertising, which is Yahoo’s main source of income. Chief Technology Officer Farzad Nazem pictured below, will head the company’s technology unit…. Continue Reading