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Entries from August 2007

The New Blackbird e-Solutions Site Is Up And Running

After refocusing the companies objectives and business plan, we have redesigned our website to show the new direction.
We are now offering a number of new products.

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Skype: The Microsoft Connection Clarified — Villu Arak

We don’t blame anyone but ourselves. The Microsoft Update patches were merely a catalyst — a trigger — for a series of events that led to the disruption of Skype, not the root cause of it. And Microsoft has been very helpful and supportive throughout.

Categories: Industry News · Communications

Skype On The Fritz

Skype, the communication life blood of many freelancers and international companies, has released a statement that a software glitch has left it’s users worldwide without service.

Categories: Technology · Technology News · Industry News · Communications

Yahoo edges Google in U.S. user satisfaction survey: Reuters

Google still remains the dominant search engine, but as an overall web presence, ACSI reports that Yahoo’s portal is boosting it’s customer satisfaction rating. According to a recent survey, Yahoo’s score rose 3.9 points…

Categories: Industry News · Search Engine Marketing (SEM) · Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

A Case of Localization Gone Wrong.

Police arrested a teenager suspected of posting his own translation of the latest Harry Potter novel on the Internet weeks before the official French release, the book’s publishers said on Wednesday.

Categories: Industry News · Localization

Intel Gets Slammed For It’s Sprinter Ad

After seeing the ad I definitely agree it was in poor taste and I commend Intel for making the apology. It would have probably been better to have the sprinters be mixed race. However, I think…

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Two New e-Shops Added To Blackbird e-Solutions Site

As a direct result of this belief we have teamed up with Amazon.com and have added a German Language e-Shop. …The second store is Network Hardware e-Shop and is dedicated to networking devices.

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