Seeking a break from World Cup madness? Well, I promise that none of the news items in this week’s round-up is football related. Apart from the second one that is. YouTube makes video editing simpler  YouTube has brought out a new online video editor which should make your YouTube clips shorter and sweeter. The video content uploading site has long been targeted by those in… Read more…

In internet terms who is the most ‘searched-for’ player currently starring in the World Cup? How does a footballer improve his search popularity? And has the Dutch general election or the Dutch football team attracted more interest on the worldwide web? Well, the answer to all these questions is contained in a posting called ‘Kicking Around Search Terms For The World Cup’ which appeared recently… Read more…

I’m getting really excited about the world cup so I couldn’t resist putting together the ‘world cup dream team’. There are simple rules to this: 1) The player has to be in the world cup 2010 squad 2) They can’t be injured and out of the team 3) They have to be played in a position they are suited to – eg having a forward… Read more…

People wishing to find what they’re looking for on the internet more quickly are sure to get a kick from today’s news that Google is to serve up a fresh new service called Caffeine. Caffeine is Google’s new web indexing system and the search engine giant is confident that it will provide “50 percent fresher results for web searches than our last index”. The Official… Read more…

So, picture the scene. You’re in the pub having a private conversation about the problems you’re having with your BT Broadband internet connection. Then, a stranger – let’s call her Sarah – wanders over to your table, says she works for BT and offers to help you solve your Broadband problems. Would you feel delighted at this unexpected intervention or would you be alarmed that… Read more…