I just ran by Quantcast, which is still on beta but providing some interesting stats that some bloggers might like to check.

If your blog is lucky to be profiled, you can see some fine statistical analysis that estimates some figures about your visitors, like, their age, gender, ethnicity, even education and income.

The statistics also estimate [...]

Netscape, the brand that kick-started the dot-com boom only to lose the browser war to Microsoft, launched its latest reincarnation today with a portal focused on community-driven news. It�s not exactly a Digg clone. Submitted stories are voted on in much the same way, and the more votes a story gets the higher it appears [...]

One of the world’s most visited webpage, Yahoo.com, has just had a major re-design (can be found at http://yahoo.com/preview).

The Yahoo! re-design is officially flagged as a “preview” (a.k.a. beta) and it isn’t yet the default yahoo.com homepage. There is no firm date for the go-live of the new Web 2.0 design.

Here is how the new [...]

Just when you think the StarTrek-influence has gone on long enough you get this.

While only in prototype form and years away from fielding, US Air Force unveiled hand-held laser gun weapon, known as the Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PHaSR) system. The PHaSR is about the same size and weight of a fully [...]

Flickr is blocked again in UAE? I just heard that from SC. This is also confirmed here and here.

What the heck is all this about? Since I lived in UAE for few years, I know that Etisalat have this sort of stupid unexplained actions.

But anyway, may this slow down the UAE spam on Flickr [...]

Just got this from official Google blog; they announced Google Base. They say it is an extension of their existing content collection efforts like web crawl, Google Sitemaps, Google Print and Google Video. On the other hand, I also came across Google Analytics, which actually monitors your site visitors and promises you to watch how [...]

Man gets his Google search history submitted as evidence in murder trial.

For the woman who wants to stay both warm and environmentally conscious this winter � and isn’t bothered by extra bulk under her shirt � a lingerie maker unveiled a thick bra that can be heated in a microwave.

Transparent Aluminum was once a matter of science fiction. The US Air Force has actually developed transparent aluminum and are testing it now. The new kind of transparent armor — stronger and lighter than traditional materials — that could stop armor-piercing weapons from penetrating vehicle windows.

Sajjadah is a prayer rug is a small and portable carpet that Muslims put on the floor when they perform their prayers. Its main function is to provide a clean and isolated platform for the prayer. There is one thing they need to be careful about: the holy city of Mecca � the direction towards [...]