Google is buying Adscape. Inserting ads into games is apparently the idea behind the purchase. The terms were not released however, Google did say they have already been in talks with game developers for some time. Google also purchased Gapminder’s Trendalyzer software. Trendalyzer animates various data points and is said to “create novel effects” out of statistical analysis. It sounds to me? like Google Analytics is going to take longer to load.
Adobe has officially released Apollo and as Michael Arrington at TechCrunch points out, this could create entirely new classes of companies. Apollo lets it’s users create content that is cross-operating system, cross-browser and desktop ready.? This means that? the Rich Internet Apps you build? for the? Apollo runtime will run on the desktop apart from the browser and vice-versa.? Also think in terms of? occasionally-connected applications that can be built from HTML, Flash, Flex and AJAX.
From Aloha Workshops on the Big Island of Hawai`i this is Brent Norris for the World Organization of Webmasters and the Wow Technology Minute.
Additional Resources
Google has acquired Adscape Media
http://www.google.com/press/annc/annc_adscape.html
From Google Blog : Let the passion continue! We’re acquiring Adscape
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/let-passion-continue-were-acquiring.html
Adobe Apollo Launched, So Go Build Something
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/adobe-apollo-launches-so-go-build-something/
Public Alpha of Apollo Debuts on Adobe Labs
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200703/031907ApolloLabs.html
Download Apollo? from Adobe Labs
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/apollo/