World's Most Innovative Company Profile: Baidu

World's Most Innovative Company Profile: Baidu: "...beat Google to searches on mobile phones in China. His new innovative products span to Post Bar, for users to exchange queries and answers on message boards, and Baidu Knows, where individuals can collect virtual points for giving the best answers. In 2008, Li plans to enter the Chinese consumer e-commerce market in a duel with Jack Ma of Alibaba fame."

Altai Cowboy vs. Russia’s Space Agency - Kommersant Moscow

Altai Cowboy vs. Russia’s Space Agency - Kommersant Moscow: "Altai shepherd Boris Urmatov, to whose house yard a part of Proton-M rocket fell in early February, filed a suit against Russia’s space agency Roskosmos, seeking the moral damage indemnification from it, the country’s news agencies reported."

Baidu Networks With Omniture

Baidu Networks With Omniture: "If you think that Baidu is on a growth tear, Wall Street is looking for revenue and profits to more than double for Omniture in 2008."

China-made bullet train to link Beijing, Tianjin in Aug

China-made bullet train to link Beijing, Tianjin in Aug: "BEIJING -- The first China-made bullet train designed to run at 300 kilometers per hour has completed a test run and will be in service between Beijing and Tianjin in early August, a railway official said on Sunday."

To Aim Ads, Web Is Keeping Closer Eye on You - New York Times

To Aim Ads, Web Is Keeping Closer Eye on You - New York Times: "A new analysis of online consumer data shows that large Web companies are learning more about people than ever from what they search for and do on the Internet"

Official Google Blog: About the Unity bandwidth consortium

Official Google Blog: About the Unity bandwidth consortium: "we are addressing this is by working with five other international companies to create a consortium. Collectively we just signed an agreement to build a new high-bandwidth subsea cable system linking the U.S. and Japan (more detail in the press release). This cable system, named Unity, will address increasing broadband demand by providing more capacity to sustain the unprecedented growth in data and Internet traffic between Asia and the U.S."