Friday, September 24, 2010

Ebuzz! Asia: Nepal's first search engine



Nepal will soon have its own search engine. After the immense popularity of search engines like Google and Yahoo, a local youth has developed possibly the first search engine based in Nepal. The project was unveiled for the first time at the ongoing Midas CAN SofTech 2010. Apar Thebe, who developed the search engine named ´ebuzz! asia´, said that the search engine would be launched commercially by October. Thebe said he thought of this concept when he could not find necessary documents for his research when he was studying abroad.
“I felt that our data and information are not digitized. I worked on the search engine project to make our data and information available to all at a single click,” Thebe said.

How to Get a PhD in Web Development

It is estimated that there are more than 1.7 billion Internet users in the world. Despite the size of this audience, the Internet's growth period is not yet behind it, since that audience represents only about a quarter of the world's population. Therefore, if you are looking for a career that taps into a tremendous existing and potential demand, working with the Internet is a natural choice.
The next question, though, is whether earning a doctorate in Web development is the right choice. This guide can help you answer that question by taking you through five steps toward launching your career via a PhD in Web development:

Ping: Music Social Network by Apple Ping: Music Social Network by Apple

On Thursday morning, Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, showed off a new social network for music called Ping. It runs inside the newest version of Apple’s iTunes software. Ping also works on the latest software for iPhones and iPod Touches. (Apple hasn’t made it available for iPad this time around.)
It’s like “Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes,” Jobs says. “But it’s not Facebook, it’s not Twitter,” Jobs is quick to note — “it’s a social network all about music.” And guess what? It has 160 million users in 23 countries built in right away (Apple will presumably be opening it up to other iTunes users later). And it’s available on your iPhone and iPod touch — right in the iTunes Store.
Jobs notes that this feature is all about discovery. You can follow both artists and your friends. And you can be followed. With it, you get custom song and album charts to discover new music. And you can post your thoughts and opinions about your favorite music. Plus, there are 17,000 concert listing in the network.