Animals fossils older than 635 million years old discovered

Fossil traces were found in an oil field in the Arabian peninsula are considered to be the oldest evidence of animal existence. The fossils found can confirm that life existed more than 635 years ago. The fossils found don't look like traditional fossils, but they look more like fossil echoes which are chemical traces of a compound. The chemical traces were similar to the demosponge, which is considered to be the last common ancestor for all animals. "It is, definitively, the earliest evidence for animals," said geochemist Gordon Love of the University of California, Riverside.

Source: Wired / Nature

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/02/earliestanimal.html

Google allows you track your friend's position online

Google has launched software to track users of mobile phones and other wireless devices. This allows one to share their location with family and friends in 27 different countries using Google Latitude. The user can select who receives the information, and when they determine to go offline. "Fun aside, we recognize the sensitivity of location data, so we've built fine-grained privacy controls right into the application," said a Google representative. Friends can be tracked on a google map using a computer or a phone that supports google maps.

Source: Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5131Z620090205

Cool Resolution Image

This is a 1,474 megapixel image of the presidential inauguration from last week. This image was made by collecting multiple images. This super-resolution image is hosted on a CMU project site called gigapan.

Source: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=15374

New greenhouse gas emissions satellite launched today

Today the first green house gas emissions satellite was launched from Japan. This satellite will allow to find which exact areas are the most congested. The findings from the satellite will most likely change public policy when the G8 meets up later this year.

Is Marketing over Hyped?

Is Marketing in our society over hyped? Do people actually buy stuff that they see in commercials or in magazine ads? I think marketing helps for new products that are being released into the consumer ecosystem, but for pre-existing products like Coke and Pepsi I don't think marketing makes a difference. I think their marketing dollars are the backbones to many publications and television networks, so they ads are more of a public service for cheaper mass media.

Marketing is everywhere in multiple formats. Video Ads on websites, pull-outs in magazines, television ads, e-mails, on Hulu and other video services, the radio, billboards, and with the help of Google all over the search engine and in Gmail.

Sony Webbie to change online blogging?

Sony has released affordable portable high definition video cameras that can easily fit in someone's pocket. In the current YouTube era, will more blogs post more videos of current and local events with this easy to use and colorful camera. The people at KushMangal.com really like the orange Sony Webbie Camera. If you see more videos in the future, thank the Sony Webbie.

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