Coming back from vacation, I want to get myself organized as efficiently as possible. One thing that gives me headaches is managing my different calendars. I should have thought earlier of synchronizing them automatically! So today I’m testing Google Calendar Sync.

I am juggling three different calendar applications. I am using Microsoft Outlook because that’s where I have all of my data (e-mails, contacts, tasks, and calendar). I am also using Google Calendar because I need to access my schedule anywhere and from any computer. And there’s the calendar on my Blackberry that I check when I am in transit. I have to do something. (more…)

As a matter of public policy, safe roads are imperative to society and the economy. If the roads of area are unsafe, businesses are less likely to expand there, and the town is obviously hurt. SafeRoadMaps.org comprises all of the necessary information for the concerned citizen, policymaker or the business owner, providing them with the appropriate tools to thoroughly evaluate a specific area’s roads. (more…)

A recent study reveals that one-fifth of U.S. TV viewers watch television online. This number represents a significant increase in the amount of online viewers since the fall of 2007.

Tuesday, Integrated Media Measurement Inc. (IMMI) released a report on “Online Viewership” affirming that 58.4 percent of online viewers are between the ages of 25-44, compared to only 19.1% of 13-24 year olds. The largest segment of online watchers is affluent, well-educated, 25-44 year old working professional Caucasian females (more…)

Yesterday Atelier.fr reported that AOL’s AIM has released a plug-in that allows users to transfer money to friends over the popular instant-messaging service, using the peer-to-peer payment service, Revolution MoneyExchange.

“Millions of people separated by time and distance increasingly rely on AIM to communicate with friends and family,” said Jason Hogg, President and CEO of Revolution Money. “We’re proud to team up with AOL to give AIM users the benefits of the MoneyExchange integrated online payment service.” (more…)

Google [GOOG] Wednesday launched another site that’s like an already existing one, Knol. In essence it’s Wikipedia, the difference being that its authors are credited as opposed to anonymous. So it’s About.com, then.

The idea is like Wikipedia combined with an ad-driven blog. Right now, there’s mostly medical articles, so it looks like Knol will work more like About.com – more often than not, you’ll get to a Knol article through a topic search instead of going in through the homepage. This could work for Knol, although brevity is part of what makes About.com’s articles appealing. This could also work against Knol, as it puts it in direct competition with Wikipedia’s Medpedia, whose preview launched today, created under the aegis of Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Michigan’s medical schools. Tough competition if Knol stays mainly medical. (more…)

Does anyone know how many times Twitter’s been down since their launch? nearly 200 times?

The judge hearing the “YouTube Divorce” has ruled against Tricia Walsh-Smith, the woman who famously posted brutal – and loopy – rants about her soon-to-be ex-husband on her YouTube account, finding the videos “cruel and unusual treatment.”

In the first video (see below), posted in April, Walsh-Smith mocks her husband for their sexless marriage, calls up his assistant and asks what to do with her husband’s stash of Viagra and condoms, gives us a tour of her Upper East Side apartment, and, as an added bonus, does her own Tarot reading. Walsh-Smith’s rant had over 3 million viewers on the video sharing website. (more…)

A few days ago, it was Mahalo. Today, it’s French blogger Loic Le Meur’s turn to see his account suspended from Google’s video sharing site YouTube, along with hundreds of his videos.

Reading his post, where he begs the video sharing site to let him have access to his account, Le Meur has obviously been surprised by YouTube decision to suspend his online presence on the site. On the other hand, Mahalo Daily producer Tyler Crowley tells ValleyWag that “he [Crowley] received a number of violation notices in quick succession, triggering YouTube’s “three strikes, you’re out” account suspension policy — even though Mahalo Daily is part of the YouTube partner program. “ (more…)

Less than a week after its release (our coverage), Google’s [GOOG] virtual world Lively already has a porn problem. While Lively model and original vitural world sensation Second Life is well known for its sexual activities, Lively was meant to be acceptable for users aged 13 and over. But, as of now, sex-themed rooms have been popping up all over the place.

“We’ve received complaints about recently created ‘sex rooms’ in Lively, and we take these complaints seriously,” announced Lively’s help center website on July 10th.

Lively’s Community Standards explicitly forbid explicit material. “We don’t allow nudity, graphic sex acts, or sexually explicit material. This includes making sexual advances toward other users. (more…)

Editor’s UPDATE: Today’s hottest trends on Google in about a website that we covered earlier this year. So I thought it would be an good opportunity for you to revisit our post.

A free national database, MissingMoney.com, is helping Americans reclaim missing money quickly and easily.

Ever wondered if you have any unclaimed money, such as utility deposits or cash left in a bank account? Chances are you might. According to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA), there is an excess of unclaimed property funds totaling $32.8 billion. Furthermore, one in eight Americans has some missing money to claim. (more…)