today news

1..GOOGLE'S Blog Search is not one of the G-men’s most esteemed properties by those who care about such matters but it has muscled its way to the top spot in the sector, according to one researcher.Hitwise yesterday reported that Google passed Technorati for the first time in the penultimate week of December. However, it noted that Google played its ace as far back as October by placing a link to Blog Search on the Google News page, rocket-launching market share by 168 per cent.
2.satellite project aimed at finding Earth-like planets has launched from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.A French-led satellite project has launched into space on a mission to discover Earth-like planets that are beyond our solar system. The $225-million COROT project is based around a telescope that is expected to find planets that range in size and shape.Astronomers are aware of the existence of other planets, however, current technology only allows for the accurate identification of Jupiter-style gas giants. The French National Space Studies Center is working alongside partners from the European Space Agency, Spain, Germany, Austria, Brazil and Belgium.
3.In the closing months of 2006 spam volumes jumped enormously. According to e-mail filtering firm Postini, spam volumes increased by 73% in the three months to December. "92.6% of all e-mail messages are spam," said Dan Druker, spokesman for Postini. "That's the highest it's ever been."
4. The creator of the Wikipedia encyclopedia is turning his attention to search engines. Jimmy Wales, the man behind the collaborative online reference work, is planning to create a "people-powered" search site.