As the name suggests, Google’s search results now change instantly based upon keyword entries. Type in a word, and instantly the screen changes, and displays appropriate keywords. With the addition of this new feature, we’ll save anywhere from 2-5 seconds per query, according to Google.

Perhaps the most useful component of this new feature is the elimination of the need to hit “Enter” following a query. Now, search results will instantly appear on the screen, making searching quick and easy.

Although there do appear to be some flaws– the Instant Search feature is dependent upon a high-speed connection without any slowdowns– it is overall a great feature, which will put answers at users’ fingertips faster than ever before.

Warner Brothers Entertainment Group has in the last five years has acquired all, or the majority of the assets of, five different game studios, TT Games, Snowblind Studios, Midway Games, Turbine Inc, and Rocksteady Studios. Consolidating under the Warner Brothers aegis game and game properties ranging from the LEGO© gaming franchise to the Lord of the Rings© online and console games.

With such a large stable of electronic properties acquired over the last few years Warner Brothers is building into a quiet giant in the electronic entertainment world and with the acquisition of Turbine Inc’s online MMORPG assets, Warner Brothers Entertainment Group is now a long way into an acquisition of a serious percentage of the web-based gaming market, one it has already been a part of with the Xbox 360 and other console platforms’ Internet and proprietary internet linkage content.

With such a growing web footprint, the other MMORPG providers as well as firms like Atari and Wizards of the Coast will soon be facing increasing competition for the dollars of already overstretched and underfunded consumers. Only time will tell if this devolves into a possible economic conflict between web gaming giants.

Now, how does that effect the common player or casual Internet user? Simply put, with the acquisition of three of the largest free to play games under one roof, there will be changes made. What they are yet to be discovered. The three could continue as free to play with a sub-architecture of for pay augments like special gear, special “VIP” access levels, and other pay to unlock game content, or the games could revert to pay to play status. Given the recent release of an additional update to Turbine Inc’s former game properties, the dissolution of the three internet titles is unlikely.

Given the Lord of the Rings© becoming a free to play title only with the last few weeks, a continuation of the free to play
game market under Warner Brothers tutelage is quite likely, and for cash strapped gamers that means one thing, web gaming through Warner Brothers.

What does that mean for Warner Brothers? Money. What does that mean for the gamer, whether casual or devoted? More resources for their hobby on the Internet.

Users were able to use a variety of media applications to work together on projects, and invitation codes were so sought after that they were being sold on E-bay. Now it appears that users who paid a princely sum for those codes will have spent that money for naught, as the application prepares to go the way of analog television.

Essentially, Google Wave didn’t catch on in the manner that Google would have liked, and they apparently determined that it was no longer with the developmental resources. It will be interesting to see who picks up the slack.

So that means it’s the end of the Internet, right? Wrong. Things are going to change a little, that’s all. Coming net is IPv6, which will allow for plenty more addresses, but the problem is integration. If the new IPv6 isn’t fully integrated, it is in theory possible that the Internet could simply cease to function.

However, work has been in progress for the last 10 years, and it is highly unlikely that there will be a compatibility issue will bring the Internet to its knees. So, yes, it’s true that the current numbering system is almost exhausted, but it is not necessary to worry about it; just like our phone system has evolved, so too will the Internet.

Although some may argue that he did it to try to repair his tarnished public image, Zuckerberg claims that he donated because “a little of myself in” the people starting the company, which aims to give a user complete and total control over their content, which they may not always have with Facebook, at least with current privacy controls.

Zuckerberg’s motives are known only to him, but it’s rather interesting to see any CEO donate money to a company that may one day be more successful than his.

Of course, many people are crying foul, claiming that the move will mean the end of several companies, but Twitter is not calling for the end of ads, just the end of inserting them through the API. Twitter said on its blog that “our primary concern is the long-term health and value of the network,” which apparently led to the elimination of ads through the API. How users and companies react to the news will remain to be seen.

The video features a 19 second clip of Jawed Karim at the zoo. Karim is one of YouTube’s founders. A year and a half after that video was posted, YouTube was sold to Google for the princely sum of 1.65 billion. In case you were wondering, YouTube’s official birthday is February 14, 2005. No word on why it took two months for a video to be posted.

• A custom menu feature
• WordPress MU is now integrated into the standard version.
• A new default menu, known as Twenty Ten.
• Many functionality and aesthetic changes.

Although the full beta version won’t be released until next week, and the full version won’t be out for some time after that, this is a good chance to take a peek at the new version. The best advice is to preview it in a test environment, and refrain from upgrading to the new version in a production environment until the full version is out.

Not only that, but the uploading procedure will be improved upon, in response to user feedback. Another new feature that’s been added in recent days is the ability to sign in with your Facebook address, and see videos that your friends have posted through that site.

Though the new design hasn’t fully rolled out from YouTube yet, the site is showing obvious signs of improvement, and based on the planned features, the best is yet to come.

Now, when one accesses the homepage, they can see trending topics scroll by, as well as the top tweets at that given moment. Not only that, but top tweeters, along with their avatars, are featured on the homepage as well.

All this will give new users a quick view of what’s going on. It will also serve current users well, allowing them to take a peek at current activity without logging in. This is almost certainly the first in many changes on the way as Twitter works towards becoming a revenue-generating company, as rumors indicate is their goal.