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    <title>Weekly Wrapup, 6-10 August 2007</title>
    <summary>Here is a summary of the week&apos;s Web Tech action on Read/WriteWeb. Note that you can subscribe to the Weekly Wrapups, either via the special RSS feed or by email. Also our sister site last100 has a Weekly Wrapup too. R/WW Files: Personalizing Google This week&apos;s feature series was on Google&apos;s efforts to implement personalization...</summary>
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      <name>Richard MacManus</name>
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      <![CDATA[<p>Here is a summary of the week's Web Tech action on Read/WriteWeb. Note that you can subscribe to the Weekly Wrapups, either via <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/readwriteweb/weekly">the special RSS feed</a> or <a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=793669&loc=en_US">by email</a>. Also our sister site <a href="http://www.last100.com/2007/08/10/weekly-wrapup-6-10-august-2007/">last100 has a Weekly Wrapup too</a>.</p>

<h2>R/WW Files: Personalizing Google</h2>
<p><img src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/rwwfiles_personalizing-google.jpg" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="5" />This week's feature series was on Google's efforts to implement personalization into their product range.</p>
<ul>
  <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/personalizing_google_intro.php">Personalizing Google: Read/WriteWeb Files</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/interview_with_sep_kamvar_google_personalization.php">Interview with Google's Sep Kamvar, Lead Software Engineer for Personalization</a> </li>
  <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/personalized_search_primer.php">Personalized Search Primer - And Google's Approach</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_effective_is_google_personalized_search.php">How Effective is Google Personalized Search? 57% Say There's No Difference, or it's Worse!</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/privacy_and_personalization.php">Privacy and Personalization: From Clickstream to Targeted Advertising</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/igoogle_the_epitome_of_google_personalization.php">iGoogle: The Epitome of Google Personalization</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/a_look_at_googles_mymaps.php">A Look at Google's MyMaps</a> </li>
  <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_google_news_feature_comments.php">New Google News Feature Feels &quot;Web 1.0&quot;</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/eric_schmidt_defines_web_30.php">Eric Schmidt Defines Web 3.0</a> </li>
</ul>
<h2>Web Products</h2>
         <p><img border="0" src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/animoto-logo.jpg" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="180" height="49" />This week's <strong>Web Product of the Week</strong> is <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/animoto_video_slideshows.php">Animoto: Video Kills the Slideshow</a>.</p>]]>
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         <p>Also check out:</p>
         <ul>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/windows_live_skydrive_launched_online_storage.php">Windows Live SkyDrive Launched - Enters a Crowded Online Storage Market</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/amazon_launches_createspace.php">Amazon Launches Lulu Competitor</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/edgeio_launches_paid_content_system.php">edgeio Launches Paid Content System</a> </li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/micropledge_software_bounties.php">microPledge: Funding Software Through Donations</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/hbovoyeur_multimedia_video.php">HBO Voyeur: Intriguing, Yet Creepy, Multimedia Video Project</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/blogtalkradio_live_radio.php">BlogTalkRadio: Anyone Can Be a Live Radio DJ</a> </li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/igoogle_the_epitome_of_google_personalization.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/zlio_partners_with_ebay_shoppingcom.php">Zlio Partners With eBay's Shopping.com in US</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apple_and_google_alliance_just_got_stronger.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/liverail_video_advertising.php">LiveRail Video Ads - One Month Out</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_shopping_startup_kaboodle_acquired_by_hearst.php">Social Shopping  Startup Kaboodle Acquired by Hearst - And It's Easy to See Why...</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/dabble_do_launches_social_to_do_lists.php">Dabble Do Launches - Social To-Do List for Facebook</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_effective_is_google_personalized_search.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/koonji_people-powered_guides.php">Koonji: People-Powered Guides</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/online_ad_sales_growing.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/firefox_launches_facebook_app.php">Firefox Launches Facebook App - a Social Network For Firefox Add-on Users</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/feedbuddy_rss_matchmaking.php">Feedbuddy: RSS Matchmaking</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Analysis</h2>
         <ul>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/rethinking_crossing_the_chasm.php">Rethinking 'Crossing The Chasm'</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/firefox_launches_facebook_app.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/alt_search_engine_crawlers.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/who_will_be_your_web_office_provider.php">Who Will Be Your Web Office Provider?</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_shopping_startup_kaboodle_acquired_by_hearst.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/iphone_vs_mobile_web.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/online_ad_sales_growing.php">Online Ad Sales Growing, But Not At 'Premium' Sites</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/personalized_search_primer.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/alt_search_engine_crawlers.php">Why Aren't Alt Search Engines Crawling Websites?</a> </li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/feedbuddy_rss_matchmaking.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/ibm_report_on_media.php">IBM Report on &quot;Media's Mean Streets&quot;</a></li>
           <li><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/zlio_partners_with_ebay_shoppingcom.php"></a><a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/iphone_vs_mobile_web.php">iPhone vs Mobile Web</a></li>
         </ul>
<h2>Poll</h2>
<p>Our poll this week asked: <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/has_personalization_improved_google_search_results.php">Has Personalization Improved Your Google Search Results?</a> Here are the results:</p>

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<p>Yes, my search results have definitely improved 13% (34 votes)<br />
</p>
<p>Sometimes, but it's not a big change 17% (45 votes)<br />
</p>
<p>I haven't noticed any difference 45% (119 votes)<br />
</p>
<p>No, my search results have gotten worse 12% (31 votes)<br />
</p>
<p>I don't have a Google Account 6% (17 votes)<br />
</p>
<p>There is a difference, but it's not due to personalization (please comment) 0% (1 votes)<br />
</p>
<p>I don't use Google, or use it too rarely enough to notice 7% (19 votes)<br />
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<p>That's a wrap for another week! Enjoy your weekend everyone.</p>]]>
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