SearchEngineUpdate with Vanessa Zamora - 07-23-2008 Part II
Abstract: 1. Google Launches Google Aotearoa In New Zealand, 2. MySpace To Join OpenID Alliance
Vanessa Zamora
Video Content Producer, SearchEngineWorld
9:52 pm on July 23, 2008 (utc 0)
Transcript
Wednesday July 23, 2008
Google Launches Google Aotearoa In New Zealand
Coinciding with Maori Language Week, Google today launched a Maori language version of its search engine in New Zealand, thanks in part to a team of volunteers who translated more than 8,750 words, messages, buttons and advanced search fields that make up the Google interface. Google Aotearoa, as its called, was designed to cater to those who speak the language of New Zealand's indigenous people. People wanting to use the new interface can visit Google New Zealand and click on the link to search in Maori.
News Corp owned social networking site MySpace has made the decision to join the OpenID alliance to enable its users to login to other sites and social networks without registering, thus eliminating the need to create multiple usernames, passwords and profiles. Although the move is aimed at making it easier on users, one stipulation could undermine that process. Sites must be signed on as a “relying party” and not a “provider” party in order to accept OpenID information from other provider sites. Thus, since Yahoo, another OpenID member is considered a “provider,” MySpace, which is also signed on as a provider, would have to sign on as a relying party for OpenID to work. If MySpace becomes a "relying party," MySpace could accept users from other sites, making the benefits of the OpenID identity platform more wide-reaching for MySpace users. MySpace is reportedly considering whether to become a relying party.
9:52 pm on July 23, 2008 (utc 0)