Weekly Wrap-up for 5th October 2007

So here is my wrap-up for the week on what I found interesting and what people sent me.

• More Google 411 billboards in the USA – gotta watch the big G.
• Nokia decides to buy NAVTEQ for US$8 billion and change – lots to digest on this deal. Has to mean better mapping and local search on mobile phones.
• Verizon starts to get some traction on their move into local fiber, check the Biz Week piece for details.
• The latest edition of Plaxo is starting to look really useful, but why can’t it support a Nokia synch or the mobile app in Europe?
• I played with Chip In, which to me looks like one of the 1st really useful and fun Facebook apps and this has to be worth more than $10 million.
• We started to see the Ask Jeeves ads on TV in the UK - the new Ask.com and Ask.co.uk looks sweet. Well done No 3 or is it 4 ? – for working harder on a good user experience.
• Internet advertising goes from strenghth to strength (IAB reports: 1st half ’07 up 27% in the US) - I’d say the Gorilla is turing into Godzilla.
• AtlSearchEngines posted their latest top 100 list. And its French search engine Exalead at the top.

More next week of course. Here’s a Friday night video to enjoy (be sure to check the Office Space refs, I know geek humor)… Enjoy the weekend!