Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has developed a QR code technology of their own and its called Microsoft Tag. Recently Microsoft sent out a press release to claim that they have surpassed 2 billion printed Tags since launching in January 2009. One billion of that number was printed in the last four months. Full press release below:

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is rumored to buy a building that covers a whole block in Manhattan. The building is 2.9 million square feet and would cost about $2 billion. The building is at 111 Eighth Avenue and is one of the largest buildings in Manhattan. The building is 18 stories high and is between Eighth and Ninth Avenue from 15th and 16th Street. Google already rents 550,000 square feet in the building. Other tenants include Nike and WebMD. [New York Post]

Conan O’Brien is filming an episode called Show Zero and will be airing it on the Internet at 11PM ET/8PM PT on Monday November 1st. The show will include sidekick Andy Richter and will feature the Show Zero House Band. There will also be unnamed “special guests.” Show Zero can be watched on TeamCoCo.com. Below is the promo video:

YouTube has just served 500 million promoted video views. Promoted videos are when advertisers can promote videos in search results and the YouTube homepage. This is a very similar option to AdWords for YouTube.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has reported a profit increase of 51% due to a strong demand for the PC operating system Windows 7 and Office 2010. About 240 million Windows 7 licenses have been sold in the first year of availability. Xbox 360 sales grew 38% and Bing.com is gaining search engine market share as well. During the quarter ending September 30, Microsoft had reported a profit of $5.41 billion, up from $3.57 billion one year earlier. Revenue also jumped 25% to $16.2 billion. [Microsoft Earnings Release]

Twitter has announced a mobile application for Windows Phone 7. The Twitter application for Windows Phone 7 includes the timeline, suggested users, messages, and lists. You can also sign up for a Twitter account through the app.

Twenty year old Declan Sullivan, a junior from Long Grove, Illinois died at a hospital in South Bend after he was rushed there from a football tower that had collapsed from high winds. While Sullivan was on top of the tower, he sent out a tweet that said “Gust of wind up to 60mph well today will be fun at work … I guess I’ve lived long enough :-/” The message was posted to Facebook via Twitter as well.

Funny Or Die has gathered a large number of celebrities to discuss how there are worse ways to spend 10 minutes than voting. The stars in this video include Rose McGowan, Adam Scott, Ron Livingston, Kal Penn, Brad Goreski, Alyssa Milano, Michael Pena, Criss Angel, Gillian Jacobs, Chris Gorham, Lake Bell, Donald Glover, Eriq La Salle, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Aziz Ansari, and Eric McCormack. Check out the video below: