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What is CPC? Last post on Feb 17, 2008, 10:06:30 PM This is from wikipedia Cost Per Click or CPC (as it is often initialized to) is a phrase often used in online advertising and online marketing circles. With...
Submitting Articles to Article Directories Last post on Jan 19, 2008, 03:09:40 PM My first article was recently accepted into EzineArticles.com and I was given expert status. Other webmasters say EzineArticles is the only article directory one needs to submit to since it...
Whats Your Forum? Last post on Dec 30, 2007, 12:05:57 PM Hi, Post a link to your forum here! Mine is http://uniquewebmaster.com...
Duplicate content will not get you banned! Last post on Dec 07, 2007, 06:23:23 PM Thats right. If it does, then why are article directories still here and growing? Im speaking from experience, of course. What is your open minded...
digg.com - a great place to submit your articles Last post on Nov 15, 2007, 03:30:13 AM Have anyone here ever used digg.com ? I like the idea, that the users decide which articles go in the top, and I heared that people who submit articles...
10 ways to promote your website Last post on Oct 02, 2007, 02:11:11 PM 10 ways to promote your website 1. Post newsgroups 2. Press releases 3. Email to VIPs 4. Article submission 5. Reciprocal Links 6. Forum Posting 7. Directory submission 8. Tell...
The HTML Cheat Sheet Last post on Aug 11, 2007, 08:22:02 PM Basic Tags <html></html> Creates an HTML document <head></head> Sets off the title and other information that isn't displayed on the Web page itself <body></body> Sets...
PhP Caching Last post on Aug 09, 2007, 03:57:15 AM Introduction In this article I will try to give a view of what is the custom caching with php, why and how we can use it. In the...
[website] web2announcer.com Last post on Jun 26, 2007, 09:52:27 AM Latelly I had an idea to create a site that will merge all the web 2.0 top stories in one site. So I managed to create http://web2announcer.com/ My...
Blog posts Last post on Jun 13, 2007, 08:10:14 AM Hi there! I am offering my blog to people (temporarily) for posting their articles. The blog is about SEO, web design and web masters. You write Your own Article with...
A great resource for starters and pros Last post on Jun 05, 2007, 07:13:26 PM Today I found this great site about everything regarding to a successfull site the url is http://www.websitepublisher.net/successful_website/ Check it out...
ResellerClub Beta Program Generates Tremendous Response Last post on May 12, 2007, 08:58:11 PM ResellerClub, one of the largest private labeled end to end Web service provider, has announced that it has recorded an overwhelming response for its recently launched beta program. Hundreds of...
ServerPronto Sets Bandwidth Standard with Gigabit Dedicated Servers Last post on May 12, 2007, 12:55:09 PM Whether it is concern over malicious attacks or just the need for scalable bandwidth to accommodate traffic spikes, ServerPronto has its customers covered with a new option: the gigabit port....
blocking robots with robots.txt Last post on Apr 12, 2007, 10:39:02 AM Hello, just tried some robots.txt validator and I'm surprised about the result, this is not OK: User-agent: Slurp User-agent: * Disallow: /includes/ Disallow: /cache/ Disallow: /classes/download.php Disallow:...
Reciprocal link exchange - relative to your site Last post on Feb 26, 2007, 06:10:48 PM I want some link partners for my new article directory web site. Here is how it works : You add one link from any page of your site...
Articles Software/Script in Asp.Net Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:16:08 AM I'm looking for a good articles software/script. I've seen some but they are all in PHP/MySQL. I'd like to know which options are that uses Asp.Net/SQLServer. Thanks for your comments....
Articles On Sale Last post on Dec 30, 2006, 04:13:10 AM Hi There are a few (18) finance related (more specifically business loans) articles available on sale. All articles are unique and will not be sold again. These were written...
101 ways to build link popularity Last post on Dec 28, 2006, 12:52:32 AM Just found this great piece of information regarding link building. As a webmaster for years, I can say that I haven't done lot of the tips & techhniques presented...
FTC Goes To The Public On Net Neutrality Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 01:02:19 PM What was pretty much a non-issue less than a year ago has the Federal Trade Commission scratching its head and asking for guidance - finally. The FTC announced it would...
Social Networks Launch Brand Awareness Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 01:01:54 PM An interesting case study from Hitwise succinctly illustrates how social networks can serve as a launching pad to mainstream brand awareness. They've done this by tracking the rise in popularity...
Top 20 U.S. Websites Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 01:01:28 PM The results are in! The names of the top 20 U.S. domains have been released, and you might have guessed the winner. To read the full article click...
Nielsen: Holiday eShopping Up and Up Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 01:01:02 PM As expected, shopping online continues to rise year over year, up four percent in total. Nielsen//NetRatings reports that from the end of October this year through the first week of...
Mobile Avatars and Multimedia Brand Marketing Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 01:00:37 PM CBS Interactive, along with Artificial Life, Inc., have announced the launch of an avatar-based mobile game based on the "America's Next Top Model" reality television show. This is the first...
OMG! Teens Prefer Instant Messages To Email Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 01:00:12 PM An AP-AOL study reveals some surprising, and not so surprising, data about instant messaging. To read the full article click here...
Google China VP Poised To Jump Ship Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 12:59:46 PM Only last week, the president of Yahoo China resigned. Now Johnny Chou, the vice president of Google China, is making a similar move. Chou has arranged to leave the company...
The IM Gap and Contextual Relevancy Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 12:59:21 PM As a 28 year-old writing professional, instant messaging is a foregone conclusion to the scope of my work. Every moment of my working day is spent logged in to the...
Google To Put You To The Test? Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 12:58:55 PM A new Google service has been spotted; it might issue tests and exams to students. The service could quiz potential job candidates, as well. Or it could do something else...
Scrooge Returns, Opens Shop On eBay Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 12:58:31 PM Of all the humbug things to do at Christmas. A seller on eBay taught his kids a lesson last year (one they'll be describing to a therapist one day) by...
New E-Mail, Old Challenges Last post on Dec 09, 2006, 12:57:39 PM 'To Whom are we mailing?' To read the full article click here...
HollyWood's Online Box Office Last post on Dec 08, 2006, 09:02:15 AM Hollywood has plans to branch out into online movies in a major way. They have been slow to embrace the Internet but it seems they are realizing the great potential...
Yahoo! Gets Tackled By Brady Last post on Dec 08, 2006, 09:01:51 AM New England Patriots Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady sues Yahoo! over the use of his image. To read the full article click here...
Blogger Rules Dismissed, Cuz We Say So Last post on Dec 08, 2006, 09:01:23 AM People are busy. Email piles up. Probably why some of the prominent bloggers I solicited for a response to a British proposal that somebody regulate these free-wheeling, free-speaking modern yarn-weavers...
The Mystery Sale of Metacafe Last post on Dec 08, 2006, 09:00:59 AM Rumors are swirling that Metacafe, the third largest video-sharing site is for sale. The buyer of the site remains a mystery. Conventional wisdom is that it could be the freshly...
Spears Searches Jump Almost 1000 Percent Last post on Dec 08, 2006, 09:00:34 AM Britney Spears' forgot-to-do-my-laundry debacle (you know what I mean, don't make me say it) couldn't have been better for her career (and the multitudes of semi-pedophilic or naturally curious masses...
Online Shoppers Plan to Spend More Last post on Dec 08, 2006, 08:59:43 AM The online holiday shopping season has barely begun and online retailers are already looking forward to a happy next year. To read the full article click here...
Crop Circling Firefox With Asa Dotzler Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 09:38:54 PM The man behind SpreadFirefox.com told WebProNews the story of the Firefox Crop Circle, and how a bunch of students pulled off a memorable feat through hard work, persistence, and a...
Yahoo And Social Search Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 09:38:29 PM Social search is a big market, and Yahoo, according to Thomas Hawk, may be floundering it. Other people feel that the company is doing all right in terms of social...
Online Shoppers Search For 'The Poop' Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 09:38:04 PM If you were thinking a classic toy came back to life on its own merit - or that Generation X had managed to instill a sense of Seventies coolness into...
Microsoft Enters The Soapbox Derby Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 09:37:31 PM Microsoft makes the announcement that it's online video uploading site Soapbox will not be part of the Windows Live brand. To read the full article click here...
Google AdWords Takes You Online Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 06:54:18 PM Google has added hosted pages for businesses to its AdWords Starter Edition, as they aim for local companies that may not be online yet to have a web page along...
Google Offers To Educate Egypt Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 06:53:49 PM The Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education is getting a helping hand, courtesy of Google. The search engine giant is going to provide the ministry with Google Apps for Education, which...
Perfected Plugg'd Podcast Search Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 06:53:19 PM Audio and visual search start-up Pluggd claims they have perfected their product. What does this mean for competing sites? To read the full article click here...
Mobile Entertainment Market To Reach $77 Billion Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 06:52:52 PM The mobile entertainment industry is large now but the future projected growth is off the charts. A new report from Juniper Research says that by 2011 the global mobile entertainment...
Searching For A Google Christmas Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 06:52:24 PM Google's weekly report on the top search gainers, Zeitgeist, came with its usual disheartening revelations, boxed and wrapped by Christmas fanfare. To read the full article click here...
PageRank, According To Lots Of Math Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 06:51:59 PM If you want to understand PageRank - really, really understand it - a new paper from David Austin will help you do just that. The trouble is, you'll need to...
DRM Spells Trouble for Apple,andnbsp;iTunes Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 06:51:32 PM Earlier this week, Yahoo released singles by Norah Jones and Relient K in unprotected mp3 formats as part of an ongoing experiment looking at the viability of offering music tracks...
Does Live Book Search Beat Google? Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:56:50 AM Today marks the launch of MSN's Live Book Search, a beta offering aimed at giving users an initial taste of what Live Search has to offer in the realm of...
What Yahoo's Reorganization Means Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:56:25 AM The recent reorganization at Yahoo has created quite a buzz. The reactions to the news have been varied. Some see it as too little to late while others think that...
Google Checkout: A Gateway Service? Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:56:01 AM Earlier this year, Google extended an offer to merchants to take advantage of Google Checkout services for free until the end of the year, a gesture that rival PayPal matched...
Baidu Means Business Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:55:36 AM Top Chinese search engine Baidu gains popularity among the big names in business and technology. To read the full article click here...
SEW Names Sullivan's Successor Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:55:12 AM Incisive Media revealed today that Rebecca Lieb has been promoted to editor-in-chief of the ClickZ network. In fulfilling her new responsibilities, Lieb will take over for Danny Sullivan, providing editorial...
SES: SMO Is SEO With PR Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:54:47 AM As if it needed it, the online world just got another acronym: SMO. Not to be confused with EMO, or the Yiddish pejorative schmo, SMO stands for Social Media Optimization,...
MySpace To Protect Users Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:54:23 AM MySpace is trying to make users experience more secure. They have announced plans to partner with Sentinel Tech Holding Corp, an online identity and background verification company. They are jointly...
Search Over: James Kim Located Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:53:59 AM In a tragic turn of events putting the two week long man hunt to an end, the body of CNET editor James Kim has been located. To read...
Creating and Managing Viral Campaigns Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:53:33 AM Link bait and viral marketing took the stage once again at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in Chicago, presented by veterans of a new frontier. Their presentation reiterated a theme...
eBay Keeps Its Affiliates In Context Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:53:05 AM Affiliates with online marketplace eBay feed the site visitors, and the people they pass along who register and buy on eBay add up to profits for the website and for...
Mobile Entertainment Content to Skyrocket Last post on Dec 07, 2006, 08:52:15 AM Mobile games and mobile TV are set to lead the way.By Ben Macklin - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
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Iran Bans Western Web Sites Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 08:33:59 PM Iran yesterday blocked a number of top Web sites. Among them are YouTube, Web encyclopedia, Wikipedia and Amazon.com. Other sites that are being censored are the online movie database IMBD.com,...
Yahoo Reorganizes Minus Two Execs Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 06:36:16 PM COO Dan Rosensweig and media andentertainment head Lloyd Braun will leave Yahoo as the company reorganizes into three new operating groups, all reporting to current CEO Terry Semel. ...
SES Session: Fun With Dynamic Sites Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 06:35:42 PM The idea that your site has to be static, or look static, to do well in search engines is getting to be a thing of the past. To...
SES: Advertising on Social Media Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 06:35:09 PM This ClickZ track session on advertising with social media was moderated by Rebecca Lieb and included Gary Price, Henry Copeland, Bill Flitter and Marc Schiller. To read the...
Moving On Up: Online Ad Spending Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 06:34:39 PM Budgets for online advertising get a major lift in 2006. To read the full article click here...
Microsoft's iCampus Project Complete Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 06:34:09 PM The seven-year collaboration between software giant Microsoft and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known as iCampus, comes to a conclusion. To read the full article click here...
Zibb Zips In With B2B Search Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 06:33:44 PM The electronics and construction industries in particular should find the business to business search concept of Zibb.com useful, as Reed Business' RB Search division delivers its first product. ...
Fiction To Fact: Joke Site Just A Mana-tease? Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 06:33:15 PM After Conan O'Brian adlibbed a fictional website just to make a joke, the late night talk show host reported back the next night that NBC's legal department contacted him saying...
Quick Hits from SES Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 01:16:00 PM Some of the live-blogger posts will be more comprehensive, but here's some quick takes. To read the full article click here...
SES Session: Bulk Submit 2.0 Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 11:49:46 AM Bulk submitting your site to search engines is quite an easy task. Granted, it may sound spammy, but it's not. :) To read the full article click here...
Search Continues For CNET Editor Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 11:48:26 AM The good news of the rescue of James Kim's wife and daughters has been tempered by the continued search for the missing editor, who left his family on Saturday to...
Internet Advertising Will Weather a Sluggish Economy Last post on Dec 06, 2006, 11:47:56 AM Growth in Internet ad spending will slow next year before rebounding in 2008.By David Hallerman - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
Advertisers Avoid Sites With Pirated Material Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 10:47:49 PM Copyright infringement is not just a concern for copyright holders but for advertisers as well. Smaller advertisers are especially cautious when it comes to video sharing sites. They fear being...
MySpace Phishes For The Worm Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 10:47:25 PM MySpace hooks the phising sites by removing the worm from user profiles. To read the full article click here...
Zune Drops To Fifth In Market Sales Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 07:47:14 PM After a promising start for the Microsoft Zune player, market sales dropped drastically. To read the full article click here...
Google Eyes Portugal, Africa Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 07:46:46 PM In America, Google is pretty much omnipresent. Elsewhere in the world . . . well, it's getting there. The search engine company has announced plans to enter Portugal in order...
Europe Embraces Holiday Shopping Online Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 07:46:20 PM This week, comScore Networks released the first in its latest series of studies geared at examining the online shopping activity of European citizens throughout the holiday season. To...
Jaman To Global Videos Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 07:45:42 PM New online video downloading site Jaman targets the international market. To read the full article click here...
Departing Execs Cause Tough Times At Yahoo Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 07:45:07 PM The way things are going at Yahoo, I wouldn't be surprised to see the company board up its doors and windows - not because it's going out of business, but...
Google Lags In Public Research Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 04:54:25 PM Earlier this week, John Battelle took a look at "the practice of academic publishing in the field of search," and more specifically, at how many papers were submitted by each...
Facebook More Popular Than Google Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 11:41:24 AM What's the most popular Web site for today's youth? There certainly is a large variety to consider. Would you be surprised if males and females ages 17 to 25 both...
Google Goes To The Middle East Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 11:04:38 AM Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke recently at the Arab Strategy Forum, and he made some thought-provoking predictions about the region's future. "The next story in the development of the Arab...
Search Ad Spending: The UK Punches Above Its Weight Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 11:04:11 AM Search advertising spending per capita is bigger than in the US.By Ben Macklin - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
Cheap Phones Multiply Like Rabbits Last post on Dec 05, 2006, 11:03:47 AM There is a global population explosion afoot...in mobile phones.By James Belcher - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
AskCity Drives To Local Search Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:21:35 PM Local search just became a little more competitive as IACI's Ask.com now has a dedicated product, called AskCity, available with mobile friendliness, walking directions, and multi-step route construction for its...
SES: Video Search Needs Audio Content Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:21:10 PM To get one's videos indexed correctly by the search engines dedicated to that content, it's the spoken word rather than the pretty pictures that matter most. Mike McDonald listened in...
SES Session: Vendor Spotlight Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:20:34 PM The vendor spotlight session covered alternatives or additives to going with PPC campaigns from companies like Google and Yahoo. To read the full article click here...
Yahoo And Reuters Want Bigger Picture Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:20:08 PM If you have a digital camera or a camera phone you can be a photojournalist. That's at least what Reuters and Yahoo are thinking. The two have created a project...
SES Session: Drive Traffic with Google Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:19:43 PM This was more of a speed intro to some of Google's newer services. Topics included Google Analytics, Google Gadgets, Webmaster Tools and Personalized Search. To read the full...
SES: Optimizing for Video Search Engines Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:19:19 PM One category of social media optimization that's growing tremendously is online video sharing and social video search web sites. To read the full article click here...
The Integration of Search and Display Marketing Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:18:52 PM Yahoo! and comScore released the results of a joint research project, entitled "Close the Loop: Understanding Search and Display Synergy," aimed at gauging the impact of search and display advertising...
Update: Apple iPhone Details Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:18:28 PM New details emerge regarding the specifics of the Apple iPhone; Palm CEO says it is no threat. To read the full article click here...
The (Focused) Future Of Google? Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:18:03 PM Not all Google products are created equal; some, like Google Catalogs and Google Code, were pretty much doomed from the start. Many onlookers believe that the company will soon start...
Is Nike+iPod Sports Kit Tracking You? Last post on Dec 04, 2006, 11:17:35 PM Researchers at the University of Washington report findings that the Apple Nike+iPod Sports Kit can be used as a tracking device. To read the full article click here...
Google And IU Strive For Net Trust Last post on Dec 02, 2006, 09:23:29 AM An effort between the search advertising company and Indiana University aims at codifying trust factors to help people avoid scams online. To read the full article click here...
AOL Video's Merry Movie Christmas Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:38:41 PM AOL Video says Merry Christmas to customers of their online video service by giving away free movies. To read the full article click here...
Apple Tablet Rumors Return Yet Again Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:38:13 PM The on and off again chatter about Apple finally developing and releasing a Tablet PC device running the Mac operating system has reached a dull roar again, with a prototype...
Internet Archive Prevails Over DMCA Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:37:46 PM The Internet Archive a non-profit group that was founded in 1996 to build an Internet library can breathe a little easier. The Library of Congress has published six exemptions to...
Bloggers Say 'No' To Proposed Code Of Conduct Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:37:19 PM It can be debated that bloggers already have their own unwritten laws, a code of conduct to which the prominent bloggers are to adhere. In Britain, the same governmental bodies...
Pulitzer Extends Allowance of Online Content Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:36:52 PM Though the most prestigious award in writing has yet to fully embrace online content, the Pulitzer Prize Board announced that more online material would be considered; but the board, perhaps...
Live, From New York, It's Saturday Night Webcast Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:36:27 PM NBC executives are publicly contemplating webcasting the Friday night rehearsals of the popular sketch comedy show, "Sautrday Night Live". To read the full article click here...
Preparing For The GMAT Exam Online Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:35:59 PM There is a new site that launched on Monday that focuses on preparing potential grad students to pass the GMAT exam. The site is called Grockit and it takes its...
AOL Sponsors Web AIM Mashup Competition Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:35:29 PM AOL and TopCoder, Inc., today announced the Web AIM Mashup Competition. Web AIM is AOL's new APIs that enables users to integrate AIM features directly into web sites and online...
Google Must Stay 50 Yards Away From N.C.? Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:35:02 PM While I can't claim to have any personal experience with restraining orders, it seems as if they generally involve two people - two human beings, that is. Officials in a...
Yahoo! Rolls Out Wii Portal Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:34:35 PM The site consists of a combination of Flickr photos, del.icio.us links, Yahoo MyWeb, Yahoo Games, and other Wii-related offerings. This is the first of many more Yahoo sites to come...
Youth Market Favors Facebook Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:34:06 PM Social networking sites are popular among both males and females.By Debra Aho Williamson - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
Mobile Consumers Are Getting an Eyeful Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 11:33:39 PM Mobile phones are taking on a whole new look. To read the full article click here...
Court Tells Gov't 4th Amdt.Goes For Email Too Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 01:01:02 PM A landmark court decision found that the federal Stored Communications Act (SCA) violated Fourth Amendment protections from unreasonable search and seizure by allowing the government to search and seize email...
Google Wants To Make You Healthy Last post on Dec 01, 2006, 01:00:38 PM The health care industry is in many ways a Byzantine maze of paperwork and regulations, with the right knowledge not always immediately on hand to the right person at the...
Google Aids Visually Impaired Searching Last post on Nov 30, 2006, 09:57:32 PM Google enhances features of its search engine to accommodate visually impaired user queries. To read the full article click here...
Schmidt: Internet Will Determine Next Election Last post on Nov 30, 2006, 09:57:07 PM The most recent round of elections had a lot of people thinking about the Internet's role in politics. Most onlookers agree that it is becoming increasingly important; Google's CEO, Eric...
Google Travels To India Last post on Nov 30, 2006, 09:56:41 PM Google search engine is now available to subscribers of Indian mobile phone company, Airtel. To read the full article click here...
Skype Consolidation "Blamed" On eBay Last post on Nov 30, 2006, 09:56:13 PM Skype went through another "reorganization" this week, and some people are starting to get nervous. The company, which was acquired by eBay in September of 2005, has lost (or gotten...
DailyMotion Causing Copyright Commotion Last post on Nov 30, 2006, 09:55:47 PM We have all heard about the YouTube and Google saga concerning copyrighted material. To their credit they seem to be doing what they can to prevent infringement. That does not...
A Plea: Don't Overthrow King Content Last post on Nov 30, 2006, 09:55:21 PM Traditional media powerhouses, who spent the better part of the 20th Century perfecting content production and distribution, will have to change everything or risk being left behind. But there are...
Yahoo Tells Google To Stuff Its Subpoena Last post on Nov 30, 2006, 04:05:48 PM As part of its legal fight against publisher and author groups suing it over its book-scanning practices, Google sent subpoenas to Microsoft, Amazon.com, and Yahoo to gather information about their...
Online Career Sites Remain Popular Last post on Nov 30, 2006, 09:12:20 AM The Internet plays a key role in many peoples lives. It can entertain and educate. It has also changed the landscape for both job seekers and employers. In October of...
Cyber Monday Spending Shows Increase Last post on Nov 30, 2006, 09:11:53 AM ComScore reports that online retail spending on Cyber Monday shows a 25% increase from 2005. In total, it is estimated that consumers spent nearly $608 million in retail purchases for...
Google Answers Crashes Out Last post on Nov 29, 2006, 03:51:53 PM Even though few of Google's services beyond search have caught on with the public like its omnipresent search engine, the company rarely kills off those projects; that made the announcement...
The Quickest Way To Your Customers Wallet Last post on Nov 29, 2006, 09:52:03 AM Articles Are The Quickest Way To Your Customers Wallet One way of promoting your website and product can be achieved for free. As an additional bonus, this “free” method...
Presto Offers Service For The Golden Years Last post on Nov 29, 2006, 08:44:22 AM A new product launched recently that is a combination of the Presto service and the HP Printing Mailbox. It allows people without Internet access to receive pictures and emails from...
Google Warming, An Inconvenient Article Last post on Nov 29, 2006, 08:43:56 AM Never mind the convenient connections, let's just talk about what happened. Questions just lead to more questions and we'll never get this article done. Google organized kids the world over...
Italy Bullies Google Over Video Last post on Nov 28, 2006, 06:02:06 PM A video of an autistic 17-year-old boy being bullied in a Turin classroom made it onto Google Video, and Italian authorities are furious that the content was not caught by...
link listing at google blog sites? Last post on Nov 28, 2006, 05:26:02 PM Hi, just noticed a lot of links on the the official adwords blog site: http://adwords.blogspot.com/2005/12/new-addition-to-quality-score.html a lot of them are from officials by Google but there are...
Google Book Search: The Path To Dystopia? Last post on Nov 28, 2006, 01:20:21 AM Brewster Kahle isn't happy with Google Book Search. As director and co-founder of the Internet Archive, he isn't the least bit timid in his criticisms, either. "Google is trying to...
Google Ends Gaia's World Last post on Nov 27, 2006, 08:36:38 PM Opensource three dimensional Earth viewer Gaia received a cease and desist letter from head Google Earth technologist, effectively ending their world. To read the full article click here...
Google Sued By French Film House Last post on Nov 27, 2006, 08:24:22 PM Flach Film, a Paris-based film distributor, has filed suit against Google in Paris Commercial court, citing copyright infringement regarding a movie that appeared on Google Video. To read...
Next Time, Fly With SeatGuru Last post on Nov 27, 2006, 08:23:54 PM The website has seating diagrams for planes used by the major airlines, and a community that has ranked some of those seats. To read the full article click...
Podcasts Catching On, Slowly Last post on Nov 27, 2006, 08:23:24 PM The podcast audience has grown in the past six months, says the Pew Internet and American Life Project, but the new medium still has yet to catch a serious wave....
Google Prevents Plagiarism Last post on Nov 27, 2006, 08:22:53 PM Google Book Search prevents authors from going down in literary history as plagiarists by offering a searchable database of books. To read the full article click here...
Early Birds Should Sleep In On Black Friday Last post on Nov 27, 2006, 08:22:27 PM I might have mentioned the advantage of spending Black Friday online (or waiting for Cyber Monday) to certain crack-of-dawn-rising family members if not for the tryptophan coma my mother caused,...
Can Apple,Beatles Work It Out? Last post on Nov 27, 2006, 08:22:01 PM The Beatles and Apple Computer may be close to reaching a deal to finally make their music available online. According to an article from Fortune, Apple's iTunes is nearing an...
[Website] RingtoneRealm Last post on Nov 26, 2006, 09:34:39 PM Well I think it's about time for some good old stick about my fairly new website so, what is your opinion ? Website: www.ringtonerealm.co.uk Cheers, spence ;)...
Don't Get Scrooged This Holiday Season Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 04:39:35 PM If you despise cold weather, crowded shopping malls and parking lots, or if you simply want to shop in your underwear, doing your holiday shopping online will be your savior. ...
Microsoft Casts Net to Catch Phishers Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 04:39:04 PM Microsoft is taking a play from the playbook of "Dirty Harry" by telling phishers around the globe to," go a head punk and make their day". They are working with...
Google Releases New Book Search Features Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 04:38:32 PM Google has released a major update to its Book Search in an effort to provide a more organic reading experience to the user as well as scholarly resources for readers...
When A Spam Site Isn't Spammy Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 04:38:02 PM Blogger Niall Kennedy delved into the murkiness surrounding a site that hit the front page of Digg and several other social media websites, and found a hugely intertwined mix of...
Making The Most Of Social Networks Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 04:37:31 PM Search Engine Marketing is now the standard online, a beeline to a measurable ROI. But as marketers try to wrap their heads around social networking, and invent ways to utilize...
Turkey And Black Friday With Search Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 04:36:59 PM AOL and Ask each have made an effort to draw attention to their search engines with very topical categories for this week: what to eat and where to shop. ...
Online Chef Shares Turkey Soup Recipe Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 04:36:30 PM For the past week you probably have read an article or seen something on TV about how to cook and carve a turkey. What you probably have not seen is...
Majority of Vacationers Plan Trips Online Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 04:35:59 PM A report published by eMarketer shows that 58% of vacation planners are planning their trips online. Conversely, only 23% of respondents made use of travel agents in their holiday plans....
VoIP Market Picks Up Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 01:18:11 PM After being on hold for years.... To read the full article click here...
Analysts Bullish on Online Ad Spending Last post on Nov 23, 2006, 01:17:38 PM You could call it an adslide — except it's going the other direction. To read the full article click here...
Flickr Livens Up With New Features Last post on Nov 22, 2006, 06:41:08 PM The photo sharing site owned by Yahoo unveiled a trio of new features just in time for the holidays so people can take advantage of them when receiving new cameras...
Microsoft Writes Off Google Last post on Nov 22, 2006, 06:40:38 PM Microsoft's co-head of the Office software team says the company is not intimidated by Google's web-based word processing and spreadsheet applications, claiming they will not appeal to corporate customers. ...
Verizon Launches Idearc Last post on Nov 22, 2006, 02:06:47 PM Verizon yellow pages launched a spin off of their popular SuperPages.com local search engine called Idearc. To read the full article click here...
Science And The Internet Last post on Nov 22, 2006, 02:06:18 PM The Internet is widely used by 40 million Americans as a resource for science information according to the Pew Internet Project. 87% of users have at one time used the...
Holiday Search: A Recipe For Couch-Potatoes Last post on Nov 22, 2006, 02:05:49 PM Art imitates life, and vice versa, they say. But in the 21st Century, search behavior may be a better mirror. In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving - the face-stuffinest...
Google Helps News Publishers With Sitemaps Last post on Nov 22, 2006, 02:05:20 PM An expressed desire for better indexing from Google News has prompted Google to release a Sitemaps product specifically for those news publishers. To read the full article click...
Pay-Per-Click Not-So-Easy Last post on Nov 22, 2006, 02:04:42 PM Pay-per-click advertising is not as simple as it might seem. To read the full article click here...
DVD Burning For TV Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 11:01:08 PM SnapStream has added a new option to their Beyond TV video recording software. It will allow users to create DVDs for their favorite television shows. Users will be able to...
Advertising.com Partners With Mitsui In Ad Deal Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:46:50 PM Advertising.com announced a deal yesterday that it will collaborate with Japanese company Mitsui and Co. Ltd. to serve the Japanese online advertising market. To read the full article...
Seven Steps Save Site Shopping Seasons Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:46:20 PM The rapidly approaching Thanksgiving holiday in the United States will be swiftly followed by "Black Friday," with shoppers heading out to begin dispersing parts of their credit card limits to...
Online Retail Soars as Cyber Monday Approaches Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:45:49 PM The Department of Commerce reports that online retail sales in the third quarter grew at four times the rate of total retail sales. In total, online retail sales in the...
Google To Check Out On Cyber Monday Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:45:19 PM Now that we're over last year's holiday marketing trickery…Cyber Monday my big toe!…it's time to accept what the marketing gods have lain before us, and make the most of it....
Urban Mapping Turns To Local Search Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:44:46 PM Urban Mapping, a company that "prides itself on broad domain expertise," has been around for a while - its maps have actually won several awards. It's getting fresh attention, though,...
Google Adds 3 New Features to Page Creator Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:44:16 PM Google has added 3 new features to their Google Page Creator. They are image editing, multiple sites and pages for mobile. The image-editing feature allows users to customize their photos....
Cucumis Translates Freely Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:43:46 PM Free translation site Cucumis provides an online community for multi-lingual users to share their linguistical knowledge. To read the full article click here...
Yahoo, ATandT Mark Five Years Together Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:43:11 PM Internet companies are usually pretty forward-thinking; this comes, I suppose, with the territory. Yahoo made a strange move today, however, by celebrating an event that's well in the past -...
US Increasingly Choose Web Over Malls Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:42:40 PM Expect this online holiday shopping season to be a blockbuster as 80 percent of American Internet users will purchase gifts online, according to a Zogby International poll commissioned by AOL....
Online Video Trends and Contextual Advertising Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 08:42:09 PM PodZinger has announced the results of its proprietary research into consumer behavior and online video advertising viewing preferences. The research reveals that not only will viewers tolerate advertisements that appear...
Fox Dumps Non-MySpace Intermix Pieces Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 04:52:50 PM One of the people behind the original deal that placed MySpace in the Fox Interactive Media collection of websites has reacquired most of the parts of Intermix from MySpace's new...
Novell Disputes Criticism Of Microsoft Deal Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 04:52:09 PM The agreement between Novell and Microsoft that will have salespeople offering Windows and Linux to customers had triggered substantial criticism, to which Novell has responded. To read the...
Can adTV Capture An Audience? Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:06:13 AM A new website will launch in mid-January and be focused on only commercials. The site will be called adTV. The content will range from new ads to older ads. At...
Gambling Sites Crap Out After Bill Signing Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:05:45 AM It's snake-eyes for the top ten gambling sites as visits plummet in the wake of US legislation passed and signed into law banning online gambling. To read the...
Yahoo!'s Talent Show Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:05:16 AM Search engine giant Yahoo! expands its horizon with an online video contest to find the next great internet star. To read the full article click here...
MySpace Becomes Latest UMG Legal Target Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:04:47 AM Universal Music Group has filed a copyright violation lawsuit against social networking juggernaut MySpace.com. The case, filed in a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, alleges that MySpace allows its...
Google News Struggles In Scandinavia Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:04:17 AM Media groups in Norway and Denmark have begun, like several others before them, to protest Google News's practices. The Norwegian association objects to the reproduction of certain images and photographs,...
Downloading TV Shows Leads To More Watching Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:03:44 AM CBS has released results of a poll that indicate viewers who download TV shows watch more TV than the average viewer. The poll shows that half of the users downloaded...
Online Shopping Is A Four-Second Rodeo Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:03:14 AM Online retailers, you have four seconds to get your site loaded before a would-be customer scoots off to a competitor. Add that to what we already know about the time...
Mobile Market Stymies Google? Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:02:46 AM Yahoo and Microsoft have both made advancements in the "mobile" market recently, but Google was nowhere to be seen. This has left some observers feeling a little baffled, and one...
Which Checkout Line Is Faster? Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:02:09 AM To switch lines or stay put, that is question on the minds of every supermarket shopper at the checkout... To read the full article click here...
Stay One Step Ahead of the Law... Last post on Nov 21, 2006, 03:01:36 AM ...with ethical leadership. By Ben Macklin - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
$100 Laptops For Third World Countries Last post on Nov 20, 2006, 09:00:19 PM The "One Laptop Per Child" project hopes to distribute $100 laptops to children in third world countries, and they are incrediby close to achieving that goal. To read...
Wikipedia Ban Back On In China Last post on Nov 20, 2006, 07:16:45 PM Only one week after the Chinese government released the ban placed on encyclopedia site Wikipedia, the ban appears to be back in effect. To read the full article...
Google's Click To Call Ripe For Abuse Last post on Nov 20, 2006, 07:16:15 PM Google is testing a new service called Click-to-Call. It allows users to be connected to businesses they are searching for on the results page. When you click on a business...
Marbles Lost, Blender Co. Mixes Up YouTube Last post on Nov 20, 2006, 07:15:45 PM If anyone doubted the wild, wonderful things a marketer can do with a phenomenon like YouTube, they can suspend that disbelief by turning to Blendtec. A $50 demonstration of sheer...
Yahoo's HotJobs Partnering With 176 Papers Last post on Nov 20, 2006, 03:42:17 PM The company's deal with seven newspaper groups will give Yahoo a possible extension beyond job classifieds to working with publishers on contextual ads, local search, and other revenue generating possibilities....
Yahoo! Jammed By Peanut Butter Memo Last post on Nov 20, 2006, 01:18:12 PM An internal memo by a senior vice president at Yahoo, where he extensively criticizes the company's practices and culture, was leaked to the media; Yahoo comes across as a firm...
Music To Baidu's Ears Last post on Nov 18, 2006, 01:56:27 PM Courts in Bejing ruled in favor of Baidu today in a lawsuit based on illegal MP3 downloading on the site. To read the full article click here...
PriceFight Search Engine Steps Into The Ring Last post on Nov 18, 2006, 01:55:54 PM There are only a few days left until the holiday shopping season begins in earnest, and a new shopping search engine has made its presence known just in time. ...
Google Goes To The Pitts Last post on Nov 18, 2006, 01:55:25 PM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania isn't exactly a top destination for tech companies, but in spite (or because) of this fact, Google has built a new office there. It looks like it's going...
Product Placement Boosts Brand Recognition Last post on Nov 18, 2006, 01:54:50 PM Did you notice the e-ball in the upper left-hand corner of this page? To read the full article click here...
Nonstop Growth for Online Travel Last post on Nov 18, 2006, 01:54:17 PM Apparently, the sky is the limit. To read the full article click here...
PubCon: Everything You Need to Know Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 10:01:37 PM Or an important indicator, anyway. Webmaster Pubcon is packed this week. To read the full article click here...
AOL Loves Football Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 10:01:08 PM Football fanatics rejoice! AOL announced an online video contest, dubbed America Loves Football, that gives fans a chance to submit videos to win big prizes. To read the...
PubCon: Social Media Release Optimization Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 10:00:38 PM One of the key components of the presentation I gave Thursday morning at the Las Vegas Pubcon conference presented the idea of press release optimization and social media news releases...
Bix.com Purchased By Yahoo Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 10:00:08 PM Yahoo has purchased Bix.com an online site devoted to allowing users to rate and share photos, video, singing, writing, dance, comedy and beauty. Users compete in contests for prizes ranging...
Zimbra Poses Threat to Microsoft Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 09:59:39 PM Zimbra, a low-cost email program, might be more competition to Microsoft Exchange than the company had anticipated. To read the full article click here...
Yahoo! Search Now With User Answers Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 09:59:05 PM Results generated from Yahoo's search engine now feature a more in-depth social component as part of the company's attempt to incorporate user-generated content via Yahoo! Answers. To read...
Yahoo Maps Route Out Of Beta Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 03:53:02 PM After plenty of development, testing, and feedback, Yahoo has declared its Maps service ready to shed the Beta moniker and stand on its own. To read the full...
Microsoft Challenges Small Businesses Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 03:52:32 PM The Ultimate Challenge from Microsoft will reward a small business demonstrating the most innovative business idea with cash and a rent-free spot somewhere in Manhattan for a year. ...
PubCon: Clicktracks Dinner and Interview Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:46:08 PM One vendor you're sure to see at virtually every SES and Pubcon conference is web analytics company, ClickTracks. To read the full article click here...
Google's Stock, UK Search Shares Rise Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:45:40 PM Google is having quite a day. The company has been initiated into the SandP 100, and its stock is very close to hitting the $500 mark (may, in fact, hit...
Cingular To Bank On Mobile Phone Service Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:45:07 PM Soon Cingular Wireless will introduce mobile phone banking to its customers. The features will include funds transfers, paying bills and other online banking transactions. The mobile banking launch is expected...
AIM Hits The 6.0 Mark Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:44:37 PM Lots of new features for AIM's 42 million users arrived with the latest edition, AIM 6.0, including offline messaging, and conversation logging so people can go back and relive their...
PubCon: Danny Sullivan Speaks Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:44:09 PM Today's keynote featured the lyrical stylings of Danny Sullivan, whose decade-long observation of the search engine industry has been a fixture of his blogging and conference sessions. WebProNews settled in...
PubCon: The Art of One Page Wonders Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:43:11 PM Ah-Ha, Bobby McFerrin and Dexy's Midnight Runners are all classic examples of one-hit wonders you may or may not remember from the 1980s. Effective one-page wonders, however, boast a more...
Aggreg8: A Social Networking Site For IT Pros Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:42:43 PM Microsoft has launched a new social networking site for IT professionals called Aggreg8. Think of MySpace but only focusing on all things IT related. On their homepage is the mission...
"Killer" MySpace Pages Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:42:15 PM The latest complaint to social-networking site MySpace comes from city officials in Houston, Texas, who claim that MySpace pages are being used to glorify killers. To read the...
Jason Calacanis Departs AOL Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:41:46 PM The head of Weblogs, Inc, who sold his blog network to AOL for a reported $25 million price tag has followed his mentor, ex-CEO Jonathan Miller, out of the company....
Trademarked Keywords Last post on Nov 17, 2006, 01:38:47 PM A legal gray area. By Ben Macklin - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
TechCrunched By YouTube Last post on Nov 16, 2006, 12:00:05 AM MIchael Arrington of TechCrunch.com probably did not even finish his morning coffee before rifling through papers on his desk and discovering a cease and desist letter from YouTube. ...
Microsoft, MetroFi Team Up to Offer Free WiFi Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:59:33 PM Resident of Portland, Oregon with a WiFi enabled PC or laptop will be able to access the broadband network that will deliver speeds up to 1 Mbps for downloads and...
Google To Hold $200 Million In YouTube Deal Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:59:01 PM The rumor that Google was setting aside $500 million for their deal with YouTube is false. Its only $200 million. CEO Eric Schmidt previously denied the rumor that Google would...
PubCon: Feeding The Search Engines Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:58:26 PM Proper care and good dietary habits practiced by site publishers will help improve their standing in search; a PubCon panel discussed some good choices to make when feeding the search...
Zune Is No Apple, It's a Lemon Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:57:54 PM If you didn't see any lines coming from your local electronics store and wrapping around the block, you weren't the only one. Microsoft's big debut of it's Zune digital music...
DMP Owners Attract Electronics Advertisers Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:57:24 PM comScore has released a study detailing the habits of online consumers that own digital music players. The devices range from MP3 players to iPods and Microsoft's new Zune music player....
The Microsoft "Conspiracy"? Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:56:54 PM Microsoft has admitted that their new anti-virus service, Windows Live OneCare mistakenly labeled Google's Gmail as a virus last week. The mishap occurred last week when Google made adjustments to...
PubCon: Contextual Advertising Optimization Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:56:19 PM Representatives from Yahoo and Google both presented their respective strategies for contextual advertising as part of today's PubCon lineup. WebProNews was on the scene, and here's a rundown of the...
The French Are Invading YouTube Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:55:47 PM Online video-sharing giant YouTube has had it's fair share of challengers for the title of most viewed video-sharing website. Now they must defend their title in Europe against the popular...
PubCon: Local and Mobile Search Marketing Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:55:10 PM The quest for geographically relevant search marketing has been the labor of many a SEO. This afternoon, a PubCon panel discussed upcoming innovations in local and mobile search, and WebProNews...
Mobile Data Drowning Out Mobile Voice? Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:54:00 PM The boom in US mobile voice revenues will not continue forever. Thankfully for carriers, mobile data revenues are on the rise.By James Belcher - Senior Analyst To read...
Look Out! Here Come the Ad Skippers and Time Shifters! Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:53:28 PM Even under the onslaught of increased digital video recorder and video-on-demand usage, TV advertising is not dead, not by a long shot. To read the full article click...
A Demographic Snapshot of Online Holiday Shoppers Last post on Nov 15, 2006, 11:52:58 PM Online shoppers differ in age and income from store shoppers.By Jeffrey Grau - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
Blogging Tips and Mistakes to Avoid Last post on Nov 14, 2006, 11:57:55 AM For every Matt Cutts and Danny Sullivan, there is John Q. Blogger who just can't seem to increase the readership of his blog. Opinions are a dime-a-dozen in cyberspace, but...
Online Social-Networking Multiplies Last post on Nov 14, 2006, 11:57:26 AM Following six and seven figure monetization deals for MySpace, YouTube, and Facebook, everyone seems to want to capitalize on the online social-networking industry. Multiply.com is no exception; they want their...
Google Video Raises Iran's Ire Last post on Nov 14, 2006, 11:56:57 AM Forget the much-hyped competition between Google and its corporate rivals. Microsoft and Yahoo may have deep pockets, but the search engine giant's newest enemy may have nukes. The Iranian government...
Competing With YouTube Last post on Nov 14, 2006, 11:56:29 AM The speculation over how YouTube will continue to operate and if any other web-based companies can compete with the web video giant is never ending. The comparisons to Napster are...
Google Earth Updates Give History Lesson Last post on Nov 14, 2006, 11:56:00 AM Google is usually on the cutting edge, or at least near it. The company's latest "innovations" are intentionally out of date, though. Google Earth will now feature historical maps dating...
Beware the Hooks: Phishing Has Doubled Last post on Nov 14, 2006, 11:55:25 AM Phishers are now lining up on the banks of the Internet stream — and they don't play catch-and-release. To read the full article click here...
The Bottom Line for Business: Online Last post on Nov 14, 2006, 11:54:55 AM Where is the one place large, medium-size and small enterprises all do business? To read the full article click here...
Sun to Serve Up Free Java Last post on Nov 13, 2006, 09:20:51 PM Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced today the release of Java technology as free software under the GNU General Public License version two (GPLv2). The first portions of source code for Java...
Canadian Schools Flee From US Servers Last post on Nov 13, 2006, 09:06:45 PM Universities in Canada fear the potential for abuse that could take place under the US Patriot Act, so to avoid the gaze of American investigators they have moved their RefWorks...
VA Tech Says Google CEO Is "The Schmidt" Last post on Nov 13, 2006, 09:06:09 PM Google founder Eric Schmidt has given a donation to Virginia Tech's School of Engineering in the sum of $2 million dollars. Schmidt grew up in Blacksburg and was the son...
Gifts For All Last post on Nov 13, 2006, 09:05:00 PM Completely perplexed when it comes to the gifts you will be giving this holiday season? Don't worry, you aren't the only one. Gifts.com's ingenious design is sure to make everyone's...
Is MySpace the YouTube Killer? No! Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:33:56 AM MySpace has some claws and they want to sink them into YouTube. The question is, can the place for friends "broadcast itself" to a higher number of visitors than YouTube?...
Drop Spots Has Big Plans Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:33:21 AM Google's Drop Spots has much grander plans for their online gift sharing community as I was told in an exclusive interview by the creators of the site. To...
Yahoo E-Mail Offers "Instant Chatification" Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:32:52 AM Yahoo has plans to add an instant messaging service to their Yahoo Mail. It will be following the model of Google's Gmail which added IM several months a go. Yahoo...
Do You Like.com? Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:32:18 AM Do you ever wish you could actually see things that you were searching for, rather than searches just returning results in word form? Riya.com has created the new wave in...
Changing Majors? – Give Podcasting a Try Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:31:45 AM Social media is rapidly climbing the ladder as a primary method in which news and information is communicated to the masses. Podcasting, in particular, is becoming increasingly popular among technology...
Google Feels The Need For Speed Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:31:09 AM At Google, speed is important. The company's home page is well known for its quick-to-load simplicity, and a study found that although users claimed to prefer 30 search results per...
Thinking Before Blogging Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:30:38 AM As more and more people discover the joy of keeping a blog on a global Web that zillions of anonymous surfers can peruse, it's probably a good thing to think...
Google Opens Up About Public Domain Books Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:30:06 AM Google blocks access for users outside the U.S. to public domain books, much to the dismay of some. To make matters worse, the reasons behind this policy were something...
You Have Four Seconds Left Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:29:36 AM A visitor hits your retailing website and waits, and waits, and by the time you finish reading this sentence, she's back to the SERPs to find a better site than...
Who Goes Where (After Sharing and Socializing)? Last post on Nov 11, 2006, 11:28:52 AM Social networking, photo and video sites send valuable traffic to other destinations.By Debra Aho Williamson - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
The Law, Microsoft, And ISPs Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 06:00:29 PM A couple of legally-tinged topics consider whether Microsoft's pledge not to assert patents against developers as part of its Novell deal actually do what they say, while a British lawyer...
CEO Blogs Not Censored Yet Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 05:59:57 PM It seems that blogs are trying to make a transition away from the simple person-next-door chronicling their activities, moods, likes, dislikes, and thoughts to the higher profile musings and strategies...
Gmail Continues Upgrading Services Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 05:59:24 PM Gmail continues moving ahead in the competitive market of free webmail services and has just announced some added new features to its expanding and very popular service. To...
Google Eats The Worm Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 05:56:15 PM In a major screw-up that has nothing to do with Tequila, Google sent out the Kama Sutra worm to 50,000 video email subscribers. The worm also known as W32/Kapser.A@mm was...
Buyout Or Bust: Who's Next In Bubble 2.0 Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 11:16:26 AM The burning question, as Internet giants make a ritual of dining on user-generated startups, is about whether this bubbly climate can continue, and what, exactly, makes a good candidate for...
Is Zune The iPod Killer? Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 11:15:20 AM You would think an epic battle was being fought if you listened to the hype being generated about Microsoft releasing an "equivalent" to Apple's iPod. Who will win the war...
Google Buys Legal Troubles Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 11:14:46 AM Knowing that their online video service could not compete with YouTube, Google purchased the company to eliminate competition. They received a surprise bonus in the form of copyright infringement lawsuits...
Video Sharing Goes Cellular Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 11:14:12 AM With the less than stellar results companies have seen from the ability to download television shows, rock clips, and other video entertainment onto portable consumer electronic devices, video sharing on...
Drill Down, Then Out; Vertical's Where It's At Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 11:13:35 AM It's always been relevancy that drives the efficacy of search - that's a no-brainer, and the reason Google is king of general search. But because that search is general, riffraff...
The Politics of the Blogosphere Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 11:13:01 AM Candidates for political office often run advertisements that portray opponents in a damaging light. Likewise, bloggers are beginning to take an increasing amount of liberty in their negative portrayal of...
JobThread Weaves Job Boards For Slashdot Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 11:12:29 AM Ultra-geeky and venerable tech news site Slashdot will have its job listings powered by JobThread, a company that provides the site publisher with the turnkey software in exchange for a...
Online Job Seekers Get More Offers Last post on Nov 10, 2006, 11:11:56 AM People use print and online classifieds about evenly, but when it comes to finding a new cubicle to occupy, job hunters have been landing more offers from the Internet versions....
CBS Hunting For The Next YouTube Last post on Nov 09, 2006, 08:17:12 PM CBS is looking to buy the next YouTube. Just which site that will be is the billion-dollar question. The front-runners could be Blinkx, which boasts 6 million hours of video,...
Yahoo, Linksys Put Out "Cool" New Phone Last post on Nov 09, 2006, 08:16:37 PM Linksys and Yahoo have partnered to create a new must-have for fans of Yahoo Messenger. The Linksys Dual-Mode Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger with Voice (CIT310), which could really use...
Adobe Opens ActionScript Code to Mozilla Last post on Nov 09, 2006, 08:16:01 PM Adobe announced this week that it has contributed source code for the ActionScript Virtual Machine to the Mozilla Foundation as part of a new open source project entitled Tamarin. ...
In Search Of…The Best Search Last post on Nov 09, 2006, 08:15:26 PM So what's your pleasure? What are you specifically looking for on the Internet and where do you go to find it? Does everyone consider himself or herself a ‘Googler' or...
Yahoo Blasted On China Issue Last post on Nov 09, 2006, 08:14:49 PM Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo have all been blasted for cooperating with the Chinese government, but this time Yahoo was alone in the hot water. Reporters Without Borders is angry with...
