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US Retail E-Commerce Sales Booming Last post on Feb 24, 2007, 10:45:39 AM All those sales have to come from somewhere. To read the full article click here...
Online Advertising Spending Growth to Level Off Last post on Feb 24, 2007, 10:45:14 AM Online ad spending may have to settle for heroic, rather than superheroic, growth. To read the full article click here...
Home Networking Going Mainstream Last post on Feb 21, 2007, 09:20:56 AM Now that your CDs are in your PC, how do you listen to them in the living room? To read the full article click here...
Tweens Doing Homework Online... Honest! Last post on Feb 21, 2007, 09:20:31 AM Your kids may have fewer schoolbooks to carry than you did. To read the full article click here...
Indian Media Market Rapidly Expanding Last post on Feb 17, 2007, 02:26:38 PM The current size of India's media market belies the country's vast population potential. To read the full article click here...
All Sides Dig In on DRM Last post on Feb 17, 2007, 02:25:49 PM DRM Still Out of Tune for Some To read the full article click here...
DVR Owners Watching Ads After All Last post on Feb 17, 2007, 02:25:15 PM Surprise, surprise: Some DVR owners like watching ads. To read the full article click here...
Chinese Advertising Up 18% in 2006 Last post on Feb 15, 2007, 01:57:26 PM No more giant Mao posters, it's all billboards and neon signs now. To read the full article click here...
Where Lovers Go Online Last post on Feb 14, 2007, 09:46:03 AM Amour dot-coms. To read the full article click here...
Valentine's Day Text Messages Last post on Feb 14, 2007, 09:45:36 AM PURRFECT To read the full article click here...
Marketers in Love with E-Mail Last post on Feb 13, 2007, 11:38:50 AM Marketers admire e-mail's inner beauty. To read the full article click here...
Looking Around the Whole Online World Last post on Feb 12, 2007, 09:50:22 PM Pick a language, any language, and it translates into HTML. To read the full article click here...
Loyalty Is Key to Online Travel Market Last post on Feb 10, 2007, 02:15:08 PM Travel suppliers use loyalty programs to stay competitive online. To read the full article click here...
163 Million Distracted Households Last post on Feb 10, 2007, 02:14:35 PM Or is that 163 million connected households? To read the full article click here...
Is MySpace Making Money? Last post on Feb 09, 2007, 09:29:51 AM And how.By Debra Aho Williamson - Senior Analyst To read the full article click here...
Innovation Overload Last post on Feb 09, 2007, 09:29:28 AM Did you already miss the Next Big Thing? To read the full article click here...
Mobile Broadband Gets Real Last post on Feb 08, 2007, 04:32:35 PM After years of talk, trials and delays, mobile broadband is becoming a reality, thanks largely to 3G. To read the full article click here...
Tag, We're All It Last post on Feb 08, 2007, 04:32:12 PM Once upon a time, the Internet had no librarian. Now it's everyone's job. To read the full article click here...
IPTV Advertising: Profit Globally, Pine Locally Last post on Feb 08, 2007, 04:31:45 PM IPTV is capable of one-to-one television lineups and ad targeting. But it's an also-ran in the US. To read the full article click here...
Online Video Faves: News, Music Last post on Feb 08, 2007, 04:31:21 PM News for the middle-aged, music videos for young adults. To read the full article click here...
Super Bowl Ads - Traffic And Search Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 06:22:31 PM The big game provided the starting point to push traffic from the commercials broadcast during the Super Bowl to online destinations. Not all of those big names took advantage of...
Abandon Social Media While You Still Can Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 06:22:06 PM Much has been made of the impact social media could have on the SEO industry, potentially providing an entirely new avenue in which to promote a business as well as...
Spending Time On MySpace Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 06:21:35 PM When it comes to where US Internet users are spending the most time MySpace is the leader. The social networking site accounted for 12 percent of all time spent online...
Wal-Mart To Offer Movie Downloads Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 06:21:08 PM When it comes to pure, unadulterated retail, there are few stores that do it any better than Wal-Mart. The company has made a reputation in offering consumers a one-stop shop...
Technorati Closes Album On 2000 Bloggers Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 06:20:43 PM A link scheme designed to game the rankings at sites like blog tracker Technorati, along with other search sites, received a swift kick in the routers from the Technorati crew....
Social Network For The Tourism Industry Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 10:36:55 AM The United Nations World Tourism Organization and WISekey have joined together to expand the use of traveler identification and authentication technologies. The collaboration builds on the Public Private Partnership agreement...
Princeton Signs On With Google Library Project Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 10:36:31 AM The list of libraries, foreign and domestic, that have agreed to take part in Google's Library Project is slowly but surely continuing to grow. Book searching with Google will now...
Asia World's Largest Internet Market Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 10:36:06 AM Research and Markets has released "2006 Asia Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market Overview" which contains information on the trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband and broadcasting for the...
Yahoo: The Social Search Engine? Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 10:35:42 AM There's no denying that Google is far and away the most visited search engine on the Internet, eclipsing Yahoo in terms of user base by quite a significant margin. Is...
Online Vehicle Listings With Video Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 10:35:16 AM CDMdata Inc., a Kelley Blue Book company, has signed a deal with SiSTeR Technologies, an online retail multimedia content provider that will allow dealers to add short video presentations of...
Telecoms To Unite Against Google, Yahoo? Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 10:34:50 AM In what could be viewed as an "enemy of my enemy"-style situation, a number of telecommunications companies are reportedly banding together to challenge Google and Yahoo in the field of...
Lenssen Predicts The Evolution Of Search Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 10:34:24 AM Philipp Lenssen, the resident guru at Google Blogoscoped and a frequent WebProNews contributor, has looked far, far into the future, and he's sharing his predictions with the rest of us. ...
Manning, Shakespeare Share Ask Spotlight Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 10:34:00 AM People in and around the Indianapolis area will appreciate the latest update to Smart Answers at Ask.com. As for Bears fans like our managing editor Mike McDonald, maybe you should...
Looking into Asia-Pacific E-Commerce Last post on Feb 06, 2007, 10:33:09 AM The 'unwelcome' sign may be lit, but don't let that stop you. To read the full article click here...
Google Works On PowerPoint Clone Presently Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 08:17:12 PM The presentation software used by millions of project managers and consultants, Microsoft's PowerPoint, will have a competitor from Google called "Presently" as the company builds yet another piece of the...
How Long Can E-Commerce Growth Last? Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 08:12:43 PM In 2006, spending online increased by twenty four percent, a sizable margin to be sure. The numbers for online retail keep climbing, but do the signs point to a plateau...
Apple Inc, Apple Corps Reach Agreement Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 08:12:19 PM The exclusion of The Beatles' expansive library from iTunes has been a thorn in the side of Apple Inc. ever since the launch of the digital music marketplace. Today, the...
Panama Unlocks At Yahoo Today Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 08:11:51 PM It's go time for Panama, the massively updated, long-awaited, advertising system Yahoo will debut this afternoon to its full complement of advertising clients. To read the full article...
Yahoo and Microsoft Indexing Blogs Poorly Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 08:11:27 PM I just got done reading an interview with Larry Cornett, Director of User Experience Design at Yahoo and Kathryn Kelly, Director of PR for Yahoo! Search over at search engine...
Google Waxes Poetic On Click Quality Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 08:10:57 PM Invalid clicks have been a concern in online advertising for years upon end. As part of Google's search marketing services, the company has formed a Click Quality Team to answer...
Google Testing Left Side Tabs? Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 08:10:31 PM Yesterday when I was searching Google on my partner's laptop, I noticed down the left side of the search results the tabs that are normally displayed horizontally on the home...
Zibb Plans For B2B Success Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 08:10:07 PM General purpose search sites serve individuals well, and the whole concept of effective search has done more than any other software approach to make the World Wide Web more useful...
Yahoo Switching to Panama Platform Today Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 08:09:39 PM Monday February 5th, 2007, will be a day that goes down in search engine history. At 3pm PST today, Yahoo will bring together 30 to 40 engineers and start migrating...
India Unhappy With Google Earth Last post on Feb 05, 2007, 05:39:22 PM The popular Google Earth application has drawn scrutiny in India due to the striking accuracy of the satellite footage provided to its users. At the country's request, Google will blur...
User-Generated Content In Mainstream Media? Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:20:30 PM Content sharing sites such as YouTube have become effective platforms for many aspiring performers to showcase their talents to the world. It seems that now mainstream journalism is beginning to...
Way To Go, SEO! Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:20:04 PM Contextual advertising has performed well for lots of marketers, but behavorial targeting for ads has started to surpass it in terms of performance. Both of them lost some gains in...
Quality Score Hints From Yahoo Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:19:40 PM With the recent launch of the Panama platform, Yahoo is working to educate its advertising partners on new ways that ads will be ranked. Beginning February 5th, Yahoo will begin...
Search Marketers Declare War On Pork Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:19:08 PM Pork may be like mother's milk to some, but a very few of them would confuse the two because, in general, people understand metaphors. Lawyers don't. Lawyers don't get metaphors,...
ComScore and New Social Media Metrics Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:18:41 PM Statistical data has been the driving force in determining audience size, time on site, ad clicks, page views and any other element that could possibly be tracked. These metrics, however,...
Viacom Orders YouTube To Pull Clips Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:18:15 PM YouTube is involved in another showdown this time with media giant Viacom who is demanding that the video sharing site remove over 100,000 clips that are owned and licensed by...
Mozilla Moves To China Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:17:50 PM I came across an interesting fact today: "The Chinese name for red panda is hunho or firefox, due to their colour and similar size to a fox." So . ....
A Nutty Online Super Bowl Campaign Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:17:26 PM Another company is using the Internet to launch their advertising campaign for the upcoming Super Bowl. Diamond Foods has a pre-game online promotion that focuses on Emerald nuts and uses...
Our City: The New Yahoo Local? Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:17:02 PM It's only in beta - and the only version that's currently available is geared towards the Indian market - but a potential replacement for Yahoo Local has been spotted. Called...
Dolphin Stadium Sacked By Hackers Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:16:36 PM Do not visit the Dolphin Stadium website. It's been hacked with malicious code placed on the server, as security firm Websense Security Labs discovered. To read the full...
Is E-Commerce About to Plateau? Last post on Feb 03, 2007, 01:15:43 PM Don't expect any abrupt changes. To read the full article click here...
Digg Will Bury Top Users Feature Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 06:00:31 PM As the popularity of Digg has grown through the social media landscape, so have the efforts of those looking to game the system. Digg founder Kevin Rose addressed this controversial...
Sports Illustrated Gets Social Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 06:00:06 PM Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated Group has signed an agreement to purchase sports oriented Web site FanNation.com from Sports Technologies, Inc. The site aggregates sports information and allows users to generate...
Google Adds Video Sharing To Orkut Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 05:59:41 PM Ever since Google's widely publicized acquisition of YouTube, video enthusiasts have been chomping at the bit to see how the search giant would integrate the video-sharing site into the framework...
Yahoo Explores Brand Universes Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:56:19 PM When you look at the most popular launching points for Internet uses, Yahoo ranks right at the top of the list. As an informational portal, the site has carved out...
SuperPages Adds Social Networks To Search Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:55:51 PM SuperPages.com wants local business reviewers and is willing to pay any amount of vanity for them. The online directory unveiled its "Reviewer of the Week" program, an effort to meld...
Six Web Companies Launch YouTube Channel Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:55:27 PM Six Internet companies have banded together in an effort to raise their profiles and have created their own Super Bowl ads, which they have uploaded to YouTube. Lacking the kind...
Google News: There Is No News Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:55:00 PM At WebProNews, we try to write about important and interesting things, but groundbreaking developments simply don't occur every day. There are times, even, when it seems like there's nothing to...
Online Advertised Jobs Take Seasonal Dip Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:54:36 PM Online advertised job vacancies saw a six percent seasonal decline from December to January according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series. For the year online advertised vacancies were...
Microsoft To Counter Apple With Zune Phone? Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:54:12 PM The buzz surrounding the announcement of Apple's iPhone has reached feverish proportions throughout the blogosphere in recent weeks. Not wanting to be left out of the smartphone party, rumors are...
Myspace Donates Sex Offender Database Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:53:48 PM MySpace.com partnered with Sentinel Tech that they are donating a Sentinel Safe database to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The database, jointly developed by MySpace and...
Publisher Promotes "Wikinovel" Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:53:22 PM Penguin Books and De Montfort University have launched an intriguing new project that they've described as "an experiment in creative writing and community." The experiment's objective: for a large group...
Googler Fires Back At Click Fraud Report Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:52:58 PM Shuman Ghosemajumder dedicated two blog posts to blasting ClickForensics and its latest assessment of click fraud taking place in the pay per click industry. To read the full...
Google's Shuman Clarifies Click Fraud Points Last post on Feb 02, 2007, 01:52:33 PM A couple of numbers regarding click fraud have been in play and widely discussed: ClickForensics' 14.2 percent claim and Google's internal assessment of less than 2 percent. Those numbers don't...
TechCrunch20 Announcement Raises Eyebrows Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 09:41:11 PM TechCrunch maven Michael Arrington and former Netscape head Jason Calacanis will team up to run the TechCrunch20 Conference, where tech startups will be highlighted based on merit instead of fees....
Google Aggressive In N.C. Negotiations Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 09:40:45 PM Google recently announced plans to open a brand new server facility in North Carolina, a move expected to inject new life into the local and regional economy. The company's negotiating...
Custom Music From Web Based Virtual Composer Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 09:40:20 PM Steeprock Media, an audio production company focusing on broadcast recording and interactive media has launched Orpheus, a Web-based music library. The purpose of the library is to allow media producers...
Australia Hearts Google Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 09:39:56 PM Finally Microsoft gets to snicker at Google a little. Both companies planned Sydney flyovers for Australia Day to snag aerial snapshots of Australians doing Australian things. But due to a...
Ask Has Seen Akira Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 09:39:27 PM As Ask.com drops off some new Smart Answers for the month of February, they also let out a cry of "Tetsuoooooo!" which of course can only be answered with "Kanedaaaaaaa!"...
uBid.com Delivers Unique Super Bowl Ad Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 06:42:03 PM How far would you be willing to go to score two 50-yard line tickets to the Super Bowl this year? For one Chicago Bears fan the answer is apparently pretty...
Tagging: ‘Next-Stage Search Phenomenon’ Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 06:41:38 PM Though currently only seven percent of Internet users tag content on a daily basis, tagging is expected to grow because of its sheer utility - maybe even at the expense...
RIAA Countersued, Plot Thickens Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 06:41:12 PM The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has been relentless in its pursuit of those individuals found to be taking part in peer-to-peer music sharing. Numerous lawsuits have been filed...
Google Beats Estimates: Pulls $3.21 Billion Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 08:49:28 AM So Google's a money making machine. We knew that already. We didn't know, though we could have predicted based on the previous two quarters, how much Google would beat estimates...
Top Web Properties For December 2006 Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 08:49:04 AM comScore Networks, a digital measuring firm has released a report on the top Web properties for December, ranked by unique visitors and who the biggest gainers were for 2006. ...
Google Germany Loses Rights To "Gmail" Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 08:48:40 AM In the U.S., "Gmail" is synonymous with "Google." It looks like things are going to play out differently in Germany, however. The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)...
Flickr Account Merge Drives Users Mad Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 08:48:16 AM Although it has been long expected that Flickr users would need to switch permanently to a Yahoo ID to use the service, the fast-approaching deadline has Flickrphiles furious and competitors...
Online TV Revenue To Reach $6.3 Billion Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:07:15 AM Online TV and video are arguably still in their infancy, but are set to become a strong revenue earner on a global scale. In a new report titled "Online TV...
Search Overtakes Porn In The UK Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:06:50 AM It is yet determined if patterns in the UK are mirrored in the US, but Hitwise is looking into it for us. Heather Hopkins' "lofty" look into the future of...
Restaurant Review Site Brings Little To the Table Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:06:25 AM Another restaurant review site has launched billing itself as an online personalized review guide that will provide a smarter way to find restaurants. The site called BooRah launched at the...
MTV And There.com Hit The Avatar Zone Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:06:01 AM Hi and welcome to the WebProNews clarification zone, where we try to unmash the mashups of media, technology, public relations, and what's really going on. To read the...
Analysts Expect Blowout GOOG Earnings Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:05:36 AM In advance of the earnings call, any bets on how high GOOG can go today on Wall Street? Analysts have high hopes, so to speak, as tipsters come rolling in...
Ogilvy Partners With Technorati Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:05:08 AM Ogilvy North America is partnering with Technorati to offer clients blogs, vlogs, videos, photos, and other online user-generated media. The hope is for their clients to better understand the blogosphere...
Hitwise: Google Takes Nearly 2/3 Of Search Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:04:44 AM It was just last May that Hitwise reported Google controlled about 47 percent of the search market. What a difference nine months make. According to Hitwise's latest numbers, as of...
Mountain Commerce Overshadows PPC Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:04:17 AM Pay-per-click advertising doesn't always smile upon budget-minded businesses; even "clean" PPC campaigns (i.e., ones that aren't plagued by click fraud) can be costly. To read the full article...
One-Tenth of China Online Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:03:25 AM L-A-R-G-E N-U-M-B-E-R-S To read the full article click here...
Click Fraud Reportedly Up Last post on Feb 01, 2007, 12:02:57 AM Click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click.... To read the full article click here...
Vista Searches Hit Microsoft And Wikipedia Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 10:50:52 AM Searching the Net to find out more about Microsoft's oft-delayed, finally-arriving operating system, Vista, sends people where they want to go today; Vista's creator tops the list, followed by Wikipedia....
A 'New Breed' of TV Viewers Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 10:49:58 AM Say 'so long' to the couch potato. To read the full article click here...
CBS Turns Blind Eye To Super Booble Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 01:02:10 AM We'll not pretend TV networks have a conscience any more than we might assume a 13-year-old is actually "sorry," or that he won't go for a joyride in the new...
Yahoo Answers Unicef And Widgets Vista Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 01:01:39 AM They have long supported charitable works by their employees and users, with the latest effort combining star power and Yahoo Answers to bolster the Up Close 2007 campaign to benefit...
Apple Ordered To Pay Legal Fees For Bloggers Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 01:01:15 AM A California court made it clear to Apple that if the company wanted to find out who leaked details of an in-development product to bloggers, they'd actually have to do...
World's Oldest Newspaper Moves Online Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 01:00:48 AM Sweden's Post och Inrikes Tidningar, known as the worlds oldest newspaper has ended publication of its print edition and will be available only online. The paper has become more of...
Nickelodeon Launches Virtual World For Kids Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 01:00:21 AM Popular children's cable network Nickelodeon is venturing into the virtual world with their launch of Nicktropolis today. The site is geared towards children 6 to 14 and allows visitors to...
Pre-roll Ads Could Send YouTubers Running Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 12:59:57 AM YouTube is Google's new big stick, but the used-to-be-a-search company better learn to walk softly or lose the droves of devoted viewers. A new poll from Harris Interactive shows that...
Yahoo Europe Revises Minimum Bid Pricing Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 12:59:30 AM It may be a cliche, but it remains true: There's no such thing as a bad sale. And one search engine company just initiated a heck of a sale -...
Topix.net, Tribune Partner On Classifieds Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 12:59:03 AM Topix.net, a local search news Web site has partnered with Tribune Interactive to run their online classifieds for general merchandising advertising. The general merchandise classifieds will launch in February starting...
Week's Top Searches Hit Rock Bottom Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 12:58:29 AM So the past week of memetic searches ain't all that exciting; it's down right vanilla: political self-congratulatory lollapalooza-esque barny-fied elitism, in a vanilla nutshell. We'll call it an accounting of...
Searches For Microsoft Vista Surge Last post on Jan 31, 2007, 12:58:00 AM Despite Microsoft's best efforts, Vista isn't yet breaking any sales records. According to some reports, the launch of the new operating system didn't even draw a midnight crowd. People are...
Google Spikes YouTube Traffic Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 03:24:01 PM The rich get richer when it comes to YouTube and its market share of visits to entertainment sites tracked by Hitwise; thanks to Google including YouTube results in Google Video...
Sydney Shot Down By Google Flyover Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:44:24 AM Disappointment reigned through the Sydney area, as Google's scheduled flyover for photographing the Australian city had to be altered to suit aviation requirements. To read the full article...
Microsoft Backs Off BlueJ Patent Claim Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:43:59 AM A useful piece of functionality in Visual Studio had been incorporated into the product without attribution to its creator, Michael Kand#246;lling of the University of Kent. Microsoft then submitted a...
MTV Invades Second Life, Eyes Web 2.0 Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:43:34 AM Avatars representing lead characters from the hit MTV series 'Laguna Beach' can now be found within the virtual world of Second Life. This move represents a strategy geared at winning...
Nintendo Launches Wii News Channel Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:43:10 AM Besides television, radio, Internet and newspapers where do you get your news? Would you consider using a game console to receive your news? That's what Nintendo and the Associated Press...
U.S. Government Seizes Yahoo User Records Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:42:46 AM The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department issued a warrant last week for a particular user's information in connection with a series of money laundering scams. ...
LinkedIn Gets "HookedUp" With $13 Million Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:42:22 AM LinkedIn has been done pretty well for itself; over 9 million "experienced professionals" have joined the online network, and a value of about $250 million was placed on the company. ...
Citigroup Buys Online Egg Bank Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:41:58 AM Citigroup announced today that it has reached an agreement to purchase UK based Egg Banking (Egg) the largest online bank in the world. Citigroup is buying the company from Prudential...
Half Of E-Gift Certificates Distrusted Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:41:23 AM Wish-lists and e-gift certificates are necessities for sites that sell goods online. But usability flaws are potentially limiting their reach as the online marketplace swells. It doesn't help that a...
Google Leans On "Old" Blogger Users Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:40:58 AM Some people are creatures of habit; others are just the tiniest bit afraid of new things. Those who use old versions of Google's Blogger may soon have to embrace some...
Local Publishers Can Hold Against Craigslist Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:40:30 AM Somewhere at the top of the Silicon Valley, Craigslist has upset the status quo of publishing; only the most dedicated websites can survive the hazardous venture into the Valley and...
No Love for Valentine's Day? Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:39:55 AM Emphasizing the 'E' in Eros. To read the full article click here...
Welcome to the 36-Hour Day Last post on Jan 30, 2007, 09:39:29 AM Get up. Radio is playing. Turn on the television. Log online. Check e-mail. Answer the phone. Text a friend. Join an IM conversation. Overload? Nope. It's the start of a...
YouTube Plans To Share The Cash Last post on Jan 29, 2007, 03:32:28 PM It's time for Google and YouTube to share the wealth generated through advertising displayed on the video sharing site, though it's a model YouTube's founders may not have wanted to...
The Top Time-Suckers On The Web Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:57:10 PM The pageview's not dead, just weaker. There will be certain types of sites where those numbers matter - especially textual sites. But increasingly, as video and interactivity thrive, it is...
Wikipedia, YouTube Become Top Brands Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:56:45 PM For the second straight year, Google tops the list of worldwide brands in BrandChannel's annual survey. The surprise, however, is the surging popularity of YouTube and Wikipedia, with both claiming...
Salesgenie Hopes To Score With Super Bowl Ad Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:56:18 PM Database services firm infoUSA will run a commercial for its Salesgenie.com service during Super Bowl XLI, which will be broadcast on Sunday, February 4 on CBS. The ad will air...
Microsoft's Cool With Third Place Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:55:54 PM The good news for Microsoft is that the company pulled in something like $12.5 billion last quarter. The bad news is most of that didn't come from search, and the...
Google Book Search, Google Maps Team Up Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:55:29 PM It's an all-too-common problem: you're reading War and Peace when the name "Vyzama" stops you dead in your tracks; you simply can't continue with the novel until you know where...
Record Labels Balk At Ad-Driven Downloads Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:55:03 PM Earlier this week, Baidu announced a partnership with EMI to bring streaming music to Chinese users by implementing an advertising supported free digital music network. There are other companies eager...
Email Experience Council On Image Rendering Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:54:38 PM A new study by the Email Experience Council says that images and links in emails are often not visible because of email reader restrictions and coding errors. The EEC Rendering...
Page, Brin Chat About Google At The WEF Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:54:14 PM The World Economic Forum draws a lot of powerful people, and this year, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were in attendance. The guys took a short break from...
Can't Fix Stupid, But Congress Will Try Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:53:47 PM First let's echo Ron White when he says, "you can't fix stupid." Now that we agree on that, let's also doubt that imposing stiffer penalties on those stupid enough to...
Semel "Laser-Focused" On Search Business Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:53:19 PM Yahoo ended its fiscal year by announcing an early arrival for its Panama search advertising platform, and CEO Terry Semel thinks it will help their overall search business. ...
Talking Business Last post on Jan 27, 2007, 01:52:50 PM Out one ear and into another. That's good. To read the full article click here...
Search Engines, Quit Worrying About Google Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:23:20 AM Research performed at The Wharton School suggested a 'Myth of Market Share' may compel companies to focus way too much attention at eroding the market share of competitors. ...
Social Media: Is It Viral, Or Just A Virus? Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:22:53 AM Much praise and adoration has been lauded on the alleged marketing and inbound link potential that social media sites, Digg in particular, present to companies looking to increase their incoming...
Consumers Downloading More Films Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:22:29 AM Americans romance with Hollywood is slowly moving from the silver screen to the small screen. As the movie industry gains ground through Internet distribution a new study finds consumers becoming...
Google And Intel Kiss, Make Up Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:22:04 AM Intel has finally won Google back, and the Santa Clara-based company will now resume selling servers to the search engine giant. Reports indicate that Intel had to pull out all...
Hillary Traffic Doubles Obama Traffic Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:21:41 AM Okay, so I may have been wrong when I said Hillary Clinton wasn't as popular as some gym socks. That was based on a completely unscientific straw poll of every...
AOL And Students Go Exploring Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:21:17 AM AOL has partnered for a second time with Quest Network's Blue Zones to allow kids to explore the longest living people in Costa Rica. The first expedition explored the healthy...
Microsoft Achieves Record Revenue Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:20:48 AM Microsoft, on the precipice of launching Vista to the public, released record revenue reports today of $12.54 billion for the last quarter of 2006, which figured to be a 6%...
AdSense Gains Ad Placement, Other Features Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:20:24 AM Google AdSense appears to be eyeing a few new features, and - if you're lucky - you may be able to take a look at them, too. An "Ad Placement"...
Fox Presses YouTube To Reveal Pirate Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:19:53 AM What's scarier than a Rosie O'Donnell pole dance? How about Rupert Murdoch with a subpoena? Twentieth Century Fox will test Google's privacy resolve in much the same way the federal...
Yahoo HotJobs Frozen Out Of Canada Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:19:26 AM A partnership with Workopolis will put Hotjobs on the sidelines in Canada while giving Yahoo listings from the dominant job board in the Great White North. To read...
Mobilizing Social Networking Sites Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:19:00 AM 'Gotta run, but we can stay connected.' To read the full article click here...
Bad News for Hollywood Last post on Jan 26, 2007, 09:18:36 AM Let 'em rip! To read the full article click here...
Google Reveals More About YouTube Plans Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 07:27:12 PM Back in October, Google purchased YouTube amid a frenzy of media coverage and speculation about how the search company would implement the user-generated video site into its everyday operations. In...
Social Media Too Sweet For Websites Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 07:26:48 PM There's a reason why every single news article you read today, whether at the New York Times or on an individual blog, has one or more links to submit that...
"MySpace" Most Searched Term In 2006 Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 07:26:24 PM The top search term for all of 2006 was MySpace according to online research and measurement firm Hitwise. MySpace related search terms had five spots in the top 10 across...
From Linkbaiting To Widgetbaiting Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 07:25:50 PM The concept of linkbaiting has heretofore been an abstract one. Nick Wilson, CEO and senior strategist for social media marketing agency ClickInfluence, is one of the biggest proponents of the...
Ask Gets Smart For Children Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 07:25:22 PM Ask.com has added something new to their Smart Answer collection by making the International Children's Digital Library available as a top-of-page resource for children's literature-related queries. To read...
Um, It's Gone, Vint Cerf Did It Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:37:54 PM Surprising news comes from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); they have removed the top-level domain .um, for United States "minor outlying islands," from the list of...
Super Sunday Ad Poll By AOL Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:37:28 PM AOL announced today that it would be hosting the 5th Annual Super Sunday Ad Poll. Fans will be to watch, vote and share their favorite Super Bowl commercials at AOL...
Bidding On Top Ad Spot A Waste of Money? Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:37:04 PM All sponsored search listings are created equal, or so decrees Brandt Dainow, CEO of ThinkMetrics and Internet ad veteran, after reviewing click-through trends over the past three years. In a...
Wikigate '07 - Much Ado About Nothing Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:36:33 PM The informational integrity of Wikipedia has long been debated throughout the ranks of academia, business communities, and the like. While some cynicism can be lent to the validity of the...
Google Images Cleans Up Its Act Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:36:05 PM Google Image Search has undergone a mild facelift, and the search results page is no longer cluttered with text about pictures' dimensions, file sizes, and url sources. That information is...
China To Have The Largest Internet Population Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:35:38 PM China is on pace to surpass the number of Internet users in the U.S. Last year the country had a 23 percent increase in Internet users brining the total to...
Immortal Computing Is A Little Creepy, Microsoft Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:35:05 PM In my grandparent's basement, on the wall, there are pictures of ugly, frowning people, relatives of mine, in that ghostly, milky sepia coloring all those 19th Century photos have. They're...
Wikio Receives $5.3 Million In Funding Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:34:41 PM Wikio, which is basically a European version of Digg (more on that later), just received a considerable amount of funding to continue its growth. Reports indicate that Lightspeed Venture Partners...
AOL Wants To Play Show and Tell Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:34:12 PM America Online has announced the arrival of it's "Show Me" website, a user-generated forum geared at providing a means of self-help for visitor in any number of various topics. ...
New Google Penalty Revealed, And It Sucks Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:33:45 PM The first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem. Like jilted lovers, webmasters jettisoned into the sandbox, hit with the -30 penalty, or even the -950 death...
Online Fraud Mounts Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:33:11 PM Merchant beware: E-thieves are out there. To read the full article click here...
Future Sounds: Mobile Music Last post on Jan 25, 2007, 05:32:46 PM We do hold phones to our ears, so.... To read the full article click here...
Podcasting Trends of 2006 Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:34:26 PM PodZinger has published the results of a study, revealing the top searches and trends on its site for 2006. The statistics showed that sports, talk personalities and world news topped...
Mr. Softie Continues To Shed Search Share Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:34:02 PM Out of the top 10 most-searched search engines ranked by Nielsen//NetRatings, only one had negative growth in December. Can you guess which one? Here's a hint: it starts with M,...
BBC To Launch Virtual World For Children Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:33:38 PM The BBC has plans to launch an online virtual world geared toward children. The site will be for 7-12 year olds and allow users to go online and explore content...
Lycos, PlayPhone Offer Up Mobile Content Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:33:14 PM Lycos has announced the launch of its new mobile marketplace. PlayPhone, Inc., a company that specializes in direct-to-consumer wireless distribution, will power the online store. To read the...
Searchers Say: 'The iPod Is So 2006' Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:32:50 PM Remember all that caterwauling outside of MacWorld a couple of weeks ago? The ecstatic throngs seizing up and falling to the floor upon sight of the iPhone, bringing back memories...
Google.de Slips Its Leash Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:32:24 PM Google users in Germany got a surprise on Tuesday morning when, for a brief period, the search engine company seemed to have lost ownership of its home page. Google is...
MySpace Looks To Dethrone 'Spam King' Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:31:57 PM MySpace has filed a federal lawsuit against well-known spammer, Scott Richter also known as the "Spam King" for the reputation he has earned. The suit filed in the Central District...
Google Sprinkles Seedfund With Cash Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:31:32 PM Google's made one more step into India, but it's done so in an uncharacteristically quiet manner. Rather than buy out another company, or at least throw up a new research...
Top Search Gainers Are Idol-licious Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:31:07 PM This week's Zeitgeist, Google's list of top search gainers, is a mix of homage and pop culture, as the searching populace remembers past leaders and ailing crooners while keeping up...
Yahoo Ranking Model Scoring In February Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:30:43 PM Project Panama receives its formal entrance to the commercial market on February 5th, providing a new ranking model for search marketing. To read the full article click here...
India Is 'Ga-Ga' for Radio Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:30:17 PM Turning up the dial. To read the full article click here...
Talk Outweighs Advertising Last post on Jan 24, 2007, 12:29:52 PM Being full of hot air may not be such a bad thing. To read the full article click here...
Online Retailers And Transactional Email Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:19:50 AM As the number of consumers shopping online continues to grow, more marketers are becoming interested in transactional emails. To read the full article click here...
Japan Reconsiders Copyright Law For Search Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:19:26 AM The Japanese government plans to amend existing copyright laws to make allowances for search engine indexing, according to Japan Today. To read the full article click here...
Lotus Makes The Collaboration Play Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:19:02 AM Information overload has led to communication being a chore in the workplace, but IBM thinks its latest goodies from the Lotus division will make work time more like play time....
Online Video And The Consumer Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:18:38 AM Thirty-seven percent of consumers with high-speed Internet access are interested in watching TV online in either short or long form according to a new report from Jupiter Research, "Programming for...
Europeans Buying More Online Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:18:14 AM Europeans are spending more time online and many are shopping online as well. Since they are spending more time online they are also purchasing more items. To read...
BBC, Google Video Near Deal Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:17:50 AM Want to find an old Monty Python clip? Or watch a Mr. Bean sketch? Odds are that you can do so at Google Video, even though the BBC never gave...
Google, Yahoo, MS Devising Code of Conduct Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:17:25 AM Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Vodafone quietly disclosed they were working together with human rights organizations, investors and legal experts to develop a code of conduct for technology companies to help...
Sydney Prepares For Its Google Close-Up Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:17:01 AM In their existence, Google Maps and Google Earth have displayed quite a few odd images. Prepare to see a lot more, courtesy of the citizens of Sydney, Australia. Google is...
Pay $3 And Keep A Cheap Fare Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:16:37 AM Farecast has dropped the price of its new Fare Guard service from $9.95 to $3, but the change only lasts until February 1st. To read the full article...
AdSense Soon To See More Video Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:16:13 AM Content from Sony BMG and Warner Music Group will receive a dose of video advertising from Google and made available for publishers in the AdSense Network. To read...
US 'Worst' Malware and Spam Threat Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:15:46 AM Security is still a big problem online. To read the full article click here...
Digital Music Market Doubles Last post on Jan 23, 2007, 08:15:21 AM Digital music sales are jumping. To read the full article click here...
Google Plots On E-Books And Games Last post on Jan 22, 2007, 02:03:43 PM The new year finally seems to be on track, as new rumors about Google merrily bounced around the Internet, bringing tales of e-book distribution and in-game advertising with them. ...
Google Unbound And Free Online Books Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 02:02:28 AM Google wants publishers and authors not to fear giving away electronic books online saying that it will ultimately lead to more book sales. At the Google Unbound conference yesterday at...
Perspectives on Google Reader Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 02:02:00 AM Hitwise is reporting that Google Reader is still lagging pretty far behind both Bloglines and Rojo in terms of market share, despite much love from tech writers throughout the blogosphere....
adCenter Unveils Video Ad Technology Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 02:01:36 AM In addition to some new search/keyword technologies, Microsoft also took the lid off of some interesting new online video ad technology developed by adCenter Labs. These developments could easily expand...
Online Research Influences Offline Sales Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 02:01:11 AM Online browsing and research will increase offline retail sales by 12 percent over the next five years according to JupiterResearch. In their new report, "U.S. Online Retail Forecast, 2006-2011" growth...
New Data Center for Google Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 02:00:47 AM Google has announced plans to open a new data center in Lenoir, N.C., according to state officials. Local residents hope that Google's presence in the region will boost the local...
Google's Latest Hotspot: Librarian Central Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 02:00:19 AM Google wants to speak - presumably using an "inside voice" - with librarians. To facilitate this, the search engine company has launched the Librarian Central blog. And while some of...
Kellogg, Yahoo, And The Glass Teat Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 01:59:55 AM When Kellogg pulled a Pontiac and told TV viewers to search for its Special K brand cereal on Yahoo!, Hitwise wondered if people really were the sheep Kellogg hoped they'd...
Senate Rejects Blogging Bill Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 01:59:27 AM The U.S. Senate has shot down a proposal that would have required some political bloggers to register as lobbyists or face prison time for up to 10 years. The Senate...
Yahoo Releases School Search Service Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 01:58:52 AM Yahoo's unveiled a new search tool that may prove extremely valuable to parents. Created in conjunction with GreatSchools.net, the service allows users to search for elementary, middle, and high schools...
Outsourcing a Digg Army Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 01:58:22 AM This is probably a non-starter, but it's fun to think about. It's well known among the most ardent click fraud combatants that there are armies of low-paid workers in the...
How Online Retailers Miss Some Revenues Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 01:57:55 AM Current customers could your best customers, if.... To read the full article click here...
Europeans Buy More Online Last post on Jan 20, 2007, 01:57:23 AM The Old World takes to new ways. To read the full article click here...
European Online Advertising To Grow Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:43:14 AM Online advertising in Europe has been seen as minimal. A new report suggests that the online ad market in Europe will see significant growth over the next three years. ...
Google To Announce 4Q Results Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:42:50 AM Google will announce the company's fourth quarter 2006 results during a conference call on Wednesday, January 31, the company reported. To read the full article click here...
MIVA Skates InLine With Ad Solution Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:42:26 AM The newly launched MIVA Monetization Center offers a self-service method of enabling web publishers to add content and search ads to their sites; the product also offers pay per click...
Internet Important To American Voters Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:42:02 AM The number of Americans who used the Internet as their main source of news about the 2006 mid-term election slightly more than doubled over the 2002 mid-term election. A new...
SEMPO Brings SEM Survey to Europe Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:41:36 AM The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) is a group focused on better understanding the role of search in the marketing landscape, as well as developing best practices for search...
Yahoo Answers Gaining Star Power Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:41:09 AM If you're a regular contributor to Yahoo's QandA portal, you might find that the company has added some additional features to the service. The latest additions give Yahoo Answers a...
Malls Should Make Ready For Google Billboards Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:40:43 AM Google is a very powerful Internet company, but it's still, for the most part, just an Internet company; consumers aren't very likely to encounter the search engine and advertising giant...
EBay Focuses On Security Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:40:18 AM Because of online scammers, executives at eBay are shifting their focus to security in hopes to improve buyer and seller experience as well as protect the company's reputation. ...
LG Drops iPhone Competitor, Web Yawns Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:39:51 AM Seoul, Korea-based LG Electronics was noticeably quiet last week when Apple revealed iPhone to the world. Bloggers had noted a mystery touch-screen phone produced by LG that was strikingly similar...
UK Hangs Search Engines Out To Dry Last post on Jan 19, 2007, 09:39:28 AM Search engine companies are out of luck, at least for the time being; the British government has announced that it will not support "a change to the UK E-commerce Regulations...
Digg Love Is Not A Right Last post on Jan 18, 2007, 12:30:12 PM Within the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote that citizens should have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. No one owes you a spot...
Microsoft and Nortel Unveil BizCom Roadmap Last post on Jan 18, 2007, 12:29:45 PM Last July, Microsoft and Nortel announced a strategic partnership in order to develop innovative methods of business communication by focusing on integrating voice, e-mail, instant messaging, multimedia conferencing and other...
Blogs Increase Online Newspapers Traffic Last post on Jan 18, 2007, 12:29:20 PM Blogs have given the nations top 10 newspaper sites a much-needed increase in traffic. Over the past year Web traffic to the blog pages of the top 10 online newspapers...
Obama Channel Comes To Brightcove Last post on Jan 18, 2007, 12:28:52 PM Many are expecting 2008 to be the year of the YouTube presidency, with candidates using every effective communication tool at their disposal. Senator Barack Obama, who likes to pretend he...
Rumors Swirling Around Apple's Fairplay DRM Last post on Jan 18, 2007, 12:28:27 PM Tech.co.uk is reporting that Apple will announce this week that it is opening up it's Fairplay DRM so that it may be licensed by device manufacturers who are members of...
Google Checkout Promo A Cause For Concern? Last post on Jan 18, 2007, 12:27:59 PM Google Checkout appears to be branching out, and not everyone is happy about it. Google purists are annoyed that product information is taking up an increasing amount of space on...
Web Site Competes For Textbook Market Last post on Jan 18, 2007, 12:27:35 PM Buying and selling college textbooks was probably my least favorite part of my collegiate experience. I always had the feeling that I was being royally ripped off on both ends...
Yahoo Responds To "Wired" Slams Last post on Jan 18, 2007, 12:27:01 PM An article titled "How Yahoo Blew It" has been making the rounds, and although similar stories appear every day, this one had a bit of heft: it appeared in Wired. ...
Live Search Clicks For The Cause Last post on Jan 18, 2007, 12:26:37 PM Using Microsoft's 'Click for the Cause' Live Search site will help generate donations to NineMillion.org, the United Nations' child refugee organization. To read the full article click here...
MySpace Develops Parental Monitoring Software Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 07:58:03 PM In recent times, MySpace and sexual predators have become closely associated terms in the minds of parents and lawmakers across the nation. The social networking site is currently developing software...
The Beatles And Apple Come Together ? Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 07:57:36 PM It seems that The Beatles and Apple have finally struck a deal to make the groups songs available on iTunes. The buzz about the deal is being widely reported though...
Google XSS Flaw Patched Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 07:57:11 PM Two things we've learned: Google is quick about patching security flaws; we can expect that as Google increases its dominance on the Web, it will become a bigger target for...
Getting Started in Business Podcasting Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 07:56:47 PM Podcasting is quickly becoming one of the preferred platforms in which to distribute content to large numbers of individuals in short order. With the ability to reach such a massive...
Insurgents Use Google Earth To Target British Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 07:56:21 PM During a raid on Iraqi insurgents, British Army intelligence made a chilling discovery. Insurgents were using Google Earth to locate soft targets at British bases in Basra. To...
Got Issues? Yahoo Wants The Video Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 07:55:13 PM Yahoo and the Film Your Issue website are jointly promoting the "Issue Film" competition to highlight the concerns of young adults over topical issues. To read the full...
Spam And Viruses Continue To Grow Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 07:54:47 PM The problem of spam continues to be a major annoyance for many. Over the past two years the amount of spam has increased. According to Postini, a communications security firm...
Social Media: PR's Infectious Friend Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 07:54:22 PM The idea that social media can be indoctrinated into a greater marketing and PR campaign is beginning to sink in. When statistics and pinpoint targeting become a greater part of...
Google Crossed Up By XSS Again Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 02:26:18 PM Yet another cross-site scripting issue has cropped up with Google, as their dominant place on the Internet could be starting to draw Microsoft-like attention from malicious hackers. To...
TMZ.com Makes Move To TV Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:50:10 PM The popular online entertainment celebrity site TMZ.com will soon be a daily television show starting in the fall. Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and the Fox Owned Television Stations have...
Google Cuts Ties With Competitors' Maps Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:49:45 PM When one company is in competition with another, it usually won't point consumers towards the competitor's products. Sure, it happens - some corporations believe that they shine in comparison tests...
AIM and GoogleTalk Edge Closer to Interoperability Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:49:21 PM Plans to develop technology that would allow users of AIM and GoogleTalk to communicate with each other were originally announced in December of 2005, and have yet to provide any...
Nielsen: Brits Addicted To Online Poker Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:48:56 PM The British are betting. They're betting a lot, says Nielsen//NetRatings. Measuring British use of online applications, the analytics company credited broadband for the rise of "addictive" activities. Online poker was...
The Next Step For Online Video Sites Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:48:31 PM User generated online video made up 47 percent of the total online video market in the US in 2006. By 2010 over half of all video content viewed online in...
Baidu, EMI Partner, Launch Music Service Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:48:02 PM A search engine will soon provide its users with free music, but before you get too excited, know that the tunes are mostly Chinese in origin. And even fans of...
Kosmix, Healthline Had Death Cap Cure Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:47:39 PM Our earlier story about a doctor in California who turned to Google Scholar to find a treatment for death cap mushroom poisoning has an interesting coda: he wasted too much...
Obama Versus Clinton - The Net Battle Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:47:15 PM Freshman Senator or former First Lady, that could be the choice Democratic primary voters face when selecting a Presidential nominee for the 2008 election. Tendencies of their demographics have begun...
Where Blogs Go When You Go Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:46:50 PM Companies may be having just as difficult a time figuring out what to do with blogs when people leave the company as they do in deciding when and how to...
Spam and Virus Outbreak Last post on Jan 17, 2007, 01:45:41 PM 'Out, out! Damned spam!' as Lady Macbeth may have put it. But neither the spots nor the spam are going to disappear. To read the full article click...
Online Advertisers Should Consider Smaller Sites Last post on Jan 16, 2007, 08:47:04 PM Online advertisers should be open to placing their ads on smaller sites and not always focus on large sites according to new research from Media-Screen. The "Net pop| Response" study...
Online Video Helps Cisco Grow Last post on Jan 16, 2007, 10:55:20 AM The rapid growth of online video is forcing service providers to upgrade their networks to deal with the increased Internet traffic and broadband demand. Companies that provide infrastructure for the...
Yahoo Inks Deal With Gotham Group Last post on Jan 16, 2007, 10:54:51 AM Cartoons are popular with the young, the young at heart, and Yahoo. This is, at least, what some people may conclude after hearing about the search engine company's deal with...
MPA Says Google Is Evil Last post on Jan 16, 2007, 10:54:27 AM Google's partner in China, Shenshen Xunlei Networking Technologies is under scrutiny for allegedly encouraging piracy according to the Motion Picture Association. To read the full article click here...
Crosby Discusses, Promotes Google Analytics Last post on Jan 16, 2007, 10:54:02 AM For the inside track on Google Analytics, one need look no further than Brett Crosby, its senior manager. In a recent interview, Crosby spoke about becoming part of the team,...
AOL Looks to Acquire TradeDoubler Last post on Jan 15, 2007, 10:49:21 PM Early Monday, Time Warner announced plans to purchase TradeDoubler, a European provider of online marketing and sales services. The deal, which has yet to be finalized, is reported to cost...
Napster To Take Over AOL Music Now Last post on Jan 15, 2007, 10:48:47 PM AOL and Napster announced Friday that Napster will become the exclusive music subscription provider for AOL Music. The two companies will partner to migrate approximately 350,000 paid subscribers of the...
Alan Cox Files DRM Patent Last post on Jan 15, 2007, 10:48:23 PM Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology is a method of content protection that can limit the use of content to specific platforms, devices or other such methods as deemed by the...
First HD-DVD On BitTorrent, MPAA Trembles Last post on Jan 15, 2007, 10:47:56 PM The first HD-DVD movie has finally found its way into the hallowed halls of BitTorrent. The move could be the first small pebble that starts an avalanche of HD-DVD content...
UN Will Not Control The Internet Last post on Jan 15, 2007, 10:47:27 PM The new head of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Hamadoun Toure has no new plans to change the oversight of the Internet. To read the full article click...
Blogging: Random Thoughts and Predictions Last post on Jan 15, 2007, 10:46:58 PM Citizen journalism, word of mouth marketing, not to mention good old-fashioned seditious libel, mark some of the more prominent aspects of this generative beast we call the blogosphere. ...
Doctor Finds Cure In Google Scholar Last post on Jan 15, 2007, 03:30:36 PM failure, but a doctor who searched for a treatment managed to locate one. To read the full article click here...
Israeli PM Gets The Google Bomb Last post on Jan 15, 2007, 03:30:08 PM Prime Minister Ehud Ohmert learned that the benevolence of Google can rapidly sour if one's critics emulate their politically charged American counterparts and tag one's name with a less-than-flattering phrase....
Holiday Season Starts Early For Online Retailers Last post on Jan 15, 2007, 01:14:50 PM For most of us the holiday season is the beginning of Thanksgiving and lasts through the end of the year. For online retailers the holiday season starts at
