MySpace Thinks It Owns ‘Space’ and ‘Place’ Names
If you’re thinking of setting up a new business with any combination of the words "my" "place" or "space" in the name of it, be aware that MySpace will most likely file against you at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Google Defeats Technorati in Uptime
Sometimes first impressions are better than they appear on a more measured look. Technorati is down right now and was for quite a while. UPDATE: It’s back up now. Why am I writing this? I don’t remember that Google’s Blogsearch EVER having been down (I use both quite often).
Sponsorships Work Better Than AdSense
One blogger found that a trio of potential revenue streams simply did not work for him; he did credit paid sponsor ads for their help.
Lies, Damn Lies & Click Fraud Stats
Fair Isaac Corporation (FIC), a company with years of experience detecting fraud, recently turned their sights on click fraud. FIC, who in the past has dealt with credit and insurance fraud, issued a press release with some early findings. They report click fraud rates in the range of 10 to 15 percent. But wait, it gets better…
Open Source Expert: Google Not A Team Player
Google makes rare books available for free, protects the environment, and gives grants to many non-profit organizations. But in at least one respect, the company may not be so generous; General Public License (GPL) author Eben Moglen feels Google should contribute more to the open source community.
Google Adds Cross-Language Search To Translate
Google latest tweak to its Translate service may prove to be one of the more useful offerings the company has put out for a while, especially for those traveling abroad.
Microsoft Buying Yahoo? No Way
They don’t need Yahoo and they don’t want Yahoo up in Redmond. Microsoft can compete just fine with Google without Yahoo.
The Mind Blowing Evolution of the Social Web
Online marketing is as much about knowing where the web is going, as it is about understanding the current snapshot of how things work now. Early adapters to technology and those that embrace trends will reap huge rewards.
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft & Cookies
Wednesday there was an article on ZDNET blog about how Google/Doublelclick, Yahoo/RightMedia and Microsoft/aQuantive deals are about cookies more than anything else.
DoFollow and No Nofollow – Highs and Lows
Having spent so much time over the last 6 months evangelising the adoption of dofollow plugins and solutions to remove nofollow from comments, the last week has been filled with highs and lows.