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Nokia Visualizes Mobile Search
The heated competition for mobile handset search eyeballs may have reached the melting point of titanium now that a Nokia patent for…
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.XXX Rejected by ICANN
The ICANN board voted to reject the application for assignment of the .xxx top-level domain by a vote of 9 to 5, with 1 abstaining. Today’s decision brings to an end the current round of domain name proposals that began back in 2004. Porn site owners will now be able to rest easy knowing that they won’t have to let go of their .com domains…
Yelp Poised for Breakout?
Yelp has been the most-watched company in the seemingly-narrow but fast-growing niche of user-generated content specifically with regard to bars, restaurants, and clubs, and "youth" oriented hotspots and retail. For them, it's beginning to expand to the point where they're a bit of a social community and a "go-to" site if you're looking for local review content.
Celebrity Sites More Popular Than Ever
Celebrity news sites remain more popular than ever as the public's fascination with the latest gossip continues to see growth. Nielsen//NetRatings select sample of 19-celebrity gossip Web sites finds that audience growth increased 40 percent year over year in February. While gossip sites are seeing more traffic, visitors are also devouring more content with total Web page views increasing 108 percent during the same time…
Yahoo Click Fraud Settlement Approved
This week a San Jose federal judge approved a settlement in the class action click fraud suit brought against Yahoo from several advertisers looking to recuperate $5 million in legal fees and credits for fraudulent clicks that date back nearly three years.
Google Whispers More Details About PPA
The pay per action beta test for Google AdWords recently debuted, and spurred plenty of advertiser interest.
