Google Lets Click Fraudster Off Scott-Free?
BusinessWeek writes about a case where the U.S. Attorney had a slam-dunk case against a developer of click fraud software, yet they dismissed the charges.
PageRank, According To Lots Of Math
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 be comfortable with some fairly high-level math in order to get through the paper – it’s actually being featured by the American Mathematical Society.
The Mystery Sale of Metacafe
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 reorganized Yahoo who will purchase the site for a reported $200 million.
Google Sandbox Playing Favorites?
I don’t write as much as I used to or would like too. Web development takes up most my time these days.
Crop Circling Firefox With Asa Dotzler
The man behind SpreadFirefox.com told Murdok the story of the Firefox Crop Circle, and how a bunch of students pulled off a memorable feat through hard work, persistence, and a nudge from Lady Luck.
Spears Searches Jump Almost 1000 Percent
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 for that matter) if it had been contrived by her own publicist. Spears is not just at the top of the celebrity search charts, she’s more popular than Yahoo.
MySpace To Protect Users
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 working on Sentinel Safe, software that will block the access of convicted sex offenders to MySpace.
Search Over: James Kim Located
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.
Helms on ColdFusion
Fusion Authority has published an interesting editorial by Hal Helms, scheduled for inclusion in FAQU 3.
WAS CE vs. Apache Geronimo
Based on the number of hits this blog is getting with the search term “Geronimo vs. WAS CE”, it appears that there is some confusion about the similarities and differences between Apache Geronimo and IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE).