Microsoft’s “Sina Steals” Post Explained

Microsoft's Garry Wiseman claimed yesterday that Sina, a Chinese classifieds site, "had not only lifted our previous user interface's look & feel, but also directly copied some of our graphics." Wiseman wasn't pleased, but he didn't say anything too nasty. Still, some moderately aggressive comments accumulated, and now Wiseman has updated the post.

Starbucks Freezes Internet Coupons

A small campaign aimed at bringing iced coffee drinkers to Starbucks in the afternoons and evenings backfired when their coupons quickly multiplied online.

AdWords API Users May Be Bugged

A couple of bugs have been reported at the Google AdWords API blog, and web developers using the API should be on the lookout for these issues.

Grab For The Blog Traffic

SEOmoz's Rand Fishkin has twenty-one suggestions on ways to improve blog traffic, ranging from the choice of blogging software to building the brand.

Bloggers Unearth Secret Senator

Someone in the US Senate put a hold on S.2590, a bill that would compel the government to publish an accessible database of federal spending. Political pundits on both sides of the blogosphere wanted to know one thing: