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FTC Busts Online Realtors On Antitrust Case

The Austin Board of Realtors found itself on the receiving end of the Federal Trade Commission's ire due to the FTC's contention the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) used by the Board blocked the marketing of certain listings from the service.

Online Marketing For Offline Buying

Around 60 percent of purchases that begin with online research end at a local store offline. That's mainly because the Internet has yet to let you to try something on or really see the TV picture quality. Add that to lack of local businesses fully utilizing the power of local search and directories, and you have the basis for a whole new business model.

SixDegrees Co-Founder On Friendster Patent

Do you sign into your MySpace account eight times a day? Perhaps Facebook has become your home away from home. Frankly, I hope not. But the latest news about Friendster's patent on social networks should relax that sort of dedicated soul, and more normal users.

Podcasting and Beach Bums

"Go, Beach Bums!" Alright, so they could have done better with the name, but last year when it was announced that the Frontier League, an independent professional baseball league, was granting Traverse City an expansion team, I was excited.

Using Landing Pages to Turn Visitors into Buyers

When a prospective client uses the internet to search for a product, he or she usually types a keyword or a phrase into a search engine and uses the results to find what he or she desires. If your ad is among those listings, you therefore have a much better shot at having prospective clients visit your website to find out what information you have,…