Sponsored Links More ‘Risky’ Than Organic

Sponsored links are two to four times as likely as organic links to lead a searcher to a "risky" or "dangerous" website, according to McAfee's Site Advisor researchers Ben Edelman and Hannah Rosenbaum. The keyword most likely to deliver those links: [free screensavers].

Eurekster Reels In Red Herring Award

Community search site Eurekster has been selected as one of the Red Herring 100 North America award winners; the awards recognize private technology firms that push and break the boundaries of the business of technology.

Topix.net Inks AP Deal

Topix sales and marketing VP Chris Tolles disclosed the agreement with the Associated Press to help connect users to topical stories.

JavaOne Wraps Up For 2006

The 2006 version of the JavaOne Conference finished its run with a number of Calls to Action aimed at Java developers.

Genericide Watch: Is Google At Risk?

It's much too late, if those in charge of protecting Google's brand are honest, to extract "to google" from the English language (a googlectomy?). But perhaps Google has conquered the feared genericide of its trademark, emerging as the literary god-man hero among Kleenex boxes, Rollerblades and Xerox machines.