Butternut Squash Searches Up 279%

"What's that got to do with anything?" you ask. For food and beverage websites, it has everything to do with it. As the holiday season approaches, reference sites posting recipes see a sudden spike in search engine-generated traffic. This year, just before Thanksgiving, everybody asking what the hell they're supposed to do with a butternut squash (and other vegetables) produced 48% of epicurean website traffic,…

Cringely Sees Google Trucking Along

Pundit Robert X Cringely, who recently keynoted WebMasterWorld's PubCon in Las Vegas, claims to know what Google wants with all the dark fiber it's reportedly purchased, but we think there's another reason.

Bloggers Bustin Sony

At this point, many who follow news in the Internet community know of Sony BMG's desperate maneuvers and unethical tactics to protect their copyrighted material. The largest forces against Sony were bloggers. The bloggers waged an assault against Sony and now Sony has relented somewhat and recalled those CDs.

AOL Serves Up Turkey Searches

The US Thanksgiving holiday arrives next Thursday, November 24th, and online searchers have been hunting for menu suggestions and recipes on AOL.