The RSS Debate: Whats in a name?

RSS. It is exactly the sound a match makes when you put it out with your fingers. Add "feed" (rssfeed), and you have the cymbalist's drum roll finale. Even with the name's limitations, RSS developer David Winer's righteous anger toward those who would change it is understandable. After all, what if all things "rubenesque" were suddenly referred to as "fatgirlish?" To an artist or creator,…

Ask Jeeves Ads Appearing In SERPs

In one of the more surprising moves of 2005 (so far), Ask Jeeves announced they would be launching an Ask-owned advertising service, while slowly moving away from their previous ad partner, Google's AdWords service.

Aaron Wall Launches Back Link Analyzer

The ability to see what sites are linking to us is valuable one in the world of SEO. Unfortunately, when a backlink query is searched (link:www.nameofsite.com) the major search engines only return a cross-section of the sites that are linking to query site, not the entire list.

Sun Makes DRM A Dream

Sun Microsystems has opened up its "Project DReaM," which it wants to develop as a royalty free, open source DRM option.