The Wisenut Framejob

Freshly launched new Google contender Wisenut has met with a good deal of preliminary applause: to date, the media buzz has focused on their lean-and-mean, no-frills interface, their huge database (approximately 1.5 billion webpages), and their highly relevant results. What no commentator we are aware of seems to have covered in a critical manner, however, is their peculiar "Sneak-a-Peek" function. When clicked, this opens a…

Decloaking Hazards – Why You Should Shun Caching Search Engines

While all search engines use one form of caching or another to build their indices, some of them make a point of displaying cached web pages to their users. The commonly quoted pretext for this is that it offers searchers fast access to a page's content, making it easier to check out whether it's what they are really looking for in the first place. Of…

Email Linking Microsoft to SCO Confirmed

SCO spokesman Blake Stowell has confirmed that a memo indicating Microsoft is funding SCO's attacks on Linux is legitimate. The memo was leaked last week to Eric Raymond by "an anonymous whistleblower."

Getting the Word Out Online

Since its inception, the Internet has played an increasingly important role in a PR professional's communication strategies. Over time, it has developed into a mainstream form of communication. As a result, you now have an interactive, instantaneous tool to convey your message to your key publics.