Measuring Success In A 2.0 World

At the SES Chicago session "Measuring Success in a 2.0 World" the panel discussed different strategies to use to track success.(Coverage of SES Chicago continues at Webproworld Videos.  Keep an eye on Webproworld for more notes and videos from the event this week.)Matthew Bailey, President, SiteLogic, said information + context = knowledge. Bailey said to "add context to the data."

MySpace’s Answer to Facebook Connect

MySpace has launched its answer to Facebook Connect with the MySpace Open Platform. This is the broader suite of products that includes the MySpace Application Platform, 'MySpaceID' (formerly Data Availability) and Post-To MySpace.

Get Liquored Up with AdWords

Google has gone and made some revisions to its policy for alcohol ads for AdWords. You might recall that they were not allowing alcohol ads, but then around Halloween, they began permitting beer, champagne, and wine ads.

eBay Attracts More Complaints

eBay is certainly no stranger to controversy. They even catch hell when they're giving away items (well technically, they're charging a buck....for things like sports cars, jet skis, etc.). The auction site is hosting a contest called "Holiday Doorbusters," which is basically summed up here:

Web Security Google Style

Tim Johnson of the Google Enterprise Team has posted a look into Google's Web Security product today, including a video that talks about the differences between web filtering and web security. The video looks like a UPS commercial, and is easy to follow for the non-tech crowd.