Borders Launches New Web Site
Borders Group Inc. has launched its own ecommerce site after a year and a half of development and testing.The new site will allow customers to shop online and will also be available on in-store kiosks for people to use while they shop.
Google Says You Can’t Buy The Top Ad Spot
Wealthy businesses and smaller operations all compete fairly when it comes to testing ad quality, and thus a placement at the top isn’t a divine right for anyone.
Google, Viacom Spar Over YouTube Again
New filings provided to the court in their billion dollar dispute over YouTube show Google calling Viacom a hazard to how the Internet works.
Facebook Opens Sandbox For New Profile Design
After all the hubbub earlier this week, it seemed possible that Facebook would roll out its new profile design in time for the three-day weekend. Instead, the company has taken the half-step of opening a beta sandbox to developers.
Selling Out Our Control Of The Internet
I apologize for the liberal quoting of Matt Cutts comments over on sphinn, but I think it’s important to understand the ramifications of something like this:
FriendFeed Adds Private Areas
FriendFeed (the social news streamer run by a team of by now seven ex-Google employees) got a new tab on top to create rooms. A room is a public or private area for discussions circling around one topic, group or need. For instance, you could create an invite-only room for discussing a specific work project, adding some other FriendFeed members.
Yahoo Makes Minor Changes To Advertisement Layout
According to Search Engine Roundtable Yahoo! has incorporated some minor changes in the advertisement layout of its SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages) and has also reduced the number of advertisements shown in the SERPs. They have now relocated the position of the display URL under the description. The advertisement layout now also contains only three advertisements, instead of four as in the previous layout.
Online Daters Face Obstacles
Couples who meet online do not always work out because they select partners who are not compatible and they develop emotional ties before meeting in person, an Australian university researcher has found.Women were more likely to choose the wrong partner as they become attracted to humorous comments and witty emails, according to psychologist Matthew Bambling from the Queensland University of Technology.
Video View-Counting Standards Examined
Content creators often decide where to place video clips based on an idea of how many views they’ll receive. Yet new research shows that not all official view counts are created equal, and some of the most popular sites may be given to boasting.
Page: White Spaces Wireless Not A Pipe Dream
Part of Google’s ruling triumvirate, co-founder Larry Page, appeared on Capitol Hill to talk about broadband and other topics, like the ability to deliver wireless high-speed Internet within the 700MHz spectrum.