Twitter Used To Report Earthquake
Twitter doesn’t always work well; its frequent outages have earned it all sorts of negative attention. It has at least partially redeemed itself, though, as Twitter was one of the first sites on which news of the earthquake in China appeared.
Yahoo, Google build coalition of foes
The potential deals to place Google’s ads on Yahoo’s search results beyond a previous test already garnered opposition from a motley crew of groups.
Powerset Follows Hype With Debut
After a lot of blog buzz, Powerset finally launched its search engine with the initial aim at pulling information out of Wikipedia more effectively.
Cutts: Money The Root Of Spam
The profit motive drives spammers to do anything they can to get their offers in front of an audience, because somewhere out there, someone probably will buy into their scams.
Google’s Safe Search Filters
Over the past few months, some webmasters have complained that images on their sites were wrongly nabbed by Google Images’ safe search feature. This means, of course, a significant reduction in audience size.
Facebook Has Connections
On the heels of MySpace’s Data Portability announcement, Facebook has unveiled Facebook Connect, which the social networking site is calling "the next iteration of Facebook Platform that allows users to ‘connect’ their Facebook identity, friends and privacy to any site."
PicLens – New Way To Browse For Pictures On The Internet
Well I’ve been using PicLens for a few months now, and I’m a bit late with this post, but if you haven’t installed PicLens yet for browsing photos on the web you are missing one of the most beautiful ways to view photography on the internet yet.The screenshot above does not do justice to the visual experience. PicLens is hands down the best I have ever seen photos look online.
Facebook Making Their Site Safer For Kids
It’s been nearly four months since MySpace announced a joint agreement with 49 state Attorneys General to protect minors online—and now Facebook’s finally gotten around to signing on. CNET reports (emphasis added):
SEO Does Have A Future
Now Shoemoney is a friend of mine, but regarding his post SEO Has No Future today, I am forced to disagree with him. Not only does SEO have a future but judging by the number of SEO clients I am turning away, and the number of job offers I am receiving on weekly basis to take on in house positions, all during a shrinking economy and a recession, the future is looking pretty bright for SEO …
Five Ways To Score Big On Digg
The big social media sites receive thousands of submissions continually. Yours doesn’t have to be one that never escapes Digg’s Upcoming section, or the basement of any social bookmarking presence.