Yahoo, Microsoft Get Down To Talking
Negotiations could lead to a middle ground in Microsoft’s effort to acquire Yahoo, which claimed a greater worth than Microsoft’s initial bid at the end of January.
“Featured” App Status Not Free At MySpace
Here’s a funny thing: if you visit the MySpace Apps page with AdBlock Plus enabled, the "Featured Applications" section appears entirely blank. And as it turns out, developers are indeed paying to show up in those spots.
Clinton Advisor Fights In YouTube War Room
Decide which is worse: Doctoring a video and posting it online to smear a political figure; or said political figure threatening libel suits against news organizations for even talking about it. Luckily, he’s not up for election—well, not technically.
Amazon And New York’s Battle On Sales Tax
For years I have been paying sales tax (VAT) on purchases I make online through services such as Clickbank. It is inconvenient but it is much easier for Clickbank to work this way then to have to monitor the location of a seller and buyer. The general rule in the US, as far as I can determine is that if you have a business presence in a state, you have to pay tax there. This applies if you own your own servers in the sate, or if you have employees.
The UK Leads Europe In Social Networking
Close to half of all people in the UK will be members of a social networking site within four years, a new report indicates.The study found that the UK has the highest number of users in Europe who are members of sites such as MySpace and Facebook. At least 9.6 million people in the UK use these sites and that is expected to increase to 27.1 million by 2012.
How Blogs Make Me Schizo
One part I like about this digital revolution is that it takes a lot of the pretentiousness out of publishing. One part I dislike about this digital revolution is that it takes a lot of the pretentiousness out of publishing.
comScore Succeeds In First Quarter
Even the worst earnings announcements try to spin things in a positive way; it’s necessary to do a little deep-reading to find out what really happened. comScore’s first-quarter earnings just didn’t have any bad components, though, and the company’s stock is up about 20 percent this morning as a result.
Google On The iPhone Spreads To 30+ Countries
Google’s interface for the iPhone has been floating around America for a while, but in what is sure to be a welcome development, the search giant is now making it available in over 30 different markets and 15 new languages. A special iPhone-appropriate edition of Google News is spreading as well.
Yahoo, Google Closer To Big Ad Deal
Look for the complaints to fly into the DoJ’s antitrust department if Google and Yahoo broaden the scope of an advertising deal placing Google ads in Yahoo’s search results.
Stumbling Towards More Conversions
StumbleUpon has been around a while, and if you’re like 5 million others, you understand what an addictive, stimulus-response type network it really is. But like with other social networks such as Digg, Twitter, or Facebook, many marketers are still at a loss for how to make the most of it.