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Startup Targets Angry eBayers
The founders of a new startup called Wigix are calling eBay old school, and don't hesitate to target boycotting sellers incensed by…
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NBC Back On YouTube
Back in October, NBC took its popular, officially-sanctioned clips off YouTube in favor of their coming Hulu. I (and many others) derided the decision: [I]s it really wise to pull your content from the most popular video site online to put it on your own untested, unproven and apparently behind-schedule video site? On the Internet, you have to go where the people are—it’s not an…
Google’s Minus 60 Penalty
It is considered to one of the most dreaded penalties that can be levied by Google on a Webmaster for bad link practices. Known as -60 Penalty, it pushes the website of the penalized Webmaster 60 positions back in the search pages. This penalty is enforced mainly in the case of Paid Links, as they are considered to a be questionable tactic to gather links.
Ask No Speako El-Spanisho
Nothing like a typo everybody in the world gets to see. Ask.com was proud of itself for celebrating Cinco de Mayo via its homepage, especially since Google decided not to honor America's excuse-to-drink-tequila-on-Monday holiday. Presumably the Mexican lass twirling beneath was too busy to question why she was celebrating Cinco do Mayo instead.
Patent judge situation patently disastrous
A law professor discovered a constitutional flaw in the way 46 judges have been appointed to positions of hearing patent cases, as their appointee had no right to do so.
Google News Suggests Related Searches
It's not by any means a revolutionary feature, and to be honest, it's probably not even something that you'll use once a day. Still, the introduction of related search suggestions to Google News seems like a solid idea.
