Facebook Establishes Promotional Guidelines
If your company has a presence on Facebook, the social network wants you to promote it. Cross its figurative heart, hope to die, and so on. But Facebook wants to keep your company separate from its brand, and so has issued some detailed guidelines.
11-Year-Old Boy Figures Out Network Security
If your business is still letting users inside the network deal with spam and other security issues on the desktop, your leadership may not be smarter than a 5th grader.
Yahoo Testing AdSense for Search
In an announcement made just moments ago, Yahoo has formally decided to try a limited test of Google’s AdSense for Search program in their search results. From the release:The test will apply only to traffic from yahoo.com in the U.S. and will not include Yahoo!’s extended network of affiliate or premium publisher partners. The test is expected to last up to two weeks and will be limited to no more than 3% of Yahoo! search queries.
Google AdWords Case Is Sadly Funny
Here’s the understatement of the week: "This wasn’t the best-argued case of the day." New York Law School professor James Grimmelmann was referring to the resurrection of computer repair company Rescuecomm’s lawsuit against Google, which was dismissed in 2006, but is now up for review by a federal appeals court.
News Corp, AOL Play Role In Yahoo Drama
Additional Internet players join the Microsoft bid-for-Yahoo fray, with Rupert Murdoch siding with Steve Ballmer while Jeff Bewkes pairs with Jerry Yang for the endgame battle.
Google AdSense Delivered Courtesy Of Yahoo
Yahoo sought another way to stave off a Microsoft acquisition in opening a two-week deal with search advertising giant Google to deliver its AdSense for Search advertising.
Google Transit Adds Chicago’s Info
Thanks to the cooperation of the Chicago Transit Authority, Google Transit’s coverage now includes the Windy City. Chicagoans seem to be pretty pleased about the development.
Petition Against Video On Flickr
With less than 24 hours behind Flickr’s announcement yesterday of adding video to their service, the early sentiment from existing Flickr users appears to be largely negative.
Free Music On Last . fm Drives CD And Download Sales
Last . fm said today that its free-on- demand music service, launched in January, has increased CD and download sales 119 percent through its partnership with Amazon.com.The CBS owned site said that its users have purchased 66 percent more albums and singles they did before the launch of its free-on-demand service.
SEO Standards Might Not Be Such A Bad Idea
The many benefits of SEO standards: from improved user experience and accessibility to clear guidelines for content creators.