Comcast To Slow Net For Heaviest Users
Comcast CTO Tony Werner gets the last laugh on the most ardent BitTorrent users on his network, as the company plans to slow down all Internet traffic for them.
Yahoo Hopes Women Make New Site Shine
Yahoo Shine launched as the company reaches for attention from women amid a competitive web environment for the 25-54 female market.
Watch Where You Put That Ad
Google may be taking a closer look at AdSense placements dropped onto blogs created through its Blogger service.
Link Buying Replaced With Bartering
Here’s a hard truth for the hardliners to swallow: Outlawing something sometimes has worse consequences than the thing outlawed. Or, as the mob tried to tell Congress once: Prohibition’s a bitch.Pardon my French. I’m descended from Appalachian bootleggers.Google’s recent and notorious hard line stance against paid links is resulting in something quite predictable: The disaffected are leveraging every back-alley strategy they can think up. At least it doesn’t involve exploding trailers, tripwires, or bullets.
Major Sites Hit With Iframe Injection Attacks
Security researcher Dancho Danchev cited numerous examples of high profile websites hit by attackers, believed to be part of the infamous Russian Business Network.
Wikimedia Foundation Takes In $500,000 Gift
If you’ve been worried about the survival of everyone’s favorite online encyclopedia, fear not – the Wikimedia Foundation recently received a $500,000 donation.
18 Or Older To Use Google?
Google has this bit in their terms of service: You may not use the Services [defined as “Google’s products, software, services and web sites"] and may not accept the Terms if … you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Google
Universal Search = Fewer Clicks
ComScore’s James Lamberti reveals the new Google truth: Universal Search means fewer paid clicks.Google’s latest mission is fairly clear: Reduce the number of clicks while increasing the value of clicks remaining. At first glance it appears disastrous for marketers. Less real estate on which advertise and higher premiums on the space available equals CPC inflation.
Rural Broadband To Become More Of A Reality
When a company receives money, you’ve got to consider questions of "how much" and "who from" to figure out what sort of attention it’s owed. In the case of broadband service provider Open Range Communications, the answers are "a lot" and "a branch of the U.S. government."
Are Health Blogs Bad For You?
There was a time when certain professionals, such as doctors and lawyers, did not advertise in a general way. In some arenas, advertising was looked down upon and considered to be below the standard. In others, particularly the law, advertising specific services was illegal. Once the ban on television advertisements was lifted, there were some lawyers who ventured forth to test the waters. Naturally, they were shunned by peers, relegated to the same category as ambulance chasers. That is, until the peers saw how the advertisements paid off in a very big way.