Spitzer Scandal Sheds Light On Web Prostitution
The controversy surrounding New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has shed light (a red light) on a number of underground activities. Besides government corruption and the sex trade in general, Spitzer’s use of the Internet to connect with prostitutes is exposing a huge industry with which people may not be familiar.Or even know exists.The online escort/call girl/"model"/prostitute scene isn’t so hard to find, though. Just use Google. If the organic results don’t fit what you’re looking for, AdWords can help, too.
Sullivan: Google Should Spinoff DoubleClick SEO Biz
Google’s approved acquisition of DoubleClick brings along an SEO asset, the Performics business that search maven Danny Sullivan needs to be divested immediately.
EU: Quaero Can Receive $152 Million
Over time, references to Quaero have become less and less frequent; it seemed that the French search project was more likely to fade from existence than challenge Google. The European Commission has approved $152 million in state aid, however, so Mountain View might not want to forget about it.
Former Polish PM Says Online Voting Caters To Beer Drinking, Porn Watching Youth
The former Prime Minister of Poland Jaroslaw Kaczynski says that Polish citizens should not be given the option of voting online."I am not an enthusiast of a young person sitting in front of a computer, watching video clips and pornography while sipping a bottle of beer and voting when he feels like it," Kaczynski said in an interview posted on the Web site of his conservative Law and Justice Party.
Yahoo May Sign Up For OpenSocial
What counts most major social networks – and Yahoo – among its members? Official confirmation is still lacking, but later this year, maybe Google OpenSocial.
Visits To News Web Sites Up 23 Percent
The market share of U.S. visits to the News and Media category increased 22 percent for the week ending February 23, 2008, compared to the same week in 2007, according to Hitwise.
Yahoo’s Castle Becoming A Cage?
In the olden days, armies often didn’t attack castles so much as sit around them; weeks or months later, the defenders would run out of food and their leaders would have few options other than to surrender. Yahoo may be placing itself in a similar situation in its fight against Microsoft.
More People Comfortable With Mobile Banking
Mobile phone users are becoming more comfortable making banking and purchase transactions while on-the-go according to a new study from Harris Interactive.The study found that 16 percent of mobile phone subscribers currently use mobile banking services, with 60 percent doing so at least once a week. Thirty-five percent of those who do not use mobile banking or buy on-the-go are interested in checking bank account balances and transferring funds using their mobile devices. Thirty-three percent said they would like to receive text messages from their banks.
The Capital Of Google Earth
Called the capital of Google Earth, the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia has used Google Earth and maps to extensively chart its location.
The Online Mistakes Of The Music Business
In the April issue of Blender, they take a look at the "20 biggest record company screw-ups of all time."Topping the list is the major record labels and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for rejecting a billion dollar settlement from Napster and not finding a way to make money off file sharing services.