Microsoft Bid Galvanized Yahoo, Said Yang
The top two executives at Yahoo finally faced the Microsoft question, when asked at the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s annual meeting in Arizona about the unsolicited takeover bid.
Network Solutions Suit Clarified
The information below also appeared as an update to an earlier article about the class-action lawsuit against Network Solutions filed by Kabateck Brown Kellner.
More People Filing Taxes Online
With tax season approaching, an increasing number of people are planning to file their federal taxes online, according to The Conference Board.Forty percent plan to file online, up from 34 percent three years ago. More than two-thirds of taxpayers said they have filed online for three years or more, up from 55 percent in 2005.
AdWords Evangelist Available At SMX
Well, tomorrow’s the first day of SMX, and if you’re there, you’ve no doubt created a long list of people you want to meet and sessions you want to attend. If you’ve got room for one more, Google’s offering its own Fred Vallaeys, Product Evangelist for AdWords.
Network Solutions Sued For Registration Practices
Whether ICANN officially acknowledges the existence of domain front-running, the international organization is named in a class-action lawsuit against Network Solutions. The litigants architecting the suit claim ICANN’s return policy allowed Network Solutions to register searched-for domains and then raise the price.
Phony Facebook Profile Lands Man In Jail
A Moroccan computer engineer has been sentenced to prison for three years for creating a phony Facebook profile that impersonated a member of the country’s royal family.The sentence was handed down on Friday by a court in Casablanca, which found the 26 year old, Fouad Mourtada guilty of "usurping the identity of of HRH Prince Moulay Rachid." The court also fined Mourtada $1,300.
Museum Of Modern Art Waves In Google Moon, Mars
Homes, offices, the nightly news, television sitcoms – we’ve gotten used to seeing Google in all these places, and expect it to expand into even more. A new development caught us a bit off guard, however, as certain Google products are being shown in New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
Mixx Consumes $2 Million In Funding
The economy isn’t too strong right now; a lot of people are more or less sitting on their money. But this fact makes it all the more impressive that Mixx, a social news site, has received $2 million in funding.
Microsoft To Measure Engagement, Not Clicks
Almost a year ago, I went on (at length) about how there was more to online marketing than that final deal-closing click-through. I (loftily and windily) talked of being there for the consumer’s journey and looking to understand how a customer arrived at that final decision.
AOL Launches In Mexico
It’s hard to believe AOL hadn’t already done this; the company’s (former) dominance in America makes it seem like a natural move. Still, for whatever it’s worth, AOL has now launched in Mexico.