Microsoft Opens Up To Open Standards
On hold and accutely aware of how annoying classical hold music interspersed with recorded voice is after the first couple of times. Mr. Broken Record tells me to have my passcode and conference leader’s name available…as far as I know, my conference leader is Steve Ballmer.
UK Pig Farmers Take Novelty Song Online
British pig farmers are protesting not receiving a fair price for their hogs by turning to song and the Internet.
Ask scopes out Compete for Binoculars
Search engine Ask.com added data feeds from analytics vendor Compete to expand the view of a website via the Ask Binoculars feature.
GoFish’s New Ad Network Angling For Children
Young children and teenagers might not have jobs, but they inevitably have money. GoFish intends to capitalize on this fact with a new ad network focused on online youth entertainment.
CNN Producer Fired For Blogging
CNN has fired television producer Chez Pazienza for blogging without the consent of the network.
Google Seeking Relationships With Alumni Organizations
In all honesty, this development turned out to be less exciting than it originally seemed. Still, it’s at least somewhat interesting to note that Google intends to establish relationships with university alumni programs. Google Alumni Relations Program Manager (Screenshot Credit: Google Jobs)
Tax Prep and Social Media
The post starts with a question for two reasons: 1) There’s a disclaimer: my agency, 360i, has been working on the emerging media strategy for the campaign described below in conjunction with other agencies and of course everyone at H&R Block.
Reed Elsevier To Buy ChoicePoint For $4.1 Billion
This deal doesn’t involve Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, or any of the other companies we usually cover. But it does involve a heck of a lot of money – about $4 billion – and so the acquisition of ChoicePoint by Reed Elsevier seems worth a mention.
Domain Frontrunning: A Ghost In The Machine
The domain frontrunning issue isn’t exactly an open-and-shut case. In fact, it’s more like an X-Files case. ICANN can’t find evidence the practice really exists, and the one entity who says he has proof won’t provide that proof.It’s not like enacting policies against ghosts, exactly. You don’t need proof of the existence of frontrunning to enact a policy against it. But in this case, proof might have helped Network Solutions not look so bad.
Bill Gates Did 180 On Yahoo Deal
Last July, Microsoft’s iconic figure didn’t think buying Yahoo would be such a great deal.