Facebook Not Welcome under the Tree?
As the holiday season approaches and all the hustle and bustle with it, it always seems as though someone or something tries to ruin all the fun and festivities. At least according to some people, Facebook is the culprit this year.
Facebook recently launched an advertising network called Facebook Beacon that is not sitting well with some people.
Verizon Picks 4G LTE Technology
Verizon’s second big announcement of the week is that the company plans to develop and deploy its next generation mobile broadband network using Long Term Evolution (LTE), a technology more closely related to GSM, used by rival AT&T, which will also be upgrading to the LTE format.
3’s Plans for the Coming Year
I spent an interesting and enjoyable couple of hours at mobile operator 3’s UK headquarters in Maidenhead last week in the company of a handful of bloggers and some executives from 3.
Amazon Launches Q&A Site Askville
There are so very many services that look alike, and whenever a new one comes along, you have to wonder why anyone would bother using it. In reference to Askville, Amazon has a neat answer: bribes.
Cyber Monday Traffic Up 26 Percent
U. S. traffic on Cyber Monday increased 26 percent compared to 2006, according to Hitwise. This is the third consecutive year there has been an increase on the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Publishers Push ACAP As Robots.txt Improvement
The Automated Content Access Protocol (ACAP) debuted today as a set of improvements to deficiencies seen in the robots.txt protocol currently observed by search crawlers.
Cyber Monday Myth Busted Again
It was like pulling the plug while the stereo was still going – that droopy drop-off of sound and fury – two years ago when the first so-called "Cyber Monday" was conveniently labeled, leaked, and then debunked as hooey on Tuesday. And again this year, it just ain’t so.
Google Scrubs More Malware From Index
Google has shown itself to be the strong, silent type, and quick, too – in about two days’ time, the company cleaned up what one individual called “massive amounts of malware redirects” without bothering to say a word about it.
Online Advertiser Settles With FTC
The Federal Trade Commission has reached an agreement with Adteractive, an online advertising company, for its use of misleading spam emails and online advertising to attract people to its Web sites.
Disney May Make Many Acquisitions
How much money would it take to put a pair of mouse ears on your head? Small Internet companies should really think that question through, as fresh reports indicate that Disney is looking to acquire a lot of startups.