Online Ad Spending Up 7%

U.S. advertising spending in the first nine months of 2009 fell by 14.7 percent compared to the same period in 2008, according to a new report by TNS Media Intelligence. Ad spending during the third quarter of 2009 was down 15.3 percent compared to last year, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines.

Google Chrome For Mac Beta Arrives

A little less than a month ago, we reported that a beta version of Chrome for Mac might be released in December, and sure enough, it's arrived.  Something "[f]or Mac OS X 10.5 or later, Intel only" became available today. Considering that Chrome was introduced in September of 2008, this development was a long time coming.  Google likely hurt the adoption rate of Chrome by…

UK Launches Initiative To Keep Children Safe Online

Officials in the UK have announced plans to require children beginning at age 5 to be taught about online safety starting in 2011. The new initiative called "Click Clever Click Safe" was created by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS).

Moving Beyond Google

Explore alternative search engines beyond Google. Discover the benefits of Bing, Yahoo!, and DuckDuckGo for varied user needs.