YouTube Talks Politics
Social networks have become deeply involved in the political process and have attracted the attention of all the major presidential candidates. Murdok spoke to YouTube about its role in the 2008 presidential election.
Amazon Challenges iTunes
Amazon.com has launched a public beta of "Amazon MP3," a new digital download store with DRM free music.
Finking On Paid Linking?
It’s been a couple of weeks since it became apparent that Google was penalizing link directories – at least a few of them – knocking them out of the SERPs even for their own business names. There’s still no official word from Google on this, but there is plenty speculation that it wasn’t algorithmic.
Google Street View To Respect Canada’s Privacy
Canadian people have visible faces, and Canadian cars have legible license plates. But when Google Street View offers images of Canada, these features will be blurred or otherwise blocked out in order to respect privacy concerns.
Apple Cracks Back At iPhone Hacks
Enterprising hackers have found ways to unlock the Apple iPhone, so it can be used on networks other than AT&T. Apple will undo that work shortly.
Facebook: Microsoft Love, New York Hate
Microsoft may be ready to exchange up to $500 million for a 5 percent stake in Facebook, while New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo wants the site held accountable for the actions of sexual predators.
Yahoo Unenthused About Google, DoubleClick
Color us with the ‘unsurprised’ crayon, neither Yahoo nor global advertising power WPP want to see Google walk away with the queen of the ad network homecoming ball.
What Portable Media Player Owners Want
When portable media player owners choose which videos to buy they want compelling video content that will look good on their small screens, according to Parks Associates, "Portable Multimedia Players: Analysis and Forecasts" report.
Teens Not Loyal To One Social Network
If a social network user is dedicated enough to use two social networks concurrently, it might not be all that surprising that those same networkers spend, on average, more time at both sites. Networkers are networkers after all.
Links or Content? Nope, Attention
WebmasterWorld recently had another debate on which is more important: links or content. But the debate is flawed. Links or content alone are just one type of asset. You might be able to profit from either for a while, but ultimately the real measure of relevancy and staying power is attention.