Jobs Gives In…A Little

Even though Apple CEO originally told the iPhone faithful – the ones that stood in line even though they didn't need to – tough titty about this week's $200 price drop just two months after launch, it looks like he's throwing them a bone, er, a coupon.

Facebook’s Power Studied

By spending time on Facebook, a person might hope to find a friend, a significant other, or even a job.  I can accept that.  What’s surprising is the power the social network wields over things like candy companies and banks.

Biz-Dir Talks About Google De-Indexing

Webproworld reporter Jason Miller spoke on the phone with Biz-Dir.co.uk owner David Eaves about his contention that Google de-indexed a large portion of his directory. He suggests that Google may have done this manually rather than algorithmically. Read more on this in our article titled: "Is Google Hitting Directory Links?". » Click here to listen to the audio of this interview, or read the transcript…

DOJ Likes Packet Sniffing, Votes For AT&T

Your first thought may be: What's the Department of Justice got to do with Net Neutrality? Well, essentially nothing at this point, except that the FCC asked the Antitrust Division for its opinion. The Commission could have saved some time by just jotting down what AT&T said.

Is Google Hitting Directory Links?

Algorithmic flux or selective penalization? Nobody's sure and nobody that can answer is talking so far, but paid link directories have been plummeting in Google search results. Many are not ranking for their own business name, according to reports, even though webmasters have not received penalty notices.