British Man Pushes Google On Defamation
Brian Retkin of domain registrar Dotworlds had been criticized for offering .USA domains for sale and spamming people with sales pitches after September 11, 2001. He has claimed Google’s links to this criticism amounts to defamation.
Microsoft Won’t Blog Stupidly
David Weller, the Community Manager at Microsoft’s Game Technology Group, took issue with a post penned by Penny Arcade that derided Microsoft’s blogging practices.
Competitor Keyword Suits Not Doing Well
Those bringing lawsuits claiming that bidding on competitor trademark keywords is a form of infringement aren’t doing well in court. Though a few cases have made it past one court or another, those and others are getting caught up in the Second Circuit.
Yahoo, Hellmann’s Join Forces On Food Show
What do Yahoo and Hellmann’s mayonnaise have in common? “In Search of Real Food,” a twelve-episode series that focuses on Dave Lieberman and his – you guessed it – search for “real food,” much of which will probably be covered in or filled with mayo.
MySpace Feels Pressure From Facebook, Bebo
MySpace has long been the UK’s leading social network (in terms of traffic), but the site seems to be losing its touch. Conversely, two competitors – Bebo and Facebook – are starting to show strong gains of their own.
FM ‘Spokesbloggers’ Called Out
I’ve said it before: Sell out first. That way they expect it from you. Another blogstorm erupted last weekend over Federated Media’s involvement with Microsoft’s new "conversational marketing" idea.
Teens And Cyberbullying
Around one third (32%) of all U.S. teenagers who use the Internet say they have been harassed online in a variety of ways according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project report "Cyberbullying and Online Teens."
Thailand To Terminate YouTube Ban
The last development in this story took place over a month ago, so here’s a little refresher: several videos on YouTube insulted the king of Thailand, and that country’s government responded by blocking the site. It also threatened to sue, but that plan was abandoned, and the ban has now been lifted, as well.
Google’s Better, But They Like Yahoo
Another clue that perception, not truth, is what you can expect from people comes out of Penn State today. A study reveals that Web searchers prefer Yahoo over Google; the only problem is, they chose a logo, not a search engine.
Another Discussion About Deserting Googlers
Google has argued that everything’s just fine, yet the company seems to be losing employees like never before – a few important people, including Vanessa Fox, have certainly made other arrangements. Several well-informed onlookers also seem to support the “greener pastures” theory.