Yahoo’s Flickr Censored In China
Yahoo’s gotten bashed, again and again, over the way in which it’s cooperated with the Chinese government. Apparently it didn’t cooperate as much as the government would have liked, however – images on Yahoo’s Flickr site are now being blocked.
Google Reduces Data Retention Policy To 18 Months
Google’s Global Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer appears to be a master of textual undercurrents (what the reader understands as "between the lines"), responding to Privacy International’s recent condemnation of the company’s privacy policies without mentioning the group itself.
SMX Advanced 2007
I’ve been attending search engine, webmaster and various sundry internet conferences for several years now. Been there. Done that. Got lots of t-shirts. Danny’s new Search Marketing Expo Advanced was, for all practical purposes as far as I was concerned, just another search engine conference. However, on the flight back with plenty of time to […]
At the Media Relations Summit
Monday was a bit of a late start for me to the conference but I went all caught up with emails, which is a good thing. I heard Juan Williams’ keynote was excellent and the good news is Sally Falkow blogged it.
A Day Without Google Draws Crowds
A few brave souls have, from time to time, given up Google – quit using the search engine and all its related sites. After an initial period of withdrawal, the experiments usually went pretty well. Now Alt Search Engines is urging everyone to participate in A Day Without Google.
Not All Goodmail Partners Have A Whitelist
Goodmail Systems announced last week that four major Internet service providers will be adding CertifiedEmail to their repertoire of email filters. The sweeping partnerships give Goodmail automatic access to some 65 percent of US inboxes.
No Java, Flash, .NET/Silverlight for iPhone?
Apple announced third-party apps for the iPhone. Sounds a LOT like Adobe’s new AIR. Delivers HTML and JavaScript apps down to the phone via Safari. What’s interesting is what Steve Jobs left out.
No Java. So, can’t run Kyte.tv’s application. Can’t run the Google Maps application I’m using on my Nokia. Can’t run something cool coming soon from eBay that I’m testing out. Can’t run Radar.net. Etc. Etc.
Google, YouTube Developing Video Filter
Google may have found a way to duck the umpteen lawsuits YouTube is facing – the company is developing its very own video identification technology to flag copyrighted content. What’s more, the system will be tested in cooperation with Time Warner and Disney.
There’s No Live Blogging In Baseball
It’s not often you see the word "thuggery" in the news – in fact, MS Word’s never even heard of it. It’s rarer that you hear that word in conjunction with blogging, even you might expect it in the sports world these days.
“There’s No Live Blogging In Baseball”
Canadians Embrace Web 2.0
Social networking and blogging among Canadian Internet users is not just for young adults according to a new poll by TNS Canadian facts.