Buying ads on ad networks is standard practice these days. In fact, according to an article from AdAge, 65% of ad buys will pass through ad networks in 2009. Even in tough times like these that’s a lot of money.
Crooks Continue Social Media Assault
There’s been a disturbing trend over the past few weeks showing that cyber-criminals are getting more adept at using popular social sites to ambush unsuspecting users. We’ve seen attacks targeted at Twitter, Facebook, Google’s Gmail, Gtalk, and even search. Today’s spotlight is on YouTube, a big part of the reason PandaLabs has seen a 400 percent spike in the infection rate of a specific kind of adware.
Google and Yahoo Continue Email Improvements
The Gmail Team has been very busy, as they have released yet another new feature in Labs. This time they have launched the ability to turn emails into Google Docs documents.
TV, Internet Video Continue Growth
Television viewing during the 2006-2007-television year stayed at the record levels set in the previous year, while the number of homes with Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) more than doubled according to the Nielsen Company.
Ask, Dell Continue Energy-Saving Efforts
About three months ago, Ask joined a tree-planting program created by Dell to offset carbon emissions. Those trees are presumably doing just fine. The bigger piece of news relates to energy-efficient servers the two companies discussed, and those are also on track.
Politicians Continue Courting Googlers
The US Presidential race has candidates chasing dollars like hounds after a fox, and one of their favorite destinations in rich Silicon Valley has been Google.
Google Bombing Will Continue?
Marissa Mayer, Google’s sharp-talking Director of Consumer Web Products posts an article called “Googlebombing ‘failure’” in the Official Google Blog
Spam And Viruses Continue To Grow
The problem of spam continues to be a major annoyance for many. Over the past two years the amount of spam has increased. According to Postini, a communications security firm they blocked more than 25 million spam messages in December. This was a 144 percent increase from December 2005 to December 2006.
Online Video Will Continue to Grow
My first corporate job-in the mid-1970s working in employee communications for ARCO-was a revelation.
Trend Micro To Continue Scanning Hotmail
Microsoft has agreed to extend Trend Micro’s contract with MSN and permit it to continue providing antivirus scanning and cleaning for Hotmail’s 230 million email accounts.