Yahoo has plans to add an instant messaging service to their Yahoo Mail. It will be following the model of Google’s Gmail which added IM several months a go. Yahoo Mail has an estimated 250 million users and is currently more widely used then Gmail.
LoudLaunch.com Offers Paid Blogging
The blogging purists of the world will wince when they discover yet another launch of a service that pays bloggers to write about a certain company or product.
Online Job Seekers Get More Offers
People use print and online classifieds about evenly, but when it comes to finding a new cubicle to occupy, job hunters have been landing more offers from the Internet versions.
Google Offers Unclear Landing Page Guidelines
Google has announced changes to its method of assessing the quality of landing pages as part of its AdWords service. The guidelines for landing page evaluation, however, still remain somewhat of a mystery.
Microsoft Offers Holiday Gifts
The company’s delayed release of the Vista operating system and the Office 2007 productivity suite likely lost OEM PC makers some considerable holiday sales, so Microsoft is trying to salvage the season for them by offering discounted upgrades for their two forthcoming products.
Search Genie Offers Three Wishes
Genieknows.com looks to offer users a focused search platform centered on vertical topics such as health, gaming, and business. The project, based out of Nova Scotia, is currently in beta testing.
Austin Paper Offers Blogs To Local Politicos
The Austin American-Statesman has an open offer to host blogs for candidates for office from the Central Texas area.
Netflix Offers $1 Million “To Build A Ferrari”
Earlier today, Netflix announced that it’s putting a $1 million prize up for grabs. The Netflix Prize, as the online movie rental company calls it, will go “to the first person who can achieve certain accuracy goals in recommending movies based on personal preferences.”
Live Expo Offers Users New Advertising Options
Microsoft and AdMission have announced a development that may greatly benefit advertisers who use Windows Live Expo’s free classifieds. This “customized version of AdMission Spotlight” will allow users to “opt in and purchase an upgraded listing.” In effect, regular people will get to advertise through banner ads.
Amazon Offers To Hold Your Stuff
Amazon.com released two new services in beta Tuesday to help decentralize an online business owner’s operations by providing product storage and special shipping rates, as well as a branded website service.