Category: Internet News

YouTube Passes Yahoo and Sparks Huge Debate

YouTube Passes Yahoo and Sparks Huge Debate

If you think the Internet is changing at lightning speed, well, you may be right. As we see some predicting the web is dead, and others basing their lives solely on Facebook – last week another phenomenon took place…and you probably missed it.
YouTube surpassed Yahoo as the Internet’s 3rd most visited site, according to [...]

Gmail Sounding Better Already

Gmail Sounding Better Already

Move over Skype. Welcome Gmail
Gmailers are rejoicing from all points of the globe as news about about Gmail’s new chat feature is released.
Within the next 48 hours, most Gmail users will be able to make PC > Phone calls all from the comfort of their inbox.
Yup you heard it. That’s only the good news.
Great News. [...]

Local Politicos Begining to Harness Social Media and Online Advertising

Local Politicos Begining to Harness Social Media and Online Advertising

As summer turns to fall and most temperatures continue to drop, there is one season just now getting started. Yup, you guessed it. The glorious rigour of a campaign.
However, for Maryland State House candidate Shukoor Ahmed, he’s doing things a little differently.
Different for some maybe.
Ahmed, who is CEO of V-Empower, a [...]

Delta Buys Ticket on Facebook

Delta Buys Ticket on Facebook

It looks like Delta is cleared for takeoff. On Facebook that is.
The once bankrupt airline struck a deal with the social networking giant to begin showing display ads and allowing customers to book a flight without leaving the site. They are the first airlines to offer this feature.
Upon visiting Delta’s [...]

AOL Sees Q2 Revenue Drop as Restructuring Continues

AOL Sees Q2 Revenue Drop as Restructuring Continues

As summer slowly turns to fall, it appears the weather isn’t the only thing expected to cool down. AOL, the online media giant, has seen a 17% drop in total online ad revenue, according to recent 2010, second quarter reports.
In fact, as seen from the view of CEO Tim Armstrong, it looks like they haven’t [...]

The Power of 500…Facebook Reaches New Milestone

The Power of 500…Facebook Reaches New Milestone

What comes to mind when you hear 500?
Whether it’s 500 – 500,000 – 500,000,000 or 500 (insert desired digits)…it is a rather strong number. Five is five from zero and five from ten. Go think about that for a while.
When someone asks you, how long will X task take…your standard answer? Five minutes.
What is the [...]

Ba Da Bing…Yahoo Switching Search Results

Ba Da Bing…Yahoo Switching Search Results

I’m sure you’ve heard this already (as the news was released on the 15th) but I’ll tell you anyway.
Yahoo has made the grand, but not surprising, decision to completely switch to Bing organic search results.
Starting in August, Yahoo will start showing the results…as result of the original deal they [...]

Google and China Friends Again…For Now

Google and China Friends Again…For Now

“Google is in a relationship.”
That’s what the search marketing giant’s Facebook status would say, if they had one..
In a relationship with China of course…and I’m sure everyone is guessing – it’s more than likely a little complicated.
With China’s recent decision to approve Google’s Internet Content Provider (ICP) licence, citizens in the People’s Republic can once [...]

Google Fends Off Viacom Horns

Google Fends Off Viacom Horns

Well, you can chalk up another win for the Mountain View people.
And, a big one too.
In a recent decision by a federal judge, it was decided Google is not in violation of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act law…when over 100,000 videos were uploaded to it’s video site, YouTube.
Viacom was seeking $1 billion in the [...]

Yahoo Finds Its Rightful Place

Yahoo Finds Its Rightful Place

After starving off a near takeover in 2008, or botched one…depending on how you look at it, and becoming the butt of tech world jokes, Yahoo.com has managed to grow up.
Not that they really needed too.
It’s a different kind of growing up. One that says, “I’ll work with the man and make myself look better…rather [...]

Google Unleashes Beast: Chrome OS

Google Unleashes Beast: Chrome OS

As former Senator (now President) Obama is known for saying, “they said this day would never come.” Of course he was referring to a completely un-related topic, the effect is the same: Google OS is here.
Others said it would, they just didn’t know when.
After years of speculation, drooling and begging from hardcore Googlers, the search [...]

Just Say “No”

Just Say “No”

…to Google Analytics.
The search engine we’ve all learned to love…and hate is planning to release a browser add on which will give visitors the opportunity to block any site running Google Analytics from collecting user data.
Huh?
Yep, you read correctly.
Before I start blasting this idea and making accusations such as, “why even use Google Analytics if [...]

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