Gmail Free Calling Offer Extended
Early this month, Google offered military families free $10 international call credits. The goal was to help soldiers deployed around the world stay in touch with their loved ones. Now, Google’s also set to make it easier for ordinary U.S. citizens to save money when chatting, as it’s offered free calling in Gmail through the […]
Stop Doing Social and Start Being Social
More WebProNews Videos If you’re worried about doing social media, you’re probably doing it wrong. Social media is not a goal. It’s a means to achieving goals you have probably always had as a business. WebProNews recently spoke with Lee Odden of Top Rank Online Marketing about effectively utilizing channels that are available to you, […]
MySpace Introduces New Tools For Musicians
MySpace has introduced new tools to help musicians better promote and mangage their music. MySpace has partnered with marketing platform Reverbnation and will offer its FanReach email marketing tool to all musicians with a profile. FanReach allows artists to communicate with others both on MySpace and via targeted email campaigns. Myspace Music will also be […]
Hulu Attributes Unexpected Revenue Growth To Hulu Plus
Early reviews of Hulu Plus weren’t too favorable, with most folks coming to the conclusion that Netflix was a better deal. The newer service has cut its price and improved its content selection, however, and as a result, apparently caught on to the point that it helped Hulu earn an unanticipated $20 million. Here’s what […]
Update: Facebook is Up
Update: It’s back up. Original Article: Facebook appears to be down, at least for many people. We’re seeing a lot of chatter about it on Twitter. As Twitter user DJDearest says, "Facebook is down. Productivity at offices across the world just went up 356%." We don’t know if it has anything to do with the recent […]
Will Brands and Verticals Become More Dominant in Search?
More WebProNews Videos WebProNews recently chatted with Tim Mayer, who left Yahoo back in August after serving as s VP of Search Products, VP of Search Business, and VP of North American Audience. "I think we’re seeing a much more competitive search environment," he tells us. "We’ve had Bing aggressively enter the marketplace, and Google’s […]
Anti-Domestic Violence Group Joins Facebook Advisory Board
To be clear: there have been no recent headline-making complaints on the subject, and no signs that Facebook’s poised to change anything. But it looks like Facebook might soon be better-equipped to alter or improve its privacy features, as the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) has joined the social network’s Safety Advisory Board. […]
Report Indicates DST Won't Lead Twitter Funding Round
Digital Sky Technologies, the Russian investment firm that’s pretty well poured money into Facebook (and also funded Groupon and Zynga), apparently won’t be providing Twitter with any cash in the near future. A report’s indicated that Kleiner Perkins will instead be the organization leading a new round of funding. "[S]ources close to the situation" provided […]
Facebook Redesigns the Profile Page
Facebook announced a redesign of user profile pages. Some changes include a new introduction at the top of the page that tells viewers where you’re from, where you went to school, and where you work. "And since there’s often no better way to learn about a person than through photos, the profile now includes a […]
Facebook Said To Rent Space On Madison Avenue
Google and Facebook are often mentioned in the same breath these days, and now it seems that Facebook, like Google, may be interested in the New York real estate market. Rumor has it Facebook’s leased some space at 335 Madison Avenue. This isn’t quite as impressive as Google’s $1.9 billion purchase of an entire office […]
Google Cloud Picker Feature Discovered Prematurely
It has been revealed that Google is testing something called "Google Cloud Picker". It’s apparently not something we’re supposed to know about yet. According to those who spotted it, it appeared when they tried to insert files and images into Google Sites and Blogger. A screenshot is now making the rounds, showing that it is […]
Mozilla Promotes Firefox 4 With Red Panda "Cub Cam"
The Chrome and Internet Explorer teams can talk all they want about supposed advances in speed, compatibility, and/or advanced features. Right now, Mozilla’s software has an edge, as the organization’s using two red panda cubs to promote Firefox 4. A post on the Mozilla Blog explained, "On June 14, 2010, two female firefox (a.k.a red […]
WM's Top Content – November 2010
November 2010 has come and gone but many of last month's most popular blog posts here at Website Magazine will live on. Many were so popular within our community of Web professionals that we wanted to share them one last time. Below you will find the 25 most popular items from WebsiteMagazine.com from last month. […]
YouTube Takes Skippable Ads Live
Online video viewers, it’s time to smile. The TrueView ad format has launched on YouTube, meaning users will sometimes get the opportunity to pick the least objectionable commercial or even skip all but five seconds of an ad before watching a clip. Note the word "sometimes." Users shouldn’t get too happy (and advertisers shouldn’t get […]
How and Why Remarketing Can Gain Back Lost Customers
Late last year, Advertise.com and the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) shared some interesting findings from a survey on ad technology, and found that remarketing (sometimes called retargeting) was considered the most under-utilized online marketing technology by nearly half or respondents. Since then, Google has launched remarketing capabilities for AdWords, and I’m guessing the […]