Google Solicits AdWords 10th Birthday Tributes
For quite some time, AdWords has been good to Google and a lot of other companies, and Google would now like some outside help as it celebrates that fact. Advertisers have been asked to contribute YouTube videos or written pieces in recognition of the tenth birthday of AdWords. Admittedly, this may sound a little self-involved […]
News Corp. On MySpace: "Current Losses Are Not Acceptable"
To be clear: we don’t mean to spread rumors or alarm anyone. But MySpace employees might want to consider setting aside some extra money and updating their LinkedIn profiles, as one News Corp. exec hinted during an earnings call that a drastic cost-cutting action of sorts may occur. A large round (or two) of layoffs […]
71% Of Internet Users Utilize Up-To-Date Browsers
The people who work on Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and maybe even Safari and Internet Explorer can take comfort in the fact that their efforts aren’t going unappreciated. A new report from Pingdom indicates that a significant majority of Internet users are running the most recent version of their browser of choice. Indeed, according to Pingdom’s […]
Location-Based Services See Light Use
Four percent of online adults use a service such as Foursquare or Gowalla that allows them to share their location with friends and to find others who are in their area, according to a new report form the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Location-based services such as Foursquare or Gowalla are significantly more popular […]
Google Buzz Privacy Suit Settlement Announced
The launch of Google Buzz did not go well, as you may remember. Automatic opt-ins and privacy scares created quite a stir. But Google’s putting the matter behind it, as the search giant has settled a class action suit by agreeing to create a privacy-centric fund. Google is supposed to contribute $8.5 million to the […]
Top Joomla Extensions for Web Pro's
WordPress has the volume and Drupal gets the money, but what about Joomla? The content management system in no way receives the attention that its fellow open source platforms do but that might just be unwarranted – particularly when you check out some of the available extensions. Here are a few of the top Joomla extensions (from… [[ […]
Prepare for the Canadian Anti-Spam Law
The Canadian government has introduced a new bill called the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (FISA) which creates a new set of rules for email marketing in Canada. The new law will not only apply to people sending from Canada, but people sending to anyone in Canada. Email marketing service provider StreamSend has put […]
Microsoft Chalks Up Win With Earnings Report
The three-month period ending September 30th – which Microsoft almost inexplicably refers to as the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year – was good to the company. Microsoft shared its earnings report this afternoon, and it beat analysts’ estimates by a large margin. The consensus estimate regarding revenue, for example, was $15.8 billion. Microsoft […]
One Thing Small Businesses Can Do Just as Well as Walmart
Take a look at what Walmart’s doing on Facebook. The retail giant has put together a Groupon-like model for driving sales via its Facebook page, with a Facebook called CrowdSaver. Hat tip to The Next Web for pointing this out. Walmart’s fans can look at the possible deals Walmart has come up with, and if […]