Skimlinks, a leading content monetization platform, attracted substantial media last month related to Pinterest’s use of their product. Now, the innovative affiliate company has launched a new API suite that will enable startups to quickly monetize websites. The new Skimlinks API has the following features that businesses can use to simplify and enhance the monetization …
Gmail has an automatic spam detection system that uses a combination of pattern analysis, user analytics, and virus/phishing detection to send suspicious messages directly to spam. Gmail’s spam detection and filtering, which is extremely accurate, is part of why the email service has reached its current popularity levels. Yesterday evening, Gmail announced a new feature …
Apple, who recently launched the third generation iPad, has dominated technology news and generated record-breaking sales for their newest tablet. Since the technology giant launched the iPad two years ago, over 55 million of the popular tablets have sold. With sales for the iPad steadily increasing, Apple has predicted they will match this number in …
According to a recent interview with Amit Singhal, a top executive at Google Search, Google is planning on making drastic algorithmic changes in the near future in order to provide end users better search results. Google is hopeful that the new changes, which will be primarily focused on semantic search technology, will solidify their dominance …
Last evening, Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land reported that Google is now highlighting “Latest Posts” from Google+ pages and profiles in the search results. Until this update went live, the Google+ Direct Connect feature had displayed recent Google+ posts directly below a brand’s “normal” links. Now, Google is testing a reorganized search results page …
With Facebook on the verge of a record-setting technology IPO, Yahoo has filed a patent infringement lawsuit that argues the social network has inappropriately used technology in a way that infringes on ten of Yahoo’s patents. The lawsuit, which was filed on Monday in a California federal court, comes at a time when investors are …
The mainstream news giant CNN, which is owned by Time Warner Inc, is reportedly involved in advanced negotiations to purchase Mashable. According to several recent reports, CNN is expected to reach a deal to purchase the popular social media news site for approximately $200 million. Although the rumored acquisition is expected to take place as …
When Facebook acquired the location sharing app Gowalla, rumors began circulating that the popular service would be shut down in the near future. Now, only three months later, Facebook has permanently closed Gowalla and the service is no longer available to the general public. At this time, Gowalla appears to simply have been another pawn …
On Wednesday evening, a group of senators gathered as New York City’s power grid was rendered useless by a cyberattack – thankfully the attack was only a scenario-based demonstration for politicians. The details of the faux attack scenario, which the White House hopes will convince Congress to pass legislation giving the government more control over …
According to recent reports, the U.S. Justice Department is planning to sue Apple Inc. and five U.S. publishing companies for violating antitrust laws related to price collusion. The accusation and lawsuit is centered on the rising price of e-books and an agreement between Apple and five major publishers to switch to a new pricing model …
