Google and Others Supports Online Health Record Privacy Framework
If you’ve been hesitating to entrust your personal health records to online health providers and insurers, perhaps the newly launched Common Framework for Networked Personal...
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Arnold Zafra writes daily on the announcements by Google, Ask.com, Yahoo & MSN along with how these announcements effect web publishers. He is currently building three niche blogs covering iPad News, Google Android Phones and E-Book Readers.
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Yahoo Mail Suffered from XSS Vulnerability, but no one was affected
If not for Cenzic’s CIA [Cenzic Intelligent Analysis] Research Lab which notified Yahoo on May 23 that Yahoo Mail is facing serious risk from online...
Yahoo to Shareholders: Yes to Google and the Board, No to Microsoft and Icahn,
Yahoo! (represented by Board Chairmen Roy Bostock and CEO Jerry Yang) has sent a letter to their Shareholders, to finally clear things on what’s has...
Google Adds Site Traffic Analytics to Google Trends
Google’s search trends analytics – Google Trends has just added a new feature called Google Trends for Website. If Google trends measures and displays statistics...
Google News is Cooking Up Something, it Better Be Good
The Google News Blog is reporting that something new is about to come up with Google News. The Google News Team is testing something and...
Slow Loading Adwords’ Landing Page = Low Keywords Score
Google Adwords publisher who wants to have a low minimum CPC bids on their ads need to do something with the landing pages of their...
Flickr Co-Founders Say Goodbye to Yahoo
If you’re the top honcho of one of the major internet player, and it happens to be your first year anniversary on the job –...
Microsoft Plans to Establish a Europen Search Tech Center (STC)
Microsoft has announced that it might open a Search Technology Center (STC) in Europe next year. The STC will be created to hasten Microsoft’s investment...
Sue Decker Underscores Yahoo’s Strategy as She Explains EVP Weiner’s Departure
In what could be another blow in Yahoo’s fate, Yahoo EVP Jeff Weiner expectedly bolted out from the Yahoo camp due to personal reasons as...
Icahn says Yahoo-Google Deal Better than Microsoft’s Buy Out Deal
A few days after the Yahoo-Google deal was finalized, Bilionnaire Carl Icahn commented a rather unexpected remark especially coming from somebody who was opposing Yahoo’s...
Google’s Related Search Suggestions Become Fresher
You know that related search suggestions that Google’s search offers up whenever you used Google search? Those suggestions offer up a quick and useful link...
Yahoo-Google Seal Non-Exclusive Search Partnership
As Loren hinted a few hours ago, Google and Yahoo have finally dropped the bomb (which we were all expecting to happen anyway) – a...
Sta.rtUp.biz Offers a Social Network for Small Business
Among the current crop of social networks, LinkedIn is perhaps the only one which is catering to business professionals but more specifically to the tech-savvy...
Google Trends Touts New Flavor
Google has just updated its “not-so-popular” keyword research tool – Google Trends. For those who may have forgotten about Google Trends, it’s basically a tool...
Yahoo’s Definitive Proxy Statement and the iPhone2
As early as now, the Yahoo Board lead by Roy Bostock and Jerry Yang want to make sure that the current Yahoo Board would be...
Live Search Becomes More Socially Relevant
Microsoft’s Search and Give program was inaugurated last year with the aim of raising funds for local schools and non-profits while at the same time...
Yahoo Snags Ad-Serving Deal with Wal-Mart
Yahoo announced that it has just sealed a multi-year advertising deal with Walmart.com for online ad display and video advertising. The deal would enable Walmart...
Google’s Four Web Serving Techniques for Webmasters
The Google Webmaster Central Blog is discussing a pretty advanced topic on webserving techniques. For the novice webmasters, this topic may be a bit on...
Google Site Search Gives Site Owners More Control
What was used to be known as Google Custom Search Business Edition is now donning a new name, a simpler and direct – Google Site...
Microsoft Seals Live Search Deal with HP
Microsoft has just announced that it has reached an agreement with HP for the installation of a Live Search-enabled toolbar on all HP consumer PCs...
Google Ad for “MySpace Advertising” Shows Facebook Ads Results
Nothing fancy here really. Just a little observation which I find rather amusing. While I was trying to Google the keywords – “myspace advertising”, I...
Feedburner to Roll Out Adsense for Feeds, What Took Them So Long?
Feedburner is announcing that Adsense for feeds will finally be rolled out next week for a few selected publishers, before a full launch soon. For...
Yahoo Opens Up BrowserPlus Web Software
After being in stealth mode for a year now, Yahoo suddenly offered the public a chance to take a “sneak peak” at its new software,...
Google to Open App Engine, Announce New Pricing Plans and API
In the Google I/O developer conference today, Google is set to announce that the door to its App Engine will now be open to developers....
IAC’s Citysearch Faces Click Fraud Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by law firm alleged that IAC’s directory site Citysearch has been defrauding its advertising customers by encouraging...
Google Search Share for April Up Again, Why are We not Surprised?
Here you go folks, comScore has just released its search engine report for April. As expected, Google toppled its competition again, getting 61.6% of all...
Microsoft’s Google Search Killer Strategy is a Rewards Program?
I must admit that I almost cringed when I read about Microsoft Live Search’s newest strategy to boost its Live Search standing in the web...
Get a Load of Archived Stories Via Techmeme Search
Everybody’s (tech and non-tech bloggers) favorite tech news aggregator, the almighty Techmeme has just added a search button, and everybody is writing about it. Why?...
Google Intros Third Party Ad Serving on Content Network
Beginning today, Google content network will now accept display ads served from third-party vendors as per request of AdWords advertisers who are using third parties...
Microsoft Wants to Snag the Google-Yahoo Advertising Deal?
While Yahoo is facing a proxy battle against Icahn, here comes Microsoft trying to save the day for Yahoo. It issued a rather vague statement...