| Dec. 3 | Google Period of Austerity Puts The Pressure on Growth Efforts Posted in GOOG : Google Finance and Business Operations by engine
"We have to behave as though we don't know" what's going to happen, says Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt. |
| Dec. 3 | MySpace Brings Ad-Supported Video Clips To Mobile Devices Posted in Community Building and Social Networks by engine
"Members will be able to look at video on their own homepages as well as friends' pages." |
| Dec. 2 | Visitor Complaints About Pop-ups. Really? Posted in HTML and Browsers by tonynoriega
"We use a few different methods to open new windows to display dynamically generated PDF's - target="_blank" and window.open - and got a message from a user that stated he refuses to 'cripple' his computer to allow popups from our site." |
| Dec. 2 | Adsense Sites Report Same Ad Text with Many URLs Posted in Google AdSense by Jane_Doe
"Today one on my sites had an unusually low click through rate. I checked it out and and there is one ad pretty spammy ad taking up many of the ad spots. Even though it is the same ad text, they are using many different URLs." |
| Dec. 2 | Lycos Europe Plans To Sell Assets and Close Posted in European Search Engines by engine
"Loss-making Lycos Europe plans to sell some of its assets and close the rest after failing to find an investor..." |
| Dec. 1 | comScore: 'Black Friday' Ecommerce Online Sales Up Just 1pct Posted in Ecommerce by engine
"Combined with web sales on U.S. Thanksgiving the previous day, the figure rose 2 percent, but sales are down 4 percent to date in November from a year ago,..." |
| Dec. 1 | Violating TOS Now, Legally, Appears The Same as Hacking Posted in Webmaster General by seth_wilde
"Web site terms of service, which end users universally ignore, suddenly have teeth: violating them is a federal hacking offense, punishable with jail time." |
| Dec. 1 | Yahoo Discloses Top Search Trends For 2008 Posted in Yahoo Search Engine and Directory by engine
"To develop the Yahoo! Year in Review, our editors analyze search queries based upon a number of factors, including absolute volume and growth versus previous periods, to see which themes and trends bubble to the surface. Individual users and their search queries always remain anonymous." |
| Nov. 29 | Stricter AdSense Acceptance Policies Posted in Google AdSense by alika
"I see more and more people complaining that AdSense rejected their application, and to be accepted they must adhere to certain guidelines..." |
| Nov. 28 | Baidu Promises Overhaul of Operations Following SERPs Scandal Posted in Asia and Pacific Region by redstorm
"China's Internet search leader Baidu said on Friday it will overhaul operations after state media said it allowed unlicensed medical services to buy high search rankings to win more customers." |
| Nov. 27 | Google Reaches New Records Sorting 1PB Data In 6 Hours Posted in Google Search News by engine
One petabyte is 12 times the amount of archived web data in the U.S. Library of Congress. It took just over six hours for Google Labs to perform the sort operation. |
| Nov. 26 | Google May Lay Off up to 10,000 Workers Posted in GOOG : Google Finance and Business Operations by tedster
"Google has been quietly laying off staff and up to 10,000 jobs could be on the chopping block according to sources." reports WebGuild.org |
| Nov. 26 | October U.S. Search Share Shows Google Up Posted in Foo by engine
"The total number of searches decreased 2 percent to 7.78 billion for the U.S., Nielsen said. Google's searches increased 8.1 percent to 4.76 billion for the month, giving the company a 61.2 percent share of the market." |
| Nov. 26 | Live Search Webmaster Tools Detects Malware Posted in Microsoft Search Live by engine
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| Nov. 25 | Spammer Fined $873-Million in Facebook Case Posted in Community Building and Social Networks by Marcia
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| Nov. 24 | Yahoo Update, November 2008 Posted in Yahoo Search Engine and Directory by Marcia
"An update will be rolling out during the next few days..." |
| Nov. 24 | Yahoo Sells Kelkoo, Terms Undisclosed Posted in Yahoo Corporate by engine
"Yahoo originally acquired Kelkoo for $576 million in 2004 as the deal was expected to beef up the Internet portal's focus abroad. But Yahoo said in October 2007 that it was considering strategic options for Kelkoo, including a possible sale." |
| Nov. 21 | Mozilla Foundation Posts $75 Million Revenue in 2007, Attracts IRS Scrutiny Posted in Firefox Browser Usage and Support by outrun
"The Mozilla Foundation pulled in $75 million in revenue in 2007, the "vast majority" of it from a search partnership with Google,..." |
| Nov. 21 | Google Mulls Pre-Installing Chrome Browser Posted in HTML and Browsers by encyclo
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| Nov. 21 | Google Searchwiki Major Test Goes Live Posted in WebmasterWorld Supporters Forum by whatson
Googles random test is flipped live for whole internet tonight. |
| Nov. 20 | New Apple OS In Early 09 Posted in The Macintosh Webmaster by weeks
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| Nov. 19 | Future Google Results and Video Posted in Google Search News by lfgoal
"WebmasterWorld members discuss the the impact of site video in Google SERPs, as raised in discussions at PubCon Las Vegas 2008." |
| Nov. 19 | Google Launches Search-Based Keyword Tool Posted in Google AdWords by Receptional_Andy
"From an initial play around, it looks like it will be very useful for campaigns that potentially have lots if missed opportunities for good paid keywords..." |
| Nov. 19 | Microsoft To Make Consumer Security Suite Free Posted in Microsoft Corporate by engine
"Microsoft decided to switch to a free product because there are still so many PCs out there that lack any antivirus software." |
| Nov. 18 | Yahoo CEO Yang to Step Down Posted in Yahoo Corporate by outrun
Yahoo, under fierce financial pressure, has begun a search to replace company co-founder Jerry Yang as chief executive |
| Nov. 17 | No AdSense Earnings Cap Posted in Google AdSense by martinibuster
"The earnings ceiling is a bit of speculation that has divided publishers for awhile." |
| Nov. 17 | Attorney General Sues Washington SEO Firm Posted in Professional Webmaster Business Issues by pageoneresults
"The Washington Attorney General's Office is suing a Redmond-based seller of e-commerce services whose failed promises to rev up Web traffic for small businesses drove many customers to file complaints." |
| Nov. 17 | The end of the road for Firefox 2 Posted in Firefox Browser Usage and Support by encyclo
"Mozilla is now planning to end Firefox 2 support in the near future, perhaps before the end of the year. This change could leave a lot of users - and not just Firefox users - in a difficult position." - LWN.net |
| Nov. 16 | Google Search via iPhone plus Speech Recognition Posted in Google Search News by Jon_King
Google has added sophisticated voice recognition technology to their search software for the Apple iPhone. |
| Nov. 16 | Spam Numbers Up - at Hormel Posted in Foo by rogerd
NYTimes: "The factory in Austin, Minn., has been operating two shifts a day seven days a week producing the canned lunch meat... the long hours are likely to continue indefinitely." |
| Nov. 13 | Spam Drops Worldwide after California Host Firm Loses Access Posted in Foo by rogerd
Spamcop reports 75% drop in spam after a California-based web hosting firm, McColo Corp., loses its Internet access. |
| Nov. 12 | Gmail adds voice and video chat Posted in Google Gmail Advertising by bill
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| Nov. 12 | Google uses Web searches to track flu's spread Posted in GOOG : Google Finance and Business Operations by werty
There is a new common symptom of the flu, in addition to the usual aches, coughs, fevers and sore throats. It turns out that a lot of ailing Americans enter phrases like "flu symptoms" into Google and other search engines before they call their doctors. |
| Nov. 12 | Identifying The Mozilla Browser In Your Logs Posted in Website Analytics - Tracking and Logging by fischermx
"The Mozilla Browser comes in many flavours. WebmasterWorld Members discuss the detail in correctly identifying all these differing browsers and UAs. |
| Nov. 10 | ICANN makes another attempt at Tiered Pricing for Domain Names Posted in Domain Names by GeorgeK
ICANN has posted draft contracts for new gTLDs. This would re-open the issue of tiered pricing for domains that the registry operators lost 2 years ago due to public outcry. |
| Nov. 10 | 3-way Link Building Posted in Link Development by cybox
Is 3-way link building an effective way to rank? |
| Nov. 10 | Improved AdSense Filter - Block Advertisers Within 1 Hour Posted in Google AdSense by martinibuster
"AdSense is ceding greater control to publishers over what ads are shown on their websites, plus dramatically speeding up the effectiveness of the competitive ad filter." |
| Nov. 10 | Going for Links Development Using Offline Methods Posted in Link Development by Makaveli2007
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| Nov. 9 | Pagerank Sculpting / Nofollow Sculpting Posted in WebmasterWorld Supporters Forum by William8322
"I'm noticing a lot of major sites using the nofollow on pages like "about", "contact", and some dynamically created pages." |
| Nov. 7 | Microsoft's Ballmer Says, "Not Interested" In New Bid For Yahoo Posted in Microsoft Corporate by engine
"We are not interested in going back and re-looking at an acquisition," he said. "I don't know why they would be either, frankly." |
| Nov. 6 | Yahoo CEO, Yang, Says to Microsoft, 'Buy Yahoo' Posted in Yahoo Corporate by engine
"To this day the best thing for Microsoft to do is buy Yahoo," |
| Nov. 6 | Yahoo CEO, Yang, Disappointed Google Didn't Fight Harder Posted in Yahoo Corporate by engine
"It's disappointing to us that Google didn't want to defend this deal," |
| Nov. 5 | Microsoft BizSpark Set Up To Help Startups Posted in Microsoft Corporate by engine
"Microsoft has launched a broad new effort, known as Microsoft BizSpark, to help entrepreneurs and startups get off the ground using Microsoft tools and technology." |
| Nov. 5 | Google Ends Ad Deal Agreement With Yahoo Posted in GOOG : Google Finance and Business Operations by pageoneresults
"That wouldn't have been in the long-term interests of Google or our users, so we have decided to end the agreement." |
| Nov. 5 | FCC Clears Plan For White Space Use Posted in Foo by Marcia
"In the coming days, the FCC will issue a report outlining the rules and requirements for this spectrum." |
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