Archive for May 24, 2008

Negative Feedback on EBay’s Feedback Changes

 

Negative Feedback on EBay’s Feedback Changes
InfoWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
But many experienced eBay sellers are up in arms this week over changes eBay has implemented to its feedback system that appear tilted heavily in favor of

Man’s ‘dazed’ neighborhood quest to find who ‘ordered him on eBay
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
By Melinda Rogers Posted: 12:22 PM- A man who went door to door through a Salt Lake City neighborhood asking residents if they had “ordered him on eBay

City Of Chicago Sues Ebay Over Taxes On Event Tickets
Tom’s Guide – Culver City,CA,USA
By Jane McEntegart, published on May 21, 2008 at 7:20 PM The City of Chicago is sueing internet auctioneering site eBay and its subsidary, StubHub for not

City Gets Fee Envy, Sues eBay And StubHub
Chicagoist – Chicago,IL,USA
Because those Ticketmaster fees just aren’t enough of a pain in the ass, the City of Chicago is suing websites eBay and StubHub, claiming that as “reseller

Chicago Sues eBay, StubHub Over Ticket Taxes
WebProNews – Lexington,KY,USA
The city of Chicago is suing eBay and subsidiary StubHub for failing to collect an 8 percent amusement tax on tickets sold online.

StubHub faces tix tax flap
New York Daily News – New York,NY,USA
Since 2000, parent company eBay and its subsidiary StubHub have sold tickets for thousands of Chicago events without paying city taxes, city lawyers charged

ClassifiedFlyerAds Makes ‘Bid’ to Help eBay Sellers Spread the Word
IT Business Net – Newport Beach,CA,USA
eBay Store Owners Can Now Advertise Their Items for Sale to Thousands of Users Outside of the Ebay Site Thanks to ClassifiedFlyerAds.com By BusinessWire

EBay Gets Little Love from Software Makers
Wall Street Journal Blogs – New York,NY,USA
Consumers and businesses can buy many things on eBay, and software seems to be a thriving category. But the Software & Information Industry Association says

Ex-eBay/Skype Execs Let You Share Stories With Tokoni.
Washington Post – United States
Two ex-Ebay/Skype execs have created Tokoni, a social story sharing site that they hope will become the web’s virtual “front porch”.

Google hosting malware? Google says they were!

 

Google hosting malware? Google says they were!
ZDNet – USA
Google isn’t hosting malware anymore, but according to a tool they provide that lets you check up on any domain, their own google.com at one point was

Google and Microsoft have nothing on – drum roll – the SuperNAP
Register – London,England,UK
You know, a facility run by a company such as Google or Microsoft that moves bits around and consumes more power than old-school metal processing plants.

Q&A with WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell
Reuters UK – UK
Reuters: How would you characterize your relationship with Google, for which you famously dubbed the word “frenemy”? Sir Martin: We are a very big customer

Google I/O conference set for developers
InfoWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
By Paul Krill At its Google I/O developer conference next week, Google will shed light on technologies such as Google App Engine, for building and hosting

Condoleezza revisits Silicon Valley roots, via Google
CNET News.com – San Francisco,CA,USA
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses the media in the sunny quad of Google’s Mountain View, Calif., campus. We knew it wasn’t going to be an

FCC Wants To Sell Yet More Airwaves, Google Perks Up
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Google must be licking its chops. RCR News is reporting that the new auction will be called AWS III. It will involve a 25MHz band between 2155 and 2180MHz.

Google’s David Glazer expects to make peace with Facebook
CNET News.com – San Francisco,CA,USA
On Friday’s Gillmor Gang podcast, Google’s point person on Friend Connect, David Glazer, took questions from the gang, which included Steve, Marc Canter,

Google Eases Search Term Entry On Mobile Phones
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Google thinks it is annoying, too. It has been studying how to make filling out search fields in its mobile search products better.

Google’s Page Goes To Washington To Promote ‘White Spaces’
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
By W. David Gardner Google co-founder Larry Page intensified the campaign to make “white spaces” spectrum available for use by mobile phones and other

Google, Facebook in stalemate over social data
The Associated Press –
NEW YORK (AP) — Google Inc.’s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the

Affiliate Teachings, Ultimate Guide to Online Success

 

Affiliate Teachings, Ultimate Guide to Online Success
Press Release 365 (press release) – Miami,FL,USA
You simply sign up to a desired Affiliate Program Affiliate Teachings’ fundamental guide to becoming a power affiliate is designed for people totally new to

BINGO AWARDS ACCOMPANY LONDON SUMMIT
Online-Casinos.com – Aabyhoej,Jutland,Denmark
The awards feature seven categories covering Best Newcomer, Best Online Bingo Portal, Best Marketing Campaign, Best Affiliate Program, Online Bingo Software

Bullet To Hold Online Bingo Industry Awards 2008
IGaming (press release) – USA
Honours will be given out in seven categories including Best Newcomer, Best Online Bingo Portal, Best Marketing Campaign, Best Affiliate Program,

Search Logic plc Launches Speed Ferries Affiliate Campaign
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) – Wien,Austria
Of course time will tell if SpeedFerries’ affiliate program is as successful as the other online campaigns developed with the help of Search Logic,

Inside Gaming Partners with Income Access Software to Launch
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
The affiliate program is powered by the robust Income Access software which will give affiliates in-depth reporting in traffic, player statistics and

Microsoft Live Search Cashback Deserves Some Credit

 

Microsoft Live Search Cashback Deserves Some Credit
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
It’s better in many ways than the cost-per-click plan that’s typical of Google AdWords, which makes the merchant pay but doesn’t guarantee a sale.

Google AdWords Magnifying Glass Goes Missing
Search Engine Roundtable – USA
Yesterday afternoon at about 4pm (EST), the Google AdWords magnifying glass feature went missing. The magnifying glass is a little icon you can find in the

Spam clogs the Web
ITWeb – Gauteng,South Africa
“In April, phishing e-mails purporting to come from the Google AdWords service emerged,” the report says. Google AdWords allows advertisers to intelligibly

Google Phishing: the fastest-growing con on the Internet
Bigmouthmedia News – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Online fraudsters are targeting Google AdWords users in an attempt to steal internet traffic and gain access to the banking details of businesses and

Wunderman signs advertising deal with Google
Telecom Paper (subscription) – Houten,Netherlands
Some of these products include Google Adwords and site-targeted advertising for both text and banner adverts for local, national, and international

Disrupting Search: Live Search CashBack, Engagement Mapping, and more
LiveSide – USA
One, although they’re using Google adwords extensively, they’re open to other solutions. Managing keywords for adsense accounts is a difficult,

Google AdWords Updates Billing Page
Search Engine Roundtable – USA
If you login to your Google AdWords account and visit the billing summary page, under “my account,” you will notice that the page looks different.

Agoda Says ‘Shop Til You Drop’ at the Great Singapore Sale with

 

Agoda Says ‘Shop Til You Drop’ at the Great Singapore Sale with
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
In conjunction with the event, online hotel bookings website Agoda.com is celebrating with bargain hotel rates and promotions.
 

Priceline.com, Inc.
Zacks.com – Chicago,IL,USA
The international business, which comprises Booking.com and Agoda.com, had $1 billion in gross travel bookings, an increase of 100% over the prior year.

Ballmer: Yahoo was never the strategy we were pursuing

 

Ballmer: Yahoo was never the strategy we were pursuing
CNET News.com – San Francisco,CA,USA
The money must burning a hole is his pocket, giving how ready he was to give it to Yahoo, when he now says that the combination was “the strategy.

Yahoo Delays Annual Meeting, Urges ‘No’ Vote On Icahn Slate
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Yahoo delayed its annual meeting to gain more time to develop business alternatives that don’t involve Microsoft to present to shareholders.

Here’s Why Yahoo! Postponed its Investor Meeting
FOXBusiness – USA
By Elizabeth MacDonald Yahoo! has postponed its shareholder meeting, even though it announced just two weeks ago the meeting would be held July 3.

Report: Yahoo, Google search advertising pact could be in the offing
Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. may announce an agreement covering search advertising by next week, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal,

Yahoo Prepares for Board Fight
Washington Post – United States
Yahoo postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense — or negotiate a sale to Microsoft — that would

Yahoo! vs Icahn, Yahoo! blinks first
Register – London,England,UK
By John Oates → More by this author Yahoo! has delayed its general meeting scheduled for 3 July and is facing another attack on its board.

Yahoo postpones annual meeting
guardian.co.uk – UK
The internet company Yahoo has postponed its annual meeting as its board struggles to escape a shareholder uprising led by the billionaire corporate raider

Yahoo courtship resumes – sort of
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
By Martin J Young HUA HIN, Thailand – Microsoft’s on-off rough wooing of Yahoo continues its almost sado-masochistic passage, now through a complex deal

Yahoo postpones shareholder meeting
VNUNet.com – UK
Yahoo has postponed its annual general meeting, which activist shareholder Carl Icahn had threatened to disrupt by attempting to replace the entire board.

Microsoft CEO says Yahoo buy was never strategic
guardian.co.uk – UK
MOSCOW, May 23 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said on Friday the company had never seen buying Yahoo as strategic,

Microsoft launches Live Search cashback

 

Microsoft launches Live Search cashback
Business Feet – London,England,UK
Consumers responding to search engine marketing with a purchase from a site accessed via Microsoft’s Live Search portal will be eligible for a percentage

LIFE SPAN labs Hires Anvil Media, Inc. to Implement Search Engine
TechWhack (press release) – New Delhi,Delhi,India
Men’s health company LIFE SPAN labs confirmed today it has partnered with Portland-based search engine marketing agency Anvil Media, Inc. to orchestrate the

Fast Web’s internet bra-vo
How Do – England,UK
“While Pay Per Click management continues to be part of the overall Search Engine Marketing strategy for Bravissimo, our long term aim is to boost natural

SEM for SMB Conference Set to Demystify Online Marketing for Small
Emediawire (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 22, 2008 — The search engine marketing needs of small- and medium-sized businesses will be discussed at an international conference

Award-Winning Interactive Marketing Agency Marcel Media Sponsors
Emediawire (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
In addition to this event co-sponsorship, Marcel Media has led Search Engine Marketing and Web 2.0 strategy for Evanston Northwestern Healthcare since 2003.

Record Number of Participants Expected at SES Toronto Echoes
Promotion World (press release) – San Diego,CA,USA
59% of these former SES Toronto attendees expanded their knowledge in search engine marketing from industries outside of traditional advertising and

Fusionbox Recognized for Search Engine Marketing Work with
The Open Press (press release) – USA
Fusionbox is a full-service Denver interactive agencyspecializing in search engine marketing (SEM) and search engine optimization (SEO) strategies and

Google remain on top according to latest stats

CRM’s Sedona, Study: CRM to Grow, CDC to Repurchase Shares

 

CRM’s Sedona, Study: CRM to Grow, CDC to Repurchase Shares
TMC Net – Norwalk,CT,USA
“originally hyped to provide complete transparency, measurability and accountability for online business is failing to deliver,” say study officials.

Google should be scared of Microsoft
ITworld.com – Framingham,MA,USA
Microsoft has something that Yahoo – Google’s original main competitor – doesn’t: huge coffers of cash just waiting to be dumped into the online business to

Future Publishing: Total Film is one of the company’s success stories
guardian.co.uk – UK
Spring pointed out this came in the context of a 50% rise in investment on the online business, from £3.5m in the first half of 2007 to more than £5m now.
 

New Marketing for an Old Business, Antiques & the Internet
Examiner.com – USA
I’ll reference them often in upcoming articles, but today, I want to pass along some some of the best resources I’ve found in the online business world.

Microsoft’s Advertising Stunt
Forbes – NY,USA
“Because Microsoft is so behind in monetization in online business, they’ve gotta try tricks that few have tried,” said Citigroup analyst Brent Thill.

M&S looks east as UK flags
Management Today – London,UK
Well, the main tactic appears to be to try and steer clear of the ailing UK high street – both by expanding the online business and by expanding

Recognition for online business
Huddersfield Examiner – Huddersfield,UK
A HUDDERSFIELD firm was among the winners in a competition to honour Yorkshire’s outstanding online businesses. Liquid Accounts, which provides accounting

Analytics stifling online growth
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) – Wien,Austria
the analytics sector, originally hyped to provide complete transparency, measurability and accountability for online business is failing to deliver.

A new look for Tri-Cities Business Review
MLive.com – MI,USA
We’d also like to host more local business bloggers to develop a more vibrant online business community. Contact me if you’re interested.

M&S looks east as UK flags
Management Today – London,UK
Well, the main tactic appears to be try and steer clear of the ailing UK high street – both by expanding the online business and by expanding

Recession ‘pushes online promotions’

 

Recession ‘pushes online promotions’
Brafton – Boston,MA,USA
It recommended firms consider email campaigns, search engine optimization and paid search tactics to boost brand awareness and sales even during a gloomier

OrangeSoda Selects Center 7 for Colocation
TechWhack (press release) – New Delhi,Delhi,India
Center 7, Inc., a leading provider of colocation and hosted business solutions, and OrangeSoda, the Internet’s pioneer in search engine optimization and

Proper Keyword Research
Promotion World (press release) – San Diego,CA,USA
Cornering this one aspect of search engine optimization is extremely important, and can literally transform your site to one with modest traffic,

Search Engine Optimizician, White Rose Productions / SEOPDX
Fast Company – USA
During the past five years I have specialized in Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing and have gained international attention with the

Search Engine Optimization Tips
Marketing Pilgrim – Raleigh,NC,USA
I spend a good part of my day thinking about and advising clients about how to increase their search engine rankings. InternetRetailer reported on ways to

CarThink signs with Auto Dealer Traffic for search engine marketing
InternetRetailer.com – Chicago,IL,USA
Auto Dealer Traffic Inc., an automotive search engine marketing company, will provide search engine optimization and marketing services to CarThink LLC

Search Engine Optimization Through Hoax News
Google Blogoscoped – USA
Over at Search Engine Land’s Sphinn, people are discussing a search engine optimization tactic which tries to assemble backlink juice by posting a fake news

Enter the Search Engine Marketing Scholarship Contest
Mashable – San Francisco,CA,USA
Submit an article related to SEO (search engine optimization), PPC (pay per click), or social media optimization (SMO). The prize package is valued at over