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Archive for June, 2008
All about WiMAX security
Jun 30th
All about WiMAX security
Search Security – Australia
WiMAX uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to produce ciphertext. AES takes an encryption key and a counter as input to produce a bitstream. …
Neotel WiMax, fibre on track
MyADSL – Melville,South Africa
Neotel recently launched its CDMA-based NeoConnect consumer offerings and is on track for a high-end WiMax consumer service this year. …
Internet Access Down? Log on for Help!
PC World – USA
I was one of the early customers of Clearwire, the semi-portable WiMax Internet service provider. The service launched in several locations in Washington …
Neotel WiMax, fibre on track
By rpm
Neotel WiMax, fibre on track. Quote:. Neotel’s WiMax and fibre rollouts start to reap rewards.
Study Indicates Strong Consumer Demand for a Better Mobile Web
By podcast@orrtechnology.com (Jeff Orr, CEO…
dotMobi and AKQA Mobile announced the results of an extensive consumer study of mobile Internet usage and attitudes. Conducted by the AKQA’s Research & Insights department in conjunction with dotMobi, the survey reveals key insights …
Virgin Mobile USA to Acquire Helio for Approximately $39 Million …
By podcast@orrtechnology.com (Jeff Orr, CEO…
Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Helio, a joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink, Inc. providing highly advanced postpaid products and services with unique user applications. …
Over 100 New Mobile WiMAX Products On The Horizon
By Blog Administator
David Meyer at CNetnews.com reports that the WiMAX Forum is announcing in excess of 100 new mobile products that are in the pipeline for certification. The announcement could be good news for the major players backing Mobile WiMax in a …
Real mobile WiMax is launched in Netherlands
By editor
A Dutch Worldmax operated has recently launched in Amsterdam the first in Europe sales network WiMax, providing access to the Internet while moving. Created wireless network aims to compete with such companies as Vodafone, …
Google Seeks TV Connection With Media Server
Jun 29th
By David A. Utter – Fri, 06/27/2008 – 6:52am.
Delivering movies through a Gadget
Google Media Player became the latest UPnP driven application to offer a way to view images and videos stored on a computer on one’s television.
Plenty of opportunities to watch PC-stored movies and other content on a big-screen TV exist. Commercial and free software packages enable the connection between all that content stored on a hard drive, and a more comfortable viewing experience outside the computer screen.
With Google and Microsoft seemingly rivaling each other all over the software map, it’s almost an afterthought that Google would deliver something that competes, on one feature anyway, with Windows Media Player.
The Google Media Server contains, what else, Google technology for finding and sending images and videos from the computer to UPnP-enabled hardware.
Google Media Server is one of the company’s many gadgets, sharing technology with Google Desktop. It’s likely that many people with an interest in sharing content with their TVs have a solution in place already, but the dedicated Google fans may find this alternative to Windows Media Player compelling enough to test.
Giving Props To Essential SEO
Jun 29th
By David A. Utter – Fri, 06/27/2008 – 8:00am.
The basics never go out of style
Search engine optimization covers an array of topics, from a decent title tag to the world of viral video and social media connections. It’s the basics that matter most.
If you spend much time online, there’s a good chance you have a greater affinity for technology than the average person. Something new comes along, and you’re looking for a reason to give it a try. It’s fun, and it could be rewarding too.
Lisa Barone looked at the current state of search marketing and SEO, courtesy of Andrew Goodman’s assessment of SEO and recent trends. There’s a lot of curiosity and love for the latest and greatest ways to attract attention, she noted:
There may be great value in spending the time and money creating Facebook applications, toying with viral YouTube videos, and seeing if MySpace is filled with anything other than strippers and bands, but that often comes with an awfully low return on investment compared to the traditional stuff.
All the latest technologies have their place. In a number of examples, social media and viral videos brought tremendous attention to their points of interest.
Such potential should not be ignored, but Barone cautioned against getting too caught up in them. Content building, link development, and researching analytics for trends and necessary adjustments may not be the flavor of the month.
But like a vanilla cone, they still deliver what people really want when things get hot.
Report: 2011′s Online Ad Market To Be Worth $106B
Jun 29th
By Doug Caverly – Thu, 06/26/2008 – 11:12am.
Most money should get spent in U.S.
The worldwide Internet ad market will be an exciting place for the next few years, according to a new report from IDC. By the time 2011 rolls around, online advertising still won’t have replaced traditional methods, but a whole lot more money will be involved than what we see today.
IDC believes around $65 billion is going to be spent this year. In three years’ time, a little over $106 billion should change hands. John Gantz, IDC’s chief research officer, observed in a statement, “Compared to more mature types of advertising, Internet advertising is growing at a phenomenal rate.
IDC Predicts Online Ad Growth
Come 2011, the U.S. will continue to hold the lead in online ad spending. Central and Eastern Europe are expected to achieve the biggest objective increases. And the most impressive catching-up in relation to traditional ads should take place in Western Europe.
Gantz then noted, “But Internet advertising is still relatively new and growing from a much smaller base. By the end of the forecast period, spending for Internet advertising will trail direct mail – the third largest form of advertising – by more than $30 billion, while spending on TV and print ads will each be nearly twice as great as for online ads.”
So we’re still not near a point at which every advertising dollar will go into online efforts. It doesn’t look like the recession will put much of a damper on the industry, though.
ICANN Approves Expansion Of Domain Names
Jun 29th
By Mike Sachoff – Thu, 06/26/2008 – 3:16pm.
Calls it an Internet milestone
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has voted to approve lifting restrictions on the classification of domain names, allowing for new customized Web addresses.
A unanimous vote by ICANN members at a public meeting in Paris paves the way for businesses and individuals to adopt domain names based on any combination of letters. Previously domain names had been limited by geography.
“This was an extremely successful meeting that will be remembered as a milestone in the development of the Internet,” said Peter Dengate Thrush, ICANN’s Board Chairman. “New generic Top Level Domains and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) will open up the Internet and make it look as diverse as the people who use it.”
ICANN also approved top – level domain names in scripts including Arabic, Cyrillic and other non-Latin scripts. It passed a resolution to eliminate domain tasting, a practice of using the grace periods to register domain names in bulk to see which ones are profitable.
The new domains could cost as much as $100,000 to register, and will require a large amount of recourses to maintain.
ICANN said it would begin accepting applications for new domains in April of 2009, with the first expected to be in operation by the end of the year. The system is open to anyone, but applicants have to have a “business plan and technical capacity” to be eligible.
Disputed domains will be auctioned to the highest bidder, but in some cases intellectual property law may help a business acquire a name. ICANN will be able to reject a domain on “morality or public order” grounds where it would then be decided by an international arbitration committee.
The largest top-level domain is .com, with 71 million addresses, followed by .de, the country code for Germany, with 11.2 million and .net, with 10.6 million. The fastest growing is .cn, for China, with 10.5 million addresses.
With creative innovations, Nigeria can overcome infrastructure …
Jun 29th
With creative innovations, Nigeria can overcome infrastructure …
Vanguard – Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
In this interview he speaks on how the country can tap from the huge opportunities that digital economy offers as well as how the company enables issuance …
LT PACT 2008 – Day 3
Web Host Industry Review – USA
Schroepfer talked about how rising oil prices affected business on the Web and encouraged a digital economy. What this translates to is the more expensive …
Microsoft stock “volatile” not flat, Ballmer says
Seattle Times – United States
In the months since Microsoft made a public bid for Yahoo to speed the growth of its online business, the company’s shares have tumbled. …
No longer behind the eight ball
Colorado Springs Gazette – Colorado Springs,CO,USA
He’d started an online business in college at the University of Arizona selling toys, novelty items and T-shirts that went bust when his credit card …
Talking to a far-flung family for free
Jun 29th
Talking to a far-flung family for free
Cyprus Mail – Nicosia,Cyprus
Which is why I joined MSN messenger almost as soon as it started. The early days were all about typing badly spelled messages to my sister: wahts up wiht …
Net loss for John McCain
guardian.co.uk – UK
Just ask John McCain to sit in front of the computer screen and type “Google”, “Yahoo” or “Clusty” into the box at the very top of the screen – these days …
Microsoft not innovative
OS News – USA
Bearing this in mind, I’m very happy that Microsoft failed in its attempts to acquire Yahoo! Even today, Microsoft is falling behind others in the tech …
Eager to dominate mobile space, Yahoo eyes SMS search for RP
Manila Bulletin – Philippines
By MELVIN G. CALIMAG Edged out from its perch as the top search tool in the Internet, tech colossus Yahoo has turned its focus on the mobile space where it …
Yahoo Was Right to Turn Down Microsoft Offer
RedOrbit – Dallas,TX,USA
By JUSTIN WILLIAMS It hasn’t been a banner year for Yahoo. It started off with an unsolicited acquisition bid for billions of dollars by the Internet’s …
Google beefs up financial website
Boston Globe – United States
WASHINGTON – Google Inc. plans to expand its finance website by adding more historical data and company filings as it tries to gain ground on more-popular …
Docu-Drama: Google rolls out the welcome mat
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
Here’s how Google did it when it named a replacement this week for its outgoing chief financial officer, George Reyes. He is Patrick Pichette, …
Ballmer focusing on next big thing for Microsoft
Seattle Times – United States
Microsoft’s battle with Google over Internet search, advertising and future computing has grabbed much of the company’s and industry’s attention of late. …
Google’s automotive chief takes bold steps
Detroit Free Press – United States
Now at age 50, the Harvard MBA is one of the most powerful women and African-Americans in the world of autos: industry director for Google Inc.’s US …
Team Google Backing Spain Tonight
Goal.com – Switzerland
Sportzvillage’s Corporate Soccerfest’s Delhi edition has inspired a team to take up football on a serious note – Team Google. “We plan to take football …
Bill Gates: Life after a legend finally logs off
Scotsman – United Kingdom
They point out that it’s been nearly a decade since the company came up with a blockbuster new product, while rivals such as Google and Apple have cornered …
Stockholm to host global search engine marketing event
Jun 29th
Stockholm to host global search engine marketing event
IceNews – Reykjavik,Iceland
SMX is a global search engine marketing conference that offers a wide selection of workshops, discussions and networking opportunities for industry …
Free Search Engine Marketing tips for businesses by leading web …
Search By Headlines (press release) – Reno,NV,USA
Kronikmedia.co.uk, a leading independent website Design Company based in London have launched a new search engine marketing and Ecommerce blog that offers …
.Com Marketing, A Leading Interactive Marketing Agency, Hires New …
PR-USA.net (press release) – Varna,Bulgaria
.Com Marketing will focus on search engine optimization (SEO), web site design and development, email marketing and social media marketing such as optimized …
Amazon goods delivered to post offices
Jun 29th
Amazon goods delivered to post offices
The Times – Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
SOUTH Africans will be able to collect goods ordered from the US online bookstore Amazon.com at their local post office – despite reports to the contrary. …
E-books: Saviors for the heavy bookbag set
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
My blog post earlier today focused on a survey by an investment bank regarding adoption of Amazon.com’s Kindle. But the new study doesn’t address in depth a …
Price will have to fall for Kindle’s fortunes to rise
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
By ANDREA JAMES The Kindle will probably never be as popular as the iPod, but Amazon.com thinks it has potential to be as industry changing. …
CTO of Amazon.com to Keynote Online Video Conference This Fall
PR-USA.net (press release) – Varna,Bulgaria
Medford, NJ (PRWEB) June 26, 2008 — Dr. Werner Vogels, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at Amazon.com, will be delivering Streaming Media West’s …
Why Some Succeed Wildly
New York Times – United States
As Mr. Kottke noted in May, the book’s Amazon page is up, and preorders are being taken (amazon.com). The publisher’s description there says that Mr. …
Piper Jaffray & Co. Conducts Amazon.com (AMZN) Kindle Survey And …
StreetInsider.com (subscription) – Birmingham,MI,USA
Piper Jaffray & Co. conducted an Internet survey of 344 users to see if they would be interested in purchasing Amazon.com’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) Kindle. …
MSI Wind on Sale on Amazon.com
I4U – USA
The MSI Wind available for purchase is the black model. A very vague shipping date of 3-5 weeks is given at the moment. The price is $499.99 and this is …
Logitech Harmony universal remote: $50 Amazon.com
WalletPop – VA,USA
Amazon.com currently has the Logitech Harmony 550 on sale for just $50 and while $50 may seem like a lot to pay for a remote the features that come with the …
Nintendo Games On Sale Today In Amazon.com’s Gold Box and …
Gaming Bits – Miami,FL,USA
Amazon.com will be selling select Nintendo games on the cheap throughout the day. Starting off with the “Gold Box Deal,” Super Smash Bros. …
French court to rule in luxury group case against eBay
Jun 29th
French court to rule in luxury group case against eBay
AFP –
PARIS (AFP) — A Paris court is to decide Monday whether to make eBay pay 51 million euros (80 million dollars) in damages to Louis Vuitton and other French …
Bidding ends on Ebay today for life of Perth man Ian Usher
PerthNow – Perth,WA,Australia
By Carmelle Sander Last night the 44-year-old salesman was all nerves and excitement about selling his life on internet auction site eBay. …
Watchdog bid to hear eBay clients
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Online auction group eBay’s angry customers get the chance tomorrow to air their grievances with the company’s plan to make them use a single payment system …
FreightCenter.com Releases New Shipping Calculator for Ebay
PRarticle.com (press release) – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
The company expects the shipping calculator to be a big hit with Ebay users. After many months of work, FreightCenter.com, a leader in online freight …
Should You Report eBay Deadbeats?
AuctionBytes Blog – Natick,MA,USA
I’ve heard that ever since buyers figured out sellers can’t leave them negative feedback ratings due to eBay’s May 12th policy changes, there’s been an …
Global spam trends reveal a taste for text, drugs and eBay
iTWire – Australia
They still rather like drugs and ebay as well… From January through June 2008, Data security specialist BitDefender says, the kind of stock spam that was …