Google

Search Engine Optimization Firm SEO.com Grows During Downturn

Search Engine Optimization

Search Engine Optimization Firm SEO.com Grows During Downturn
PitchEngine (press release) – Riverton,WY,USA
SEO.com is an Internet marketing firm that specializing in organic search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising (PPC) management.
- Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot – Idaho
KIDK – Idaho Falls,ID,USA
But many companies are missing the wave when it comes to surfing the internet. president of search engine optimization company, netmark essentials,
Car dealership says SEO boosts sales
Brafton – Boston,MA,USA
Recently a number of different industries have begun using search engine optimization (SEO) to help increase traffic to their sites and boost sales.
A Guide to Search Engine Strategies New York 2009
Search Engine Watch – USA
We will provide our thoughts on the future of search engine optimization and discuss what works these days and what may be "stale.
Cybercriminals turn to search engine optimization to distribute
The Paypers (abonnement) – Amsterdam Airport,Noord Holland,Netherlands
Cybercriminals have turned to search engine optimization (SEO) techniques in order to distribute malware, which is subsequently employed to steal sensitive
Finjan: Bogus Antivirus is Big Business
eWeek – New York, NY
The group behind this operation relied heavily on search engine optimization (SEO). Fellow security vendors Symantec and McAfee have found similar
SYS-CON Media (press release)

Lyris Exhibits at Search Engine Strategies New York
SYS-CON Media (press release) – Montvale,NJ,USA
educates attendees on search engine marketing (SEM), including search engine optimization (SEO) and advertising strategies, tactics and best practices.

Search Engine Strategies New York Taps TopRank Online Marketing
Promotion World (press release) – San Diego,CA,USA
TopRank® Online Marketing, a leading digital marketing and PR agency, is sharing best practices in search engine optimization, online reputation management
Report: Rogue antivirus software pays off for scammers
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
Once the sites were compromised, the scammers made heavy use of search engine optimization techniques to get those sites ranked high in search results by

Google

Google’s former CIO barely lasts a year at EMI
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Greg Sandoval Douglass Merrill, Google’s former chief information officer who jumped to EMI Music not quite a year ago, has resigned as chief of EMI’s

Google
Apps Missing Enterprise Social-networking Revolution

PC World – USA
By now, many collaboration software providers consider it a must to have an enterprise social-networking component in their suites, but Google, which shook
IE8 gains market share at Microsoft’s own expense
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
Apple Inc.’s Safari 3.2 increased its share by .05 of a percentage point as well since Wednesday, and Google Inc.’s Chrome grew by 0.03 of a percentage
Google UK Street View Runs Into Privacy Issues
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Google, with its vast digital memory, would seem to be the ideal candidate to break the cycle of repetition. But when it comes to privacy, Google keeps
Upgrading Transit’s Interface: Metro Releases Google Transit Data
Washington Post – United States
That page offers a download of Metro’s bus and rail schedules in Google Transit Feed Specification format, ready for any developer to download and reuse in
Warner-Google Staredown Vexing YouTubers
Wall Street Journal – USA
Because while YouTube — owned by Google — has reached licensing deals with a host of record companies, the company is currently locked in a contractual
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Talks Cloud Computing, Twitter
eWeek – New York, NY
Google, Facebook, Microsoft and IBM have also been pushing hard into the cloud-computing space as part of their grand strategies.
Google Chrome 2 Beta (preview)
PC Magazine – USA
By Michael Muchmore Despite the charge that Google keeps its products in beta perpetually—I’m looking at you, Gmail—the company actually released a
CNET News

Map addresses in a Google spreadsheet
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Dennis O’Reilly If you store street addresses in a spreadsheet, you can now plot those addresses on Google Maps in just seconds, with no programming

Analysts: Google Android Not a Netbook Threat to Windows 7
NetworkWorld.com – Southborough,MA,USA
By Shane O’neill , CIO , 03/23/2009 Google’s Linux-based Android operating system was designed for cellphones, but excitement is building about the prospect

MSN

Former MSN Exec Named RNC New Media Director
TechCrunch – Atherton,CA,USA
Todd wrote the initial strategy and business plan for MSN Video and brought over 100 traditional TV brands into Internet video. AdAge Magazine named him
RNC Chairman Steele Names New Media Director
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
Todd was the Streaming Media Evangelist at MSNBC.com where he wrote the initial strategy and business plan for MSN Video Product Unit.
Adweek

Meebo Sells Ads Across a 40-Site Network
Adweek – New York,NY,USA
Meebo.com synchronizes multiple social and instant messaging platforms — including AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Facebook and others — in a single

Setting up PPC Campaigns 101, Part 2
Search Engine Watch – USA
If you plan to start with Google, take a look at this post on uploading AdWords campaigns into Yahoo and MSN. Each search engine performs differently.
The Surprising Search Tools in Internet Explorer 8
Lifehacker – San Diego,CA,USA
for most of its history, IE8 followed the company line of a lot of Microsoft products, extending advanced features only to in-house products like MSN,
Working the Web: Introduction to the art and science of SEO
Nevada Appeal – Carson City,NV,USA
There is probably no better long-term way to bring traffic to a Web site than making sure that site comes up in relevant searches on Google, Yahoo and MSN.
UMDNJ Offers MSN in Community Health Nursing
Nurse.com – Falls Church,VA,USA
Nurses can gain advanced clinical and leadership skills in a new MSN track in community health nursing leadership at the University of Medicine & Dentistry
Associate Degree Nurses in California Go Directly to Their Master’s
Nurse.com – Falls Church,VA,USA
But rather than go for her BSN, the lead nurse in the acute rehab unit at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital opted to enroll in one of the popular ADN-to-MSN
The normal rules mean squat on the Web
Globe and Mail – Canada
MT and DB communicated compulsively – on MSN and Facebook, on cellphone and by text message. Among the evidence introduced at the girl’s trial were cell
Mum’s my Facebook friend
Straits Times – Singapore
also sometimes receives messages on her Facebook profile from Sheryl and will chat online with her at work using MSN Messenger.

Yahoo

TSC Ratings’ Updates: Yahoo!
TheStreet.com – USA
Note: Our quantitative model makes stock recommendations based on GAAP figures that may differ materially from data as reported by the companies themselves.
Wired News

Strange Errors Afoot at Yahoo Mail, Users Locked Out
Wired News – USA
By Michael Calore March 23, 2009 | 3:12:24 PMCategories: Web Apps, Yahoo Many users of Yahoo’s free e-mail service are currently unable to access their

Yahoo names chief marketing officer
Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
Yahoo Inc. has created chief marketing officer role and named Elisa Steele to the position, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Leading Off When Cinderella Skips the Ball
New York Times – United States
That is not such a fun thing, according to Yahoo, although SI.com’s Luke Winn appreciated the weekend of the scare. Big East fans are certainly heartened by
Ex-Yahoo COO Rosensweig Tapped by RedOctane For CEO
Comtex Smartrend – New York,NY,USA
According to reports, Ex-Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) chief operating officer Dan Rosensweig will be Guitar Hero maker RedOctane’s new chief executive, replacing Kai
Activision snags former Yahoo COO to head up Guitar Hero business
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Activision Blizzard said today that it hired Dan Rosensweig, former chief operating officer of Yahoo, to head up its multibillion-dollar Guitar Hero
Former Yahoo! Exec To Be Named Head of Guitar Hero Publisher
Appscout – New York,NY,USA
Over the weekend, word got out that Activision is set to appoint former Yahoo COO Dan Rosenweig as the head of Red Octane, publisher of the mega-popular
AOL, Yahoo Will Add Life Streams To Their Popular Web Services
GigaOm – San Francisco,CA,USA
In a matter of months, expect both Yahoo and AOL to come up with their own news feed offerings, likely to be embedded in their more popular web services.
There Are “100 Movies to See Before You Die” and Yahoo! Has The List
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yahoo! Movies today unveiled what movie buffs, film fanatics and celluloid junkies everywhere will hail as the definitive guide to film:
Activision: Ex-Yahoo Rosensweig Now Chief Guitar Hero
Barron’s Blogs – USA
Activision (ATVI) this morning named former Yahoo (YHOO) COO Dan Rosensweig as CEO of RedOctane, the unit which includes the company’s Guitar Hero franchise

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Search Engine Optimization

Get Hi-Tech — Hire a PR Firm That Specializes in Technology
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
we are the experts to assist in your rebranding, social media, Search Engine Optimization and other technology marketing efforts.

Google

CNET News

Google: "99.99 per cent" just "a figure of speech"
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
Google, which, launched its Street View in the UK this week to considerable amusement and consternation, reacted to the latter by claiming that "99.99 per

Google removes picture of naked child from Street View
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Internet firm Google has removed a picture of naked child from its latest programme Street View as concerns over invasion of the public’s privacy grow.
Google forced to remove pictures of naked children from Street View
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Internet firm Google has been forced to remove pictures of naked children from its latest programme Street View as concerns over invasion of the public’s
Obama’s Bay Area brain trust draws from Google, Stanford, UC-Berkeley
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
The BlackBerry-toting president is drawing from high-tech darling Google and the region’s major universities, whose faculty advised Obama during the
Google hit by privacy protests over its photos
Hindu – Chennai,India
London: For 24 hours, Google’s new Street View brought a vision of British cities to the web that included such memorable sights as a man throwing up
Google Street View launches in UK
ZDNet – USA
Google today launched its controversial Street View service in Britain, offering Internet users panoramic street-level images of 25 cities, including London
Google Boosts Gmail Integration with YouTube, Yelp, Picasa, Flickr
TMCnet – USA
Here’s what Google Inc. officials say of new “YouTube, Picasa, Flickr and Yelp previews” capability for Gmail users: “Instead of just links, see previews of
Public urged to report Google Street view fears
Independent – London,England,UK
By Press Association People worried their privacy has been breached by Google’s controversial new mapping service have been told to complain to the search
Its Not Love, Its Google
istockAnalyst.com (press release) – Salem,OR,USA
Jonathan Miller, former guy who ran AOL…expects consolidation going on this year saying, ‘I don’t know how anyone competes with Google on their own.
Sony Reader and Google Books strike a huge deal
Dallas Morning News – Dallas,TX,USA
From now on, people who have the Sony Reader will have free access to more than 500000 English-language books written before 1923.
How Google Is Showing Off Chrome
BusinessWeek – USA
By Helen Walters The Google (GOOG) home page has been ransacked. The familiar, colorful logo is upside down. The search box and the "I’m Feeling Lucky" tab
SFist

Google Honors Eric Carle’s Very Hungry Caterpillar
SFist – San Francisco,CA,USA
OK, we know we’re not supposed to coo over Google’s logos anymore — we’re sure most of you would prefer a post on the series finale Battlestar Galactica,

Google Chrome 2.0 Beta – Fast. Fast! FAST!!!
ZDNet – USA
I’ve just loaded Google’s latest Chrome beta (2.0.169.1) onto my browser test bed in order to do some benchmarking and it turns out to be the fastest
Can Mozilla escape a premature endgame for Firefox?
BetaNews – USA
Google Chrome — a browser created by many of the same individuals who are also working on Firefox — will probably lead Firefox 3.5 in performance even as
Google Labs adds undo to Gmail
Macworld – San Francisco,CA,USA
Once enabled in Gmail Labs (that’s under the Settings menu in Gmail), Google will add on a five second delay to all e-mails that you send.

MSN

Off the beaten path: Playing the March Madness market
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
Apparently I’m not alone, since 22 percent of us believe our basketball brackets will fare better than our 401(k), according to MSN’s Hoop Hysteria Survey.
The Top 10 Greatest Moments in Microsoft Internet Search History
TechFlash – Seattle,WA,USA
The relevance of its results is exemplified by the "Pizza in Redmond" query, which — after being touted on MSN transit ads — returns links for janitorial
ID abnormal vital signs more quickly
TMCnet – USA
"A trigger can be called at any point during the patient’s stay," says Shelley Calder, RN, CEN, MSN, clinical nurse specialist for the ED.
Globe and Mail

A teenage killer’s path of devastation
Globe and Mail – Canada
But DB and MT, who went to the same high school, began dating in 2007, and through the non-stop communication of the modern era – MSN, Facebook,

Yahoo

O’Brien: Three ways Yahoo could become great again
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
By Chris O’Brien Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has had two months to settle into her purple-and-gold throne in Sunnyvale. She’s sent some rah-rah notes to buck up
New MySpaceID functionality allows MySpace access via Yahoo
TopNews United States – Little Rock,Arkansas,USA
By the means of the new application, launched by MySpace on the test version of Yahoo’s new home page, users would be able to access MySpace via Yahoo.
On Again? Microsoft Says Open to Yahoo! Deal Once Again
xchange Magazine – Phoenix,AZ,USA
(MSFT) buy Yahoo! Inc.(YHOO) – or parts of it – or not? If Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has his way, the answer will be yes – which marks a big change from

Yahoo

AdAge.com (subscription)

Future May Be Brighter, but It’s Apocalypse Now
AdAge.com (subscription) – USA
Yahoo, at about 3.5 billion daily page views, is the most visited website in the world. In 2008, it had a profit of $424 million on $7.2 billion in revenue.

Opera Coming to US Carriers at CTIA
Wireless and Mobile News – Los Angeles,CA,USA
of their mobile network investments. Yahoo!d distributes Opera Mini via Yahoo! Mobile and also as a standalone download from Yahoo!’s mobile websites.
Reality vs. Dogma: The Pope In Africa
Examiner.com – USA
Mother Meredith Moise According to YAHOO News, the Pope caught plenty of flack for his comments on condom usage to stop the spread of AIDS in Africa.
Spread the news
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,Australia
Buzz (buzz.yahoo.com), are more about having people recommend stories and vote on their importance. In other words, on these sites it’s readers,
Microsoft can experiment in Web search, Ballmer says
Business Mirror – Philippines
The company controls a smaller portion of the Web search market than it did four years ago, when it switched from using Yahoo! Inc.’s search technology.
Examiner.com

Digitize your life and print it too
Examiner.com – USA
It replaced Yahoo Photos and is in fact, part of yahoo. You can store for free and print for a fee. The best part about this, is that there is only one id

Hardware Zone

Yahoo Functionality Will Be Discussed At Confab
Hardware Zone – Singapore,Singapore,Singapore
“Social Networking and Yahoo Functionality” will be discussed by Cris Concepcion, newly-appointed Head of Sales and Business Operations from Yahoo!

Searching the Internet doesn’t have to be so frustrating
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
Just fire up Google or Yahoo and type in a few words. You get results —- but too many of them and often way off target. So let’s learn to narrow a search.
Packer Report

A few messages from the publisher
Packer Report – USA
If so, e-mail it to me with details to packwriter2002@yahoo.com, or send it in the mail to Melissa Dill, 2003 Sylvan Drive, Green Bay, WI 54313.

BraftonSEO and usability must work together

Eearch Engine Optimization

Brafton

SEO and usability must work together
Brafton – Boston,MA,USA
When trying to draw traffic to a website a number of factors come into play, but one search engine optimization (SEO) expert says the usability of a site

Best Syndication

Search engine optimization- your roadway for better online
Best Syndication – Pinon Hills,CA,USA
Search engine optimization is the process of increasing the rank of a website for organic search results. This process includes creation of informative

Financial Times announces new deep search service: Newssift
editorsweblog.org – USA
This is not the first time that a news agency has looked at search engine optimization, as Guardian journalist, Kevin Anderson notes. Almost two years ago,
Book Review: "The Truth About Search Engine Optimization"
ClickZ News – New York,NY,USA
To learn more about SEO, they would be well served by picking up a copy of a new book, "The Truth About Search Engine Optimization," written by Rebecca Lieb

Google

Why Microsoft Continues to Chases Internet Search
New York Times – United States
But I asked Mr. Ballmer, why bother with trying to catch up to Google in search when it looks as if the enterprise market has much better potential return
Google’s Mobile YouTube App Doesn’t Go Far Enough
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Today Google made a new mobile YouTube application available to the Windows Mobile and S60 3rd Edition smartphone platforms. While it’s great for consuming
Slow Uptake for IE8 in Early Days
GigaOm – San Francisco,CA,USA
View Poll I ended up downloading the other three competitors to Microsoft IE8 –- Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple’s Safari 4 Beta (for PC.
Free Google content still not enough for E-readers
ZDNet – USA
It’sa day old, but it’s still not news for Ed Tech that Google released 600000 free titles via Sony’s e-reader store. I raised my eyebrows at first,
Wired News

Google’s Data Culture Drives Designer Crazy — and Out
Wired News – USA
By Chris Snyder March 20, 2009 | 3:04:22 PMCategories: Google Douglas Bowman, visual design lead at Google, says he’s leaving the company because an

Google designer leaves, blaming data-centrism
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Stephen Shankland Douglas Bowman, Google’s visual design leader, is leaving the company after finding the company’s reliance on detailed Web page
IE 8 lacks speed, community
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
For instance, Google and Apple are both streamlining their browsers to make them quick in rendering pages, and very easy to use.
As MS pushes out IE8, Google Pushes the Envelope with Chrome
Wired News – USA
By Scott Gilbertson March 20, 2009 | 11:26:37 AMCategories: Browsers While Microsoft was busy rolling out a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday Google
Search In Pictures: St. Patrick’s Day, Mozilla With Google
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play,
Steve Ballmer Maps Microsoft’s Cloud-y Future
New York Times – United States
As he has before, Mr. Ballmer insisted that these PC programs are not all going to be replaced with Web sites, such as Google Docs or Gmail.

Google

Why Microsoft Continues to Chases Internet Search
New York Times – United States
But I asked Mr. Ballmer, why bother with trying to catch up to Google in search when it looks as if the enterprise market has much better potential return
Google’s Mobile YouTube App Doesn’t Go Far Enough
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Today Google made a new mobile YouTube application available to the Windows Mobile and S60 3rd Edition smartphone platforms. While it’s great for consuming
Slow Uptake for IE8 in Early Days
GigaOm – San Francisco,CA,USA
View Poll I ended up downloading the other three competitors to Microsoft IE8 –- Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple’s Safari 4 Beta (for PC.
Free Google content still not enough for E-readers
ZDNet – USA
It’sa day old, but it’s still not news for Ed Tech that Google released 600000 free titles via Sony’s e-reader store. I raised my eyebrows at first,
Wired News

Google’s Data Culture Drives Designer Crazy — and Out
Wired News – USA
By Chris Snyder March 20, 2009 | 3:04:22 PMCategories: Google Douglas Bowman, visual design lead at Google, says he’s leaving the company because an

Google designer leaves, blaming data-centrism
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Stephen Shankland Douglas Bowman, Google’s visual design leader, is leaving the company after finding the company’s reliance on detailed Web page
IE 8 lacks speed, community
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
For instance, Google and Apple are both streamlining their browsers to make them quick in rendering pages, and very easy to use.
As MS pushes out IE8, Google Pushes the Envelope with Chrome
Wired News – USA
By Scott Gilbertson March 20, 2009 | 11:26:37 AMCategories: Browsers While Microsoft was busy rolling out a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday Google
Search In Pictures: St. Patrick’s Day, Mozilla With Google
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play,
Steve Ballmer Maps Microsoft’s Cloud-y Future
New York Times – United States
As he has before, Mr. Ballmer insisted that these PC programs are not all going to be replaced with Web sites, such as Google Docs or Gmail.

MSN

MSN Search Out Of Touch
Search Newz – Lexington,KY,USA
Steve Ballmer, chief executive for Microsoft, said today that MSN is in an advantageous position in search because they have the freedom to experiment…
Angelina Jolie Named Top Yummy Mummy
MTV UK – London,England,UK
Ange’ polled 30% of votes in the MSN poll with stunning Halle Berry coming second and Reese Witherspoon third. Kate Winslet, Katie Holmes- mother to Suri-
Microsoft Silverlight resigned for NBC 2010 Olympics coverage
FierceOnlineVideo – Washington,DC,USA
"NBCOlympics.com on MSN" will be the same drill as the Beijing Olympics, including live and on-demand event coverage in both standard and HD formats,
Optimized for MSN
MSN India – Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Windows® Internet Explorer® 8 for MSN® is faster, easier, and safer than ever, and now you can get it with your favorite MSN features included!
Windows Live Mail client
Techtree.com – Mumbai,India
Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta is designed to work with other MSN and Windows Live services. Once you’ve logged in to the program, we can give you seamless,
Angelina becomes Hollywood’s sexiest mother
Oneindia – Tamilnadu,India
The mother of six was crowned the Yummiest Mummy by MSN.co.uk ahead of Mother’s Day on March 22 – scooping 29 per cent of the votes.
March Madness’ Success Is a Big Gamble
BusinessWeek – USA
A new Microsoft/MSN survey indicated that 45% of Americans plan to enter at least one college basketball pool in 2009. More women (50%) than men (42%) claim
IntoMobile

Mobile social address book Xumii launches iphone app
IntoMobile – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Messenger, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Talk, MSN and Flickr) to a single address book. As a result, you can see everyone’s status in one place and chat and share

Yahoo

Ballmer Says He Loves Yahoo For Its Search Volume
ChannelWeb – Manhasset,NY,USA
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at a conference that he’s still interested in acquiring Yahoo in order to build a search powerhouse that could better
Spring Is Here, Search Engine Logos For The Day
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
The search engines, excluding Yahoo, have special logos for the day. Let me share them with you. To see other logos live today, go to the Search Engine
Search Engine Land

Microsoft IE8 Browser Seeks To ‘Accelerate’ Searching, Yahoo Adds
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
The two things I’m going to discuss in this post are Microsoft’s “Live Search Accelerators” and Yahoo’s new “visual search shortcuts.

Microsoft CEO: Yahoo! deal still desirable
SmartBrief – Washington,DC,USA
Microsoft would still like to form an alliance with Yahoo! as part of a larger revamping of its search unit, according to the software giant’s CEO,
Like this story? Share it with Yahoo! Buzz
USA Today – USA
Norwegian Cruise Line created quite a stir this week with the announcement that it’s next ship, the Norwegian Epic, would have some interior cabins that
Friday Tip of the Week: March Madness
New York Times – United States
Yahoo’s site works on most smartphones and offers news, analysis and bracket updates throughout the tourney, as does ESPN’s mobile site.
Global Voices Online

China: Grass Mud Horse Disappeared in Google and Yahoo Search
Global Voices Online – Cambridge,MA,USA
The latest report from GFW blog is that the term “Grass Mud Horse” has disappeared in Google and Yahoo search engine in China. The ban is related to western

Ballmer: Microsoft Still Wants Yahoo
BusinessWeek – USA
By Tom Lowry Microsoft (MSFT) Chief Executive Steve Ballmer says he’s still interested in buying Yahoo! (YHOO), or at least part of it.
Yahoo CEO Bartz steps down from Intel board
The Associated Press
(AP) — Carol Bartz, who took the helm of Yahoo Inc. in January, is stepping down from the board of chip maker Intel Corp., the company said Thursday.

BraftonSEO and usability must work together

Eearch Engine Optimization

Brafton

SEO and usability must work together
Brafton – Boston,MA,USA
When trying to draw traffic to a website a number of factors come into play, but one search engine optimization (SEO) expert says the usability of a site

Best Syndication

Search engine optimization- your roadway for better online
Best Syndication – Pinon Hills,CA,USA
Search engine optimization is the process of increasing the rank of a website for organic search results. This process includes creation of informative

Financial Times announces new deep search service: Newssift
editorsweblog.org – USA
This is not the first time that a news agency has looked at search engine optimization, as Guardian journalist, Kevin Anderson notes. Almost two years ago,
Book Review: "The Truth About Search Engine Optimization"
ClickZ News – New York,NY,USA
To learn more about SEO, they would be well served by picking up a copy of a new book, "The Truth About Search Engine Optimization," written by Rebecca Lieb

Google

Why Microsoft Continues to Chases Internet Search
New York Times – United States
But I asked Mr. Ballmer, why bother with trying to catch up to Google in search when it looks as if the enterprise market has much better potential return
Google’s Mobile YouTube App Doesn’t Go Far Enough
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Today Google made a new mobile YouTube application available to the Windows Mobile and S60 3rd Edition smartphone platforms. While it’s great for consuming
Slow Uptake for IE8 in Early Days
GigaOm – San Francisco,CA,USA
View Poll I ended up downloading the other three competitors to Microsoft IE8 –- Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple’s Safari 4 Beta (for PC.
Free Google content still not enough for E-readers
ZDNet – USA
It’sa day old, but it’s still not news for Ed Tech that Google released 600000 free titles via Sony’s e-reader store. I raised my eyebrows at first,
Wired News

Google’s Data Culture Drives Designer Crazy — and Out
Wired News – USA
By Chris Snyder March 20, 2009 | 3:04:22 PMCategories: Google Douglas Bowman, visual design lead at Google, says he’s leaving the company because an

Google designer leaves, blaming data-centrism
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Stephen Shankland Douglas Bowman, Google’s visual design leader, is leaving the company after finding the company’s reliance on detailed Web page
IE 8 lacks speed, community
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
For instance, Google and Apple are both streamlining their browsers to make them quick in rendering pages, and very easy to use.
As MS pushes out IE8, Google Pushes the Envelope with Chrome
Wired News – USA
By Scott Gilbertson March 20, 2009 | 11:26:37 AMCategories: Browsers While Microsoft was busy rolling out a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday Google
Search In Pictures: St. Patrick’s Day, Mozilla With Google
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play,
Steve Ballmer Maps Microsoft’s Cloud-y Future
New York Times – United States
As he has before, Mr. Ballmer insisted that these PC programs are not all going to be replaced with Web sites, such as Google Docs or Gmail.

Google

Why Microsoft Continues to Chases Internet Search
New York Times – United States
But I asked Mr. Ballmer, why bother with trying to catch up to Google in search when it looks as if the enterprise market has much better potential return
Google’s Mobile YouTube App Doesn’t Go Far Enough
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Today Google made a new mobile YouTube application available to the Windows Mobile and S60 3rd Edition smartphone platforms. While it’s great for consuming
Slow Uptake for IE8 in Early Days
GigaOm – San Francisco,CA,USA
View Poll I ended up downloading the other three competitors to Microsoft IE8 –- Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple’s Safari 4 Beta (for PC.
Free Google content still not enough for E-readers
ZDNet – USA
It’sa day old, but it’s still not news for Ed Tech that Google released 600000 free titles via Sony’s e-reader store. I raised my eyebrows at first,
Wired News

Google’s Data Culture Drives Designer Crazy — and Out
Wired News – USA
By Chris Snyder March 20, 2009 | 3:04:22 PMCategories: Google Douglas Bowman, visual design lead at Google, says he’s leaving the company because an

Google designer leaves, blaming data-centrism
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Stephen Shankland Douglas Bowman, Google’s visual design leader, is leaving the company after finding the company’s reliance on detailed Web page
IE 8 lacks speed, community
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
For instance, Google and Apple are both streamlining their browsers to make them quick in rendering pages, and very easy to use.
As MS pushes out IE8, Google Pushes the Envelope with Chrome
Wired News – USA
By Scott Gilbertson March 20, 2009 | 11:26:37 AMCategories: Browsers While Microsoft was busy rolling out a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday Google
Search In Pictures: St. Patrick’s Day, Mozilla With Google
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play,
Steve Ballmer Maps Microsoft’s Cloud-y Future
New York Times – United States
As he has before, Mr. Ballmer insisted that these PC programs are not all going to be replaced with Web sites, such as Google Docs or Gmail.

MSN

MSN Search Out Of Touch
Search Newz – Lexington,KY,USA
Steve Ballmer, chief executive for Microsoft, said today that MSN is in an advantageous position in search because they have the freedom to experiment…
Angelina Jolie Named Top Yummy Mummy
MTV UK – London,England,UK
Ange’ polled 30% of votes in the MSN poll with stunning Halle Berry coming second and Reese Witherspoon third. Kate Winslet, Katie Holmes- mother to Suri-
Microsoft Silverlight resigned for NBC 2010 Olympics coverage
FierceOnlineVideo – Washington,DC,USA
"NBCOlympics.com on MSN" will be the same drill as the Beijing Olympics, including live and on-demand event coverage in both standard and HD formats,
Optimized for MSN
MSN India – Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Windows® Internet Explorer® 8 for MSN® is faster, easier, and safer than ever, and now you can get it with your favorite MSN features included!
Windows Live Mail client
Techtree.com – Mumbai,India
Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta is designed to work with other MSN and Windows Live services. Once you’ve logged in to the program, we can give you seamless,
Angelina becomes Hollywood’s sexiest mother
Oneindia – Tamilnadu,India
The mother of six was crowned the Yummiest Mummy by MSN.co.uk ahead of Mother’s Day on March 22 – scooping 29 per cent of the votes.
March Madness’ Success Is a Big Gamble
BusinessWeek – USA
A new Microsoft/MSN survey indicated that 45% of Americans plan to enter at least one college basketball pool in 2009. More women (50%) than men (42%) claim
IntoMobile

Mobile social address book Xumii launches iphone app
IntoMobile – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Messenger, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Talk, MSN and Flickr) to a single address book. As a result, you can see everyone’s status in one place and chat and share

Yahoo

Ballmer Says He Loves Yahoo For Its Search Volume
ChannelWeb – Manhasset,NY,USA
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at a conference that he’s still interested in acquiring Yahoo in order to build a search powerhouse that could better
Spring Is Here, Search Engine Logos For The Day
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
The search engines, excluding Yahoo, have special logos for the day. Let me share them with you. To see other logos live today, go to the Search Engine
Search Engine Land

Microsoft IE8 Browser Seeks To ‘Accelerate’ Searching, Yahoo Adds
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
The two things I’m going to discuss in this post are Microsoft’s “Live Search Accelerators” and Yahoo’s new “visual search shortcuts.

Microsoft CEO: Yahoo! deal still desirable
SmartBrief – Washington,DC,USA
Microsoft would still like to form an alliance with Yahoo! as part of a larger revamping of its search unit, according to the software giant’s CEO,
Like this story? Share it with Yahoo! Buzz
USA Today – USA
Norwegian Cruise Line created quite a stir this week with the announcement that it’s next ship, the Norwegian Epic, would have some interior cabins that
Friday Tip of the Week: March Madness
New York Times – United States
Yahoo’s site works on most smartphones and offers news, analysis and bracket updates throughout the tourney, as does ESPN’s mobile site.
Global Voices Online

China: Grass Mud Horse Disappeared in Google and Yahoo Search
Global Voices Online – Cambridge,MA,USA
The latest report from GFW blog is that the term “Grass Mud Horse” has disappeared in Google and Yahoo search engine in China. The ban is related to western

Ballmer: Microsoft Still Wants Yahoo
BusinessWeek – USA
By Tom Lowry Microsoft (MSFT) Chief Executive Steve Ballmer says he’s still interested in buying Yahoo! (YHOO), or at least part of it.
Yahoo CEO Bartz steps down from Intel board
The Associated Press
(AP) — Carol Bartz, who took the helm of Yahoo Inc. in January, is stepping down from the board of chip maker Intel Corp., the company said Thursday.

ToysRUs loses SEO ranking with new purchase

Search Engine Optimization

Brafton

ToysRUs loses SEO ranking with new purchase
Brafton – Boston,MA,USA
It appears that ToysRUs should have put some money toward a search engine optimization (SEO) consultant before it spent $5.1 million on the domain name

Searchmetrics CEO to Present at Search Engine Strategies
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
Again Searchmetrics, German Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expert, will play an active part at the conference. Third time in series, Dr. Horst Joepen,
Stokke Leverages Sitecore for Improved Search Engine Optimization
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
an international manufacturer of premium children’s products, has deployed Sitecore’s Web CMS solution to increase Search Engine Optimization (SEO),
Search Engine Strategies New York Taps TopRank Online Marketing
PR.com (press release) – Levittown,NY,USA
TopRank® Online Marketing CEO Lee Odden to present at Search Engine Strategies (SES) New York on blogging, search engine optimization (SEO) and online
Dallas SEO Company – Introducing long tail search engine optimization
WiredPRNews.com (press release) – Dallas,TX,USA
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.Com) — For all those who are starting a web site and looking for good traffic, they should use Dallas SEO Company – long tail

Google

Installing Internet Explorer 8
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
how IE compares with browsers Firefox, Google Chrome, and Opera. by myles taylor March 19, 2009 12:38 PM PDT I installed it on XP using VMware Fusion.
Google: Most takedown notices are illegitimate
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
Google opposes the plan. The law would "undermine the incredible social and economic benefits" of the Web, Google told the lawmakers, and added that service
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Shows Great Improvement, But It’s
eWeek – New York, NY
But the browser landscape has changed significantly in a very short time–including Google’s entry into the fray–and IE 8 is already a step behind
Microsoft CEO Still Sees Possible Yahoo Deal
CNNMoney.com – USA
"I don’t know how anyone competes with Google on their own. There has to be consolidation in this space," Miller said. " Google continues to fundamentally
Kumo, Yah: Microsoft Planning a ‘Set Change’ in Search
ZDNet – USA
But he did not claim this latest attempt to take queries away from Google is a game-changer, but more of a “set change” in what is currently dubbed its
paidContent.org – Sony, Google Team Up Against Amazon E-Reader
Washington Post – United States
Sony can claim that it has a much-larger library and is more open; Google gets prime placement at the Sony eBook store and a boost in positive (it hopes)
Google Street View gives users close-up on 25 UK cities
Reuters – USA
By Paul Sandle LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – Google Inc (GOOG.O) has launched its controversial street-level photo maps in 25 cities in the UK,
Google launches ‘Street View’ in 25 UK cities
MarketWatch – USA
The online application works with Google Earth and Google Maps to allow users to view street level photographs of many cities around the world.
Three more HTC Google Android devices coming in 2009
ZDNet Blogs – USA
I would personally love to see a Google Android device from HTC modeled after their sleek HTC Touch HD device with that large 3.8 inch 480×800 WVGA display.
Google Launches Chrome Experiments To Showcase JavaScript’s Power
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
By Thomas Claburn Against the backdrop of browser makers claiming their browser is fast, faster, or fastest, Google is trying to find a way around the

MSN

CNET News

Nielsen: Twitter’s growing really, really, really, really fast
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
And in fourth place is Multiply, which probably got a surge of activity when it recently acquired the MSN Groups service that Microsoft was spinning off.

40% Out-Of-Wedlock Births In US
Post Chronicle – USA
than any other year in the nation’s history and US abortions dropped to their lowest levels in decades, according to other reports. Nine MSN has more here.
Title: Plantation Shutter Manufacturer, Eclipse™ Shutters
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
Eclipse Shutters has recently hired TwentySix2 Marketing to help improve their visibility on major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN.
Machete fight organised on MSN: court
Brisbane Times – Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
She said the Sunnybank brawl was arranged during a conversation on MSN Messenger between two opposing teenagers a few days before the incident and the plan
Silverlight Scores Again: NBCU Taps Microsoft For 2010 Olympics
paidContent.org – Los Angeles,CA,USA
The two companies will run “NBCOlympics.com on MSN” again, complete with live and on-demand event coverage in both standard and HD, packaged clips and
Luxury Surfing at Home
New York Times – United States
If you mainly want to browse the Web on the big screen, other options include buying a video game console with a Web browser, or a box like Microsoft’s MSN
NBC Uni, Microsoft keep Olympics pact in play
Hollywood Reporter – United States
12-28, fans will be able to access live and on-demand footage from various events via NBCOlympics.com on MSN. A similar arrangement last year resulted in a

Yahoo

What Does Ballmer Really Think About Yahoo? (And Apple, Sun and IBM)
Wall Street Journal – USA
He acknowledged that he’d had an initial discussion with new Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, but he hinted he’s backed off for now, for now. “When she’s ready,
MySpace tests application on Yahoo
BusinessWeek – USA
MySpace on Wednesday said it has launched an application on the test version of Yahoo Inc.’s new home page, which lets users access the social networking
Microsoft’s Ballmer Signals Renewed Interest In Yahoo
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
By Paul McDougall Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday that he remains interested in acquiring Yahoo’s Internet search and advertising unit.
Ballmer reiterates interest in Yahoo, says tide turned on Apple
Seattle Times – United States
He made some interesting comments on Yahoo, Apple, a potential Sun-IBM tie up. But there was no fundamental change in his position.
Search Engine Land

Yahoo Search Adds Additional Image Filter Options
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
The Yahoo Search Blog announced they have added additional filter options to Yahoo Image Search. You can now filter Yahoo Images by size, color,

Microsoft’s Ballmer hopes for Yahoo talks
Washington Post – United States
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the only discussion he’s had with Yahoo Inc’s top executive was a single
Ballmer: Microsoft still interested in a Yahoo deal
MarketWatch – USA
Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the software giant could still be interested in a deal involving the search business of Yahoo Inc. as part
Microsoft’s Ballmer Still Sees Possible Yahoo Deal
CNNMoney.com – USA
(MSFT) Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that a search partnership with Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) remains a compelling prospect.
CNET News

Yahoo shares rise on Ballmer deal-search comments
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Dawn Kawamoto Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer once again publicly declared his interest in a Yahoo search deal, during a keynote speech at the 2009 Media

Ballmer: Microsoft Still Wants Yahoo
BusinessWeek – USA
By Tom Lowry Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer says he’s still interested in buying Yahoo, or at least part of it. Even though Yahoo’s previous

SES New York is SEO Conference for Search Engine Optimizers

 

Search Engine Optimization

Search Engine Watch

SES New York is SEO Conference for Search Engine Optimizers
Search Engine Watch – USA
And there will be plenty of content at SES New York 2009 for budding search engine optimization specialists and experienced SEO consultants to see and hear.

Google

Google project promotes Chrome, JavaScript
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Stephen Shankland Ever since Google launched Chrome in September 2008, Google has been touting how fast its browser can run Web-based programs written in
Microsoft Blames Azure Outage on OS Upgrade
PC World – USA
Moreover, last week both Google and Microsoft had outages on their Gmail and Hotmail e-mail services. Outages raise questions about the ability of these
Google, Just Buy Twitter Already
Motley Fool – USA
Amusing anecdotes like this one are making Twitter a “must have” accessory for a dot-com giant like Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). When I suggested that Google
Google Boosts Chrome’s Speed in New Beta
PC World – USA
Google has upped the ante in the browser speed wars and added a handful of features with a new 2.0 beta version of its Chrome Web browser (you can download
FTC Asked to Investigate Google’s Privacy Breaches
PC Magazine – USA
by Chloe Albanesius The recent privacy glitch with Google Docs is just the latest example of security concerns with Google’s cloud computing services,
Sun Microsystems` Open Cloud Platform Is a Challenge to Microsoft
eWeek – New York, NY
By Nicholas Kolakowski Microsoft, Google and other companies have a new cloud competitor in Sun Microsystems, which announced its upcoming Sun Open Cloud
Google Tests Ads on iPhone Apps
Marketing Vox News – USA
VentureBeat has confirmed that Google is testing an ad program on Urbanspoon, an iPhone application that introduces local restaurants to users;
Google Chrome 2.0, Windows 7 Not a Fast Combo
eWeek – New York, NY
By Frank Ohlhorst Google’s latest beta of the Chrome 2.0 browser speeds things up, adds new capabilities, but the performance improvements aren’t noticeable
MoreVisibility Named Google Analytics Authorized Consultant
MSNBC – USA
Being a GAAC agency means MoreVisibility provides technical support and programming assistance to properly install Google Analytics on a Website,
Google Voice: GrandCentral grows up!
NetworkWorld.com – Southborough,MA,USA
Yes, after almost two years in development limbo, Grand Central Communications, purchased by Google in July 2007 for a reported $50 million and renamed

MSN

paidContent.org – Can IMDb Be A Player In The Streaming-Video
Washington Post – United States
ComScore pegs its US traffic at a lower 22 million, but that still dwarfs the two runners up: Yahoo Movies and MSN Movies, with 15.4 million and 13.4
MTV Networks explores online-video partnerships
SmartBrief – Washington,DC,USA
MTV new-media executive David Gale told the crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, that the network has deals with MSN, Fancast, AOL,
How SMBs Can Tap Into Demo-Targeting
Mediapost.com – New York,NY,USA
She provides a brief tutorial of how to do demographic targeting on Google AdWords, MSN AdCenter, and social networks Twitter, Facebook, among others.
NBC UNIVERSAL UNVEILS ONLINE AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS FOR 2010
SFCPressPoint (press release) – Tampa,FL,USA
“With the Vancouver version of NBCOlympics.com on MSN, we plan to raise the bar even higher.” The two companies will work together to deliver Olympic
Savvy Senior Senior-friendly computers
Mukilteo Beacon – Mukilteo,WA,USA
Another option to consider that will let your mom access the Web and send and receive e-mails is the MSN TV 2 (www.msntv.com; 866-466-7688).
February Search: Generally Down, but Google’s Market Share was Up
Seeking Alpha – New York,NY,USA
MSN/Live also declined 0.4pts and hit a market share low of 6.3% of search queries. Factoring in Club Live, MSN fared somewhat better but still lost share.
Google’s Cloud is Safer Than My Den
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
At least compared to Google, Yahoo, MSN, or any respectable cloud service. Consider the burglar who made off with my wife’s laptop a couple of years ago.
Alpine’s PND-K3msn GPS adds a little MSN Direct to your road trips
engadget – Santa Monica,CA,USA
by Joseph L. Flatley, posted Mar 18th 2009 at 11:23AM If you love MSN Direct, and if you have a thing for the in-car GPS, you are going to go wild for this
StraightUpSearch

Google’s Interest Based Advertising
StraightUpSearch – Lake Leelanau,MI,USA
With more than 30 companies currently utilizing behavioral targeting, including Yahoo and MSN, Google has been careful to consider the interests and

where can i see information on stock futures?
Motley Fool – USA
Yahoo, MSN, caps, thestreet.com, google finance, on and on and so on. At least yahoo and optionsmonster have abundant data on stock options (puts and calls)

Yahoo

MySpace tests application on Yahoo
BusinessWeek – USA
MySpace on Wednesday said it has begun testing an application on Yahoo Inc.’s home page, which lets users access the social networking site through Yahoo.
Webware Radar: MySpaceID gets upgraded, heads to Yahoo homepage
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
The MySpace app is just one of several services Yahoo has started testing on its homepage, but it will allow Yahoo users to connect to their MySpace network
BlackArrow Extends Executive Team with New President, Nick Troiano
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
Previously, Troiano was vice president of business development within the US Partnership Group at Yahoo!, where he led a business development team
ISOHunt search site lawsuit could make Google, Yahoo, others illegal
TG Daily – USA
Google, for example, can be used today to find pornography very easily — as can Yahoo, MSN, etc. In most states, viewing pornography below a certain age
Yahoo v. Gmail?
Boston Globe – United States
I almost feel vaguely embarrassed by that Yahoo.com address on my business cards, as though it were a pair of acid-washed jeans.
paidContent.org – How Open Is Your Network? MySpaceID Gets Upgraded
Washington Post – United States
In a demonstration of the functionality, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) will be integrating MySpaceID into its new homepage; the app will let users log into their

New Service That Provides Search Engine Optimization for People …

Search Engine Optimization

New Service That Provides Search Engine Optimization for People
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
AUSTIN, Texas , March 17 /PRNewswire/ — PeoplePond, a unique Internet service providing search engine optimized (SEO) profiles and online identity
You CAN Handle These SEO Truths
Mediapost.com – New York,NY,USA
by David Berkowitz, 13 minutes ago If you’re looking to make sure you’re covering all bases with search engine optimization, a good place to start is
Relationship of Title Tag to the Body Text Content
BigNews.biz (press release) – Natick,MA,USA
In the process of search engine optimization, the relationship of body text content to the title tag gives can give websites the needed edge as it helps to
YouTube Dominates Online Video Market on Both Sides of Pond
Search Engine Watch – USA
Li and I will both be speaking next week at the "Video Search Engine Optimization: 2009 and Beyond" session at SES New York 2009. Jeff Ferguson, a member of
Survey Reveals What Business Owners Seek in E-Commerce Shopping Cart
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
Merchant Metrix, Inc. can help you improve your bottom line with its innovative SEO shopping cart, and advanced search engine optimization consulting
Web Design Company CMDS Launches Redesigned Web Site for Spa and
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
In keeping with the characteristics of successful online marketing strategies, search engine optimization was not an afterthought for web design company
5 Factors That Influence Your Website Sales!
Promotion World (press release) – San Diego,CA,USA
Here comes the role of search engine optimization (SEO). Search engine optimization identifies the key words and phrases and optimizes the website for the
PRWeb Webinar to Explore Using News to Drive Search Engine
Daily Mail – Charleston – Charleston,WV,USA
Lee Odden, CEO of TopRank Online Marketing will explore methods to increase search engine traffic to websites by adding keywords and search engine optimized

Google


paidContent.org – Armstrong’s Message To The AOL Troops: Google

Washington Post – United States
The main point Armstrong’s talk sought to reassure AOL staffers that he wasn’t so much of an outsider and that Google was not the enemy going forward.
Analyst: Google, MySpace Make a Bad Fit
Adweek – New York,NY,USA
NEW YORK Google doesn’t care about social networking. But perhaps it should, since social-networking platforms are gradually making search less relevant.
Cramer’s ‘Stop Trading!’: Google & Gilead
TheStreet.com – USA
Cramer said that "in this bullish tape, Google is going way up." With all the talk of the death of newspapers, "every single ad that would have gone in
Google upgrades better-tested Chrome version
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Stephen Shankland Google released a new beta version of Chrome Tuesday, offering a better balance between software that’s stable but out of date on the
Google to roll out free tool to help save energy
Reuters – USA
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Google Inc (GOOG.O) is soon to roll out free software which allows consumers to track their home electricity use and improve
CNET News

HTC to ship at least 3 Android devices in 2009
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Bonnie Cha GSMA 2009 was clearly a snoozer in terms of Google Android news, but with the CTIA Spring 2009 just a couple of weeks away, there’s some hope

Microsoft’s IE Market Stabilizes – Firefox #2 – Google’s Chrome
MarketWatch (press release) – USA
Google, with its Desktop and Chrome offerings, has just under 3% of the market; and acceptance of Vista continues to be below Microsoft’s expectation.
Google Earth 5
Macworld – San Francisco,CA,USA
Google Earth applies satellite imagery and topographical data to a 3-D globe. In some major cities, you’ll even see fully textured 3-D buildings and
HTC Planning Three More Google Android Smartphones
eWeek – New York, NY
By Nathan Eddy Taiwanese handset maker HTC affirms its commitment to Google’s Android mobile OS platform, announcing its intent to produce three more
Google, LVMH Spar Over Keyword Trademark Rights at Top EU Court
Bloomberg – USA
By Stephanie Bodoni March 17 (Bloomberg) — Louis Vuitton told the European Union’s highest court that Google Inc. doesn’t have the right to sell

MSN

CNET News

Alpine PND-K3msn hits the road with MSN Direct
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
The main difference between the two models is the addition of MSN Direct services. MSN Direct brings real-time information to the PND-K3msn,

St. David’s Georgetown Hospital hires new chief nursing officer
Community Impact Newspaper – Austin,TX,USA
Following a nationwide search process, Wendy A. Stuart, RN, BSN, MSN, became the Chief Nursing Officer at St. David’s Georgetown Hospital March 1.
Girl didn’t mean it when she said ‘kill Stefanie,’ lawyer says
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
What MT really meant, in hundreds of MSN Web chats with her boyfriend, was that she wanted him to sever his relationship with the girl he’d briefly been
Practical Ecommerce

Measuring SEO Performance
Practical Ecommerce – Grand Junction,USA
A complete list of the queries available in Google, some of which are also available on Yahoo! and MSN Live, can be found at

MTV Networks Looks to Expand Programming Reach Online
Television Week – Detroit,MI,USA
MTV already has distribution deals with sites including MSN, Fancast, AOL, Joost and Imeem to help it reach new audiences who want to watch MTV programming
Don’t judge accused by her words, jury urged
Globe and Mail – Canada
As she once snapped in an MSN message, annoyed after a supposed earlier attempt by DB came to nought, "I want her dead. We’ve been through this.
Jenna Jameson Gives Birth to Twins
TheCelebrityCafe.com – Valley Stream,NY,USA
The father of the newborns is reportedly Jameson’s boyfriend, mixed-martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Tito Ortiz, MSN Movie

Yahoo


Fresh Evidence that Search Is Still Competitive? Not So Fast

Wall Street Journal – USA
When Google’s search engine broke earlier this year (it started issuing “this site may harm your computer” warnings for all results) searches for “Yahoo
Yahoo Unveils 3 Targeting Tools
Mediapost.com – New York,NY,USA
Yahoo has added three new targeting features — demographic targeting, ad scheduling, and enhanced ZIP-level geo-targeting — to give marketers more control
AT&T, Yahoo! Sports team up on college b-ball feature
San Antonio Business Journal – San Antonio,TX,USA
keep college hoops fans connected to all the latest March Madness news and scores, AT&T U-verse TV has inked a deal with College Basketball from Yahoo!
Yahoo Targets Largest Audience With New Web Video Series
RedOrbit – Dallas,TX,USA
Yahoo Inc. on Monday announced plans to launch a new bi-weekly Web video series focused on the lives of celebrity mothers. Hosted by former Miss USA Ali
Daily Facts to partner with Yahoo!
Redlands Daily Facts – Redlands,CA,USA
The Redlands Daily Facts, in partnership with Yahoo!, is expanding the reach of local advertisers. In a new program launched this week, the newspaper will
Yahoo Adds Targeting to Search and Content Ads
Search Engine Watch – USA
Yahoo has added some new features to its Sponsored Search and Content Match ads, including demographic targeting, ZIP-level geotargeting, and dayparting/ad
Flash & SEO : Indexed in a Flash
Search Engine Journal – USA
That’s why I was excited last June when Adobe, Google, and Yahoo announced their partnership. In June of 2008, Adobe announced that it was working with
Ad Industry Roundup: Glam/SB Nation; Yahoo Search; MSLO; Forbes
paidContent.org – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Yahoo Search Marketing gets advanced targeting features: The targeting upgrades bring Yahoo’s paid search platform that much closer to Google’s AdWords:
Report: Google Yahoo Should Stay Away From Twitter
MediaPost Publications – New York,USA
Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay thinks buying Twitter would be a really bad idea for Web giants like Google and Yahoo, says ZDNet Editor Larry Dignan.
Brands Embrace the (March) Madness
Promo Magazine – New York,NY,USA
For example, KFC, formerly Kentucky Fried Chicken, is playing a return engagement as the sponsor of the “Tournament Pick’ Em” game on the Yahoo Sports Web

SEOP Inc. (SEOP.com) SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Company …

Search Engine Optimization

Brafton

Denver begins using SEO for tourism
Brafton – Boston,MA,USA
As more organizations discover the power behind search engine optimization (SEO), the types of industries using the online marketing tool increases.

SEOP Inc. (SEOP.com) SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Company
SYS-CON Media (press release) – Montvale,NJ,USA
Founded in 2000 by industry experts, SEOP focuses on the future of Search Engine Optimization to provide maximum ROI for all its clients.
Search Sense Consulting – Helping South Florida Business Reach
PRunderground – Springfield,MO,USA
Search Sense Consulting has the answer to meeting all of the online search engine optimization needs through their personal assistance and attention to

NuReach Global Announces Addition of Value Enhanced Social Media

PR Urgent – USA
Our Internet Marketing experts specialize in search engine optimization services, Pay per Click Advertising management and Social Media Marketing to help
Relevant Ads Launches LocalSplash.com
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
"The Local Splash products are designed to achieve maximum search engine optimization for local and small businesses," said Mr. Rosenthal.
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION FOR A DIGITAL WORLD – 3/20/09
ADOTAS – New York,NY,USA
This one-day workshop will provide a foundation for how search engine optimization works for news content and discuss the key challenges and new

Google

Phorm Calls Google Privacy Threat: Pot Calling Kettle…?
Mediapost.com – New York,NY,USA
It includes articles touting personalized ads, bashing Google, and complaining about a recent House of Commons privacy roundtable — where Phorm wasn’t
Google founder gambles on genetic research project
FierceBioResearcher – Washington,DC,USA
The start-up was co-founded by Ann Wojcicki (photo), who is married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Brin was born with a genetic variant that indicates he
Google adds ads to Picasa photo site
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Stephen Shankland Google has begun showing ads on search results at its Picasa site for sharing photos, part of its gradual expansion of advertising
RIM, Google Fail To Properly Support Gmail On BlackBerries
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
RIM and Google need to fix it. When I read Gmail messages on my iPhone, they are marked as read on Gmail’s servers. Same goes for Gmail on the HTC G1

Miramonte technology coordinator wins Google contest

San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
By Paul Thissen ORINDA — Miramonte High School Technology Coordinator Cheryl Davis was named one of six winners of a Google contest to create a lesson plan
Google To Deliver "More Interesting" Ads
Washington Post – United States
Last week, Google launched a new advertising initiative that could make the ads you see on the Web more relevant, a little scarier or both.
Surprise! Google Earth used for robbery
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
but Tom Berge, a man who truly appreciates the free part of free enterprise, knew where he could pinpoint such buildings: Google Earth.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin funds crowd sourcing project to
NEWS.com.au – Australia
By Ian Rakowski AN ambitious bid by Google co-founder Sergey Brin to help find a cure for a debilitating disease is likely to fail, Australia experts say.
Ex-Google, Yahoo staffers release Hadoop distribution
NetworkWorld.com – Southborough,MA,USA
Cloudera, which was launched by former Google, Yahoo, Oracle and Facebook employees last year, has been providing its initial customers with support for
Hey SEO Community, Adapt or Die! Google Branding Update
Search Engine Journal – USA
In the wake of Vince, the recent Google update that rewards big brands with better rankings for competitive keywords, we all need to think about the future

Google piles into S92
National Business Review – Auckland,New Zealand
Google’s pointed comments come in a submission – dated March 6 but just made public – to the Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum working party,
Mormon Times

Finding family history images and videos with Google
Mormon Times – Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Daniel M. Lynch, the author of "Google Your Family Tree," shared some of his techniques for finding family history-related photographs and videos at the BYU

MSN

Tyler’s Burgers is the center of MSN’s attention
The Desert Sun – Palm Springs,CA,USA
Tyler’s Burgers on the Indian Canyon Drive side of La Plaza in Palm Springs was the object of MSN.com’s attention during the Monday lunch hour rush.
Jury shouldn’t draw murderous intent from Internet messages
The Canadian Press – TORONTO
Court has heard the accused allegedly sent MSN messages in October 2007 to her boyfriend saying she want Rengel dead. In a chilling exchange, the boyfriend,
Closing arguments in first trial in Rengel murder case
680 News – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The Crown has presented as evidence the MSN chats between the suspect and her boyfriend taunting and badgering him into committing the violent act.

Seattle PI largest paper to go all-digital

Electronista – Santa Clara,CA,USA
It also draws on Ask.com, Google, Kaango, MSN and Yahoo for its larger online ad plans. The Post-Intelligencer’s reorganization is the latest in a
‘Help! I Have Man Boobs and a Belly!’
MSN Health & Fitness – Redmond,WA,USA
By Martica Heaner, MA, M.Ed., for MSN Health & Fitness Q: I’m a guy who wants to lose weight and convert my fat into muscle. Is it possible to lose,
Study: Google grabs 72% of US Internet searches
BtoB Magazine – New York,NY,USA
Google’s February performance extended its search dominance over Yahoo (with 17.04% of all US searches, down 17% from a year earlier), MSN Search (5.56%,
IT Examiner

Convergys staff read MSN emails
IT Examiner – Banglore,Karnataka,India
By Subhankar Kundu @ Monday, March 16, 2009 11:32 AM Employees at Convergys’ Bangalore office have access to the MSN email in-boxes of US customers,

Office pool: Many to mix business with brackets
Indianapolis Star – United States
A survey by MSN.com indicated that 45 percent of Americans plan to enter at least one college basketball pool this year. An estimated 25 to 37 million
Kathryn Reveles: Do your part to avoid allergies
El Paso Times – El Paso,TX,USA
Kathryn Reveles, RNC, MSN, CNS, CPNP is a clinical instructor at the University of Texas at El Paso School of Nursing.
Komando’s Q & A: Sell stuff on your blog
USA Today – USA
Check out BankRate and MSN Credit Card Analyzer. Go to www.komando.com/news for links. These sites will help you compare cards in a number of categories.

QnA MSN launches, Microsoft’s online branding hell continues
Ars Technica – Boston,MA,USA
As promised, Microsoft has renamed Live Search QnA to MSN QnA. However, the site’s URL has remained unchanged: qna.live.com. By Emil Protalinski | Last
Conde Nast Inks Deal with Hulu for Distribution
Media Buyer Planner – Elkton,MD,USA
Conde Nast websites will begin distributing content via Hulu and its partners, including AOL, MSN, MySpace and Yahoo. The agreement with Hulu allows the

Finding the right words

The Age – Melbourne,Australia
APART from school work, most students rarely write on paper these days, but they do text, blog, use MSN, and post on forums. In an era of disconnected
Optimize your website for search engines to find
TheChronicleHerald.ca – Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
Search sites like Google and MSN provide facilities to help researchers determine which are the most popular and most effective search terms.
Buy and Sell the Best Timeshares Fast!
Timeshares Daily – Carson City,NV,USA
Over the past few years BuyATimeshare.com has dominated all major search engines including Google, Yahoo, America Online, and MSN.

Yahoo

Yahoo Video Targets the Celebrity Mom-dom
BNET – San Francisco,Ca,USA
But this kind of niche webcast, targeting a desirable demographic (younger Moms) is a new direction for Yahoo, one much more likely to succeed than the kind
Yahoo Search Marketing Adds Enhanced Targeting Features
Search Engine Land – Redding,CT,USA
Yahoo has added several enhanced targeting features to its search marketing advertising solution. The features include enhanced geo-targeting, ad scheduling
Like this story? Share it with Yahoo! Buzz
USA Today – USA
The Republican campaign committees for House and Senate candidates have scored a coup: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be their keynote speaker at a joint

Yahoo
! rolls out updated original online video strategy

FierceOnlineVideo – Washington,DC,USA
As Yahoo! goes through a major management shift with Carol Bartz taking over the CEO position from founder Jerry Yang, the search company is revamping its
Yahoo releases friend-finding service
CNN – USA
By Stephen Shankland (CNET) — Taking a different approach to Google’s Latitude software, Yahoo has released a Facebook application called Friends on Fire
Yahoo: Audience First, Then Comes the Show
NewTeeVee – San Francisco,CA,USA
Yahoo has found religion when it comes to web shows, or so it tells The New York Times, and is now opting to find existing audiences and build shows around
Move Over, YouTube: Yahoo! Launches Online Video
xchange Magazine – Phoenix,AZ,USA
Yahoo! already has a history in Web video, albeit a spotty one: The company spent much time and effort at the beginning of the decade to produce elaborate,
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft slammed for foreign censorship
FierceCIO – Washington,DC,USA
Reporters Without Borders, a Paris-based group, has some unkind words for the American technology giants Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.
Ballmer says he doesn’t want to be ‘Jerry Yang’ of Web search
Business Mirror – Philippines
MICROSOFT Corp. chief executive officer Steve Ballmer is pushing Yahoo! Inc. for an internet-search alliance, even as he goes after Yahoo!’s top talent.
Cloudera harnesses the Web for the enterprise with Hadoop
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Matt Asay The industry’s premier Web players–Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Facebook–agree on at least one thing: the future is cloud computing,

Yahoo Reverses Its Web Strategy with Web Videos
New York Times – United States
This time, Yahoo’s executives say they have found a sustainable model for making original video online, in part by explicitly not competing with television.
Many See Privacy on Web as Big Issue, Survey Says
New York Times – United States
Yahoo recently shortened the amount of time it keeps data derived from searches. It is also including a link in some ads that explains how the viewer’s
When gamers die, their instructions can live on
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
And, until my wandering eye caught this remarkable story on Yahoo News, I had never thought about what happens when gamers die.
Turkoglu listed in starting lineups vs. Jazz
Rotoworld.com – USA
Hedo Turkoglu (foot) is listed in the starting lineup against the Jazz on Sunday, per the Yahoo box scores. Turkoglu said earlier in the day that he was
Top Model Brawl Turns To Fight
HULIQ – Hickory,NC,USA
Three people were arrested, reports Yahoo News, and six others hurt Saturday after bedlam broke out while they waited to audition for "America’s Next Top

Police sifting Internet for Amber Dubois clues

San Diego Union Tribune – San Diego,CA,USA
Last week, police served a search warrant on Yahoo Inc., requesting information under Amber’s screen name “wolfintheend.” “We don’t anticipate anything
Bullish Case For Microsoft
istockAnalyst.com (press release) – Salem,OR,USA
Mainly unsuccessful acquisition of Yahoo! brought a lot of discussion. The annual report on the potential acquisition has this comment: "After careful
Boynton detective’s job: Keeping cyberspace safe for teens
Palm Beach Post – FL, United States
And as one recent chat session shows, they’re not hard to find: Less than 10 seconds after Ramos logs into a Yahoo chat room, four messages pop up on the
Sox make Lester extension official
Boston Globe – United States
The team did not disclose the terms of the extension, but a Yahoo! Sports report last Sunday valued the deal at $30 million over five years,
Sox announce Lester deal
Boston Globe – United States
Details of the extension, reported last Sunday by Yahoo!, were not announced by the team, but Yahoo! reports the deal will be for $30 million over five

BrightTALK Hosts Inbound Marketing Summit

Search Engine Marketing

BrightTALK Hosts Inbound Marketing Summit
MSNBC – USA
managing incoming leads, improving webcast capture rates, social customer relationship management, search engine marketing, social media, and more.
Mastering Internet Marketing in 2009.
4Hoteliers – Wanchai,Hong Kong
According to eMarketer, these survey results are on track for search engine marketing across all industries (not just hospitality), as US spending on search

Yahoo! Search Marketing

Rev up the Search Engines
Washington Post – United States
SEO helps improve your search rankings so your website shows up higher on Google, Yahoo and other popular search engines. "SEO is really [fundamental].
Is a Yahoo! search deal the reason for Kumo?
LiveSide – USA
But to fix the branding, why not just promote Live Search? Some good hard pushing marketing (ok, and some serious work on core relevance) is what’s needed,
Yahoo US search share sputters, Google rebounds
Boy Genius Report – NY,USA
Even if its absurdly lame, why the heck not? Its baffling that ask doesn’t have more to show for all of their marketing efforts. I like yahoo.

adCenter

IBM develops privacy application for Facebook
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
In today’s podcast: IBM develops privacy application for Facebook; Microsoft to discontinue adCenter Analytics service; and Nortel forced to sell of
Microsoft adCenter Analytics closing
ADOTAS – New York,NY,USA
by Edward Barrera | ADOTAS — The adCenter Analytics beta program was a “success,” so now it is no more. According to Microsoft, the program will remain
WinInfo Short Takes: Week of March 16
Windows IT Pro – Loveland,CO,USA
Microsoft shutting down its Web site analytics solutionMicrosoft quietly announced this week that it will not ever bring its Microsoft adCenter Analytics
MSFT Shutters adCenter Analytics Beta
Marketing Vox News – USA
Microsoft adCenter Analytics is closing its beta program. Existing users will be able to access their accounts through December 31, 2009.

adSense

Protect your privacy from Google AdSense?s new behavioral ads
SecuObs – France
Présentation : Google recently launched behavioral targeted ads for AdSense. This means AdSense displays adverts not only on the context of the webpage,

Online Business


Full Service Online Marketing Releases New eBook – ‘Online Selling

Newswire Today (press release) – London,UK
The arrival of this eBook could not have been more well-timed; when the need for online business success is at an all time “Necessity”.
Website Shows How To Launch Your Own Home Business
WebWire (press release) – Atlanta,GA,USA
A new website, CindyFox9.com, shows even those with little or no business experience how to select, and then succeed, with an online business that is right
Web chat for small business owners on Staten Island
Staten Island Advance – SILive.com – Staten Island,NY,USA
You can join the live Web chat by logging onto www.sba.gov, and clicking the "Online Business Chat" icon. Web chat participants may post questions for

Google

Calling All Parkinson’s Patients: Genome Study Sponsored by Google
HealthNews – Carslbad,CA,USA
Google co-founder Sergey Brin and 23andMe, co-founded by his wife Ann Wojcocki, are joining forces with the Parkinson’s Institute in California,
New York Times

Just Don’t Compare Kosmix to Google
New York Times – United States
By MIGUEL HELFT KOSMIX, a well-financed Silicon Valley start-up, is often described on blogs and news sites as a search engine that may someday rival Google

Google Voice, eBay Put Pressure on Skype
PC World – USA
The future does not look very bright for Skype, after Google announced it will launch a potential competitor and eBay’s CEO said that the online auction
What Armstrong’s Move Means For AOL, Google; Advertisers: Can
Forbes – NY,USA
Analysts this morning have started to weigh in on Tim Armstrong’s move from Google to AOL, and the consensus is that it’sa modest negative for Google and a
New Message: Google Unveils Google Voice
Red Herring – CA,USA
by mark selfe Is there anything in technology that Google is not getting into? Well according to a release yesterday apparently not.
GReader Popup puts Google Reader in every tab
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Josh Lowensohn If you like Google Reader, but would prefer to keep it from taking up an oh-so-important tab in your browser, you’ll definitely like
Google Continues to Hold Steady in Search Share
PC Magazine – USA
by Chloe Albanesius Americans conducted 13.1 billion online searches in February, the majority of which were done via Google sites, according to data from

MSN

From Windows Live to Live Search to MSN: QnA Updated
LiveSide – USA
We reported almost a month ago that QnA is moving from Live Search to MSN. Today the QnA team officially announced the latest updates to the QnA website,

Yahoo

Hulu beats Yahoo in video streaming views and gets number two
IBLNEWS – Spain
The one-year-old Hulu.com beat out Yahoo, MySpace and ABC in video streaming audience, according to the latest Nielsen stats. In February, YouTube had 5.2
NBPA to launch investigation into agency
The Associated Press
Yahoo! reported Ceruzzi donated about $300000 to the Southern California All-Stars, an AAU program, between September 2007 and April 2008.

Rev up the Search Engines

Search Engine Optimization

Rev up the Search Engines
PC World – USA
By Amanda C. Kooser, Entrepreneur.com Your web startup needs to cut through the clutter and reel in customers, and search engine optimization (SEO) can be
Burlington brothers easy to find on Net
Hamilton Spectator – Hamilton,ON,Canada
Scott Wilson, search-engine optimization expert and CEO of RankHigher.ca, offers some tips to Hamilton businesses, big or small, about how to boost a
Some Facts of Search Engine Optimization
Best Syndication – Pinon Hills,CA,USA
There are some process and facts of search engine optimization to get web page in right position by the right keywords. At 1st market research is the basic

Google

Google Searches as Early Warning for Disease Outbreaks
Wall Street Journal Blogs – New York,NY,USA
By Jacob Goldstein Last summer, for a month before Canadian officials announced an outbreak of listeriosis that would kill some 20 people, Google searches
CNET News

Google Earth updates maps of Mars
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Dong Ngo There is now a lot more about Mars to view in Google Earth than there was just a month ago. Google announced Friday a major update to show more

Former Google Exec Named to Lead AOL
PC Magazine – USA
Time Warner announced announced that it has named Google senior vice president Tim Armstrong as the chairman and chief executive of AOL.

Google
Adds Image Search For Android

Mediapost.com – New York,NY,USA
Google has introduced image search results for Android-powered phones and the iPhone and iPod touch devices in the US, UK and Japan.
Analysis: Is Twitter a Facebook or Google killer?
Digital Media Wire – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Is Twitter, as Google CEO Eric Schmidt opined last week, the poor man’s email? Is it a Facebook or Google killer? What can clickstream data tell us about
Google exec named as AOL chief
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
by Marguerite Reardon Time Warner has named Google’s advertising sales guru Tim Armstrong chairman and chief executive of its troubled AOL unit.

MSN

Microsoft: Down Economy Will Not Hamper Wagering on College Basketball
Softpedia – Bucharest,Romania
According to data made available by the Redmond company via the MSN Hoops Hysteria Survey, no less than 45% of Americans will continue to wage money on
BeBe Winans charged in domestic assault
Baltimore Sun – United States
BeBe Winans has been charged with misdemeanor assault in connection with a Valentine’s weekend incident at his former wife’s home, MSN reports.
Autochannel (press release)

22 Cars for Teen Drivers From MSN
Autochannel (press release) – USA
To help teens and parents make smart decisions at the dealership, MSN has compiled a list of 22 vehicles that are good picks for new drivers.

Fox Sports en Espanol Partners With Power Challenge to Redefine
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
Power Soccer(R) was integrated into the Fox Sports en Espanol’s website, foxsportsla.msn.com; the co-branded site can be found at
MSN Mobile Now Includes More Video Content
pocketnow.com – New York,NY,USA
The MSN Mobile site has usually been very light on content. Normally you might find about 3 videos that you can watch, and they haven’t been updated for
Examiner.com

Preparing for a lay off
Examiner.com – USA
Donna Freedman of MSN Money suggests running a financial fire drill. Ms. Freedman’s plan walks you through how to identify what you need to live on monthly,

Teen suspects in Rengel murder texted constantly
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
Analysis of seized computer hard drives show they also communicated frequently on the MSN Web Messenger chat network. MT has pleaded not guilty to

Yahoo

Yahoo Integrates Fire Eagle into Facebook
PC Magazine – USA
"We give you control over how much you choose to share with these different applications as well," Tom Coates, with Yahoo’s technology development group,
Yahoo Search Streak Snapped, Loses Share In Feb (Google Gains
The Business Insider – New York,NY,USA
Minor changes in search share in February: Yahoo’s string of search-share gains was snapped in February, although the company’s share is hanging in at above
Review: Recession in Yahoo
Minneapolis Star Tribune – Minneapolis,MN,USA
The action, based on Brecht’s "Roundheads and Pointed Heads," happens in a land called Yahoo. The economy is a shambles, and the viceroy (Louis Vuolo)
Yahoo app lets people share location on Facebook
NetworkWorld.com – Southborough,MA,USA
By Juan Carlos Perez , IDG News Service , 03/13/2009 Yahoo released on Friday an application that lets Facebook members share their physical location with
Hulu Adds Social Networking, Rockets to No. 2
PC World – USA
You can now invite friends through your Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo Mail accounts, or tap into the vast friend resources of MySpace and Facebook to lure
Yahoo’s Fire Eagle Soars Onto Facebook, Firefox
Washington Post – United States
This morning Yahoo has released a pair of new applications that tap into Fire Eagle, Yahoo’s ambitious geo-location system that allows a wide variety of web
Court Denies Yahoo Request To Move Trademark Case
Search Engine Watch – USA
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected Yahoo’s bid to move the trademark suit brought by American Airlines in a Texas court.
Court rejects Yahoo bid to move trademark case
BusinessWeek – USA
A federal appeals court has rejected Yahoo Inc.’s bid to move a trademark lawsuit filed by American Airlines from Texas to Yahoo’s home turf of Northern
Yahoo enhances SearchMonkey developer platform
VNUNet.com – UK
Yahoo has launched new functionality for its SearchMonkey developer platform, designed to allow site owners and developers to more easily embed content in
Microsoft Abandons Web Analytics, Suggests You Try Google Or Yahoo
The Business Insider – New York,NY,USA
comprehensive list of "Companies Offering Web Analytics Solutions" — including links to services provided by online rivals Google and Yahoo (YHOO).