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eBay Australia Sellers Oppose PayPal Plan (Top News - WebProNews)

Nobody Went Public Last Quarter — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:25:07+0100

Last month the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) introduced a draft proposal to put eBay Australia's plan to move to a PayPal - only system on hold.

Yesterday in Sydney eBay sellers gathered at a conference organized by the ACCC to discuss the draft proposal before the July 3 deadline for submissions. The sellers urged the ACCC to not to allow eBay to go to a PayPal only system in the country.

Washington Online Sales Tax Now Law (Top News - WebProNews)

Microsoft Confirms Powerset Acquisition — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:14:58+0100

Online shoppers who are residents of the state of Washington will now have to start paying sales tax on purchases made on the Internet.

Starting today Washington joins 18 other states that require some online retailers to collect sales tax. About 1,100 ecommerce retailers have agreed to collect taxes in exchange for the state not going after them for back taxes.

Video Of Angry French President Is Online Hit (Top News - WebProNews)

Facebook Encountering Setbacks In China — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:04:07+0100

French public television channel, France 3 has launched an investigation into how an off air video of irritated French President Nicolas Sarkozy found its way online.

The video shows a France 3 technician attaching a microphone to Sarkozy's tie, and ignoring the presidents greeting. "It's a question of manners," Sarkozy is heard saying on the video. "When you're invited, you're entitled to have people say 'hello' to you."

Viacom Wins YouTube Viewing Records In Court (Top News - WebProNews)

Ball Girl?s Catch Online Sensation — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:37:33+0100

As part of the discovery process in the ongoing court fight between Viacom and Google, Viacom gained access to the log data for every video viewed on YouTube.

Study: Online TV Content Ads Connect With Car Shoppers (Top News - WebProNews)

Borders.com Adds Social Features — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:03:56+0100

Online television is nice for all sorts of reasons - the convenience, the selection, the lack of cost. And for advertisers, online content linked to television is nice because it's helpful in selling new cars.

Selling Your Soul On The Internet Is Hell (Top News - WebProNews)

Facebook Beach Party Stalled By Police — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:43:47+0100

Things aren't cool anymore once everybody starts doing them, that's the Law of Cool*. The same applies to selling one's immortal soul on the Internet, which has entered let's-throw-a-toga-party-like-they-did-on-Animal-House status**. Our latest soul peddler is from New Zealand, who learned like others before him that hosted auction websites don't want anywhere near his soul or lack thereof.

Searching For America's Next President (Top News - WebProNews)

Selling Your Soul On The Internet Is Hell — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:39:46+0100

This weekend, as we fire up the grills and the sparklers (and some pyrotechnic contraband, depending on where you live), we also fan the flames of patriotism and of brotherhood, knowing that despite our differences of opinion in politics, the flames in our bellies are unending and conceived in the spirit of the unity of all voices.

Rock the Vote, MySpace Launch Band Contest (Top News - WebProNews)

Google Launches Traditional Media Blog — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:29:31+0100

Rock the Vote and MySpace have partnered on an initiative to encourage potential voters to register to vote for the 2008 presidential election.

The "DemROCKracy Band Competition" invites any artists with a MySpace page to install a widget that allows users to register to vote. The goal is to register as many voters as possible.

Powerset: Why A Google-Killer Sells So Cheap (Top News - WebProNews)

Google Consolidating Denver And Dallas Offices — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:58:42+0100

Of all the post-Google search engine startups, Powerset was touted as the most likely Google-killer. We waited with bated breath, we rubbered our necks around to get a better glimpse—early reports were stellar, yes this was the one to take on Google and. . .Wait, what?

Sold to Microsoft. $100 million? Wait, what?

Orbitz Partners With MSN On Travel Services (Top News - WebProNews)

Microsoft Still Playing Footsie With Yahoo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:29:11+0100

Orbitz Worldwide has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Microsoft to be the online travel agency for MSN.com's travel portal in the U.S. and the UK.

Orbitz.com replaces the Microsoft founded Expedia in the U.S. and affiliate ebookers.com will serve the MSN UK site.

Orbitz says the deal could attract 3.5 million visitors per month to Orbitz through MSN Travel. Orbitz did not offer data on how many visitors it could bring to its ebookers site.

Oops: Outsourcing Firm Loses Google Staff Data (Top News - WebProNews)

Do Your URLs Stink? — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:34:33+0100

All the engineering acumen in the world, or at least in the Googleplex, can't prevent an old-fashioned burglary of unencrypted employee data held by an outside firm.

Online Affiliate Marketing Spending To Hit $3 Billion (Top News - WebProNews)

Courtney Love Drops Embezzlement Bomb On MySpace — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:10:10+0100

In 2008 online marketers will spend $2.1 billion on affiliate marketing fees, with U.S. online affiliate marketing spending hitting $3.3 billion in 2012 according to a new report from JupiterResearch, "US Online Affiliate Marketing Forecast, 2007-2012."

The report found affiliate marketing remains popular because it is performance based, has a low risk and requires a small initial investment. Marketers tend to work with affiliates that attract the most traffic to their sites, which results in a handful of affiliates bringing the majority of traffic and sales.

Nobody Went Public Last Quarter (Top News - WebProNews)

Google Softens Description Of SEOs — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:51:30+0100

For the first time in thirty years, Wall Street saw a quarter come and go with no companies going public. The second quarter of 2008 proved to be a disappointing one all around.

Adding on to residual distrust from the dotcom bust, venture capitalists and investment firms are reluctant to debut their startups to the public market during such a weak climate. Memories of Vonage's embarrassing public offering two years ago don't help the situation; venture capitalists feel going public during the current market's mood would be anticlimactic.

New Web Site Aims To Save Drivers On Gas (Top News - WebProNews)

Google Apps Catches Big Customer — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:31:49+0100

With gas prices hitting record highs a new service is hoping to offer U.S. drivers some relief when they fill up at the pump.

A new Miami-based company, MyGallons.com is offering consumers the chance to purchase gasoline at current prices and then fill up later when prices will be inevitably higher.

More Than Half Of Americans Have Broadband Connections (Top News - WebProNews)

Hitwise Proves The Value Of Yahoo's Non-Search Parts — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:03:41+0100

Over half (55%) of all adult Americans now have a high-speed Internet connection at home, according to a new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

The percentage of Americans with broadband has increased from 47 percent in early 2007 and 42 percent in early 2005. Of those who access the Internet at home, 79 percent have a high-speed connection and 15 percent use dialup.

Adults who live in households whose annual incomes are less than $20,000 a year, home broadband adoption was at 25% in early 2008, compared to 28 percent in 2007.

Microsoft Still Playing Footsie With Yahoo (Top News - WebProNews)

Firefox Market Share Shuffles Forward Again — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:41:21+0100

Getting pandas to mate couldn't be much more difficult than getting Microsoft and Yahoo to. Mr. Softy makes a grand display, woos, is rejected; Yahoo changes heart, does a strip tease, but Mr. Softy's pride is too wounded. The insider drama revealed in a lengthy report by the Wall Street Journal plays out like a pair of lovers flirting with disaster one way or the other.

Microsoft Confirms Powerset Acquisition (Top News - WebProNews)

Google Gains Right To Sell AOL Stake — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:55:38+0100

Satya Nadella, the senior vice president of Microsoft's Search, Portal & Advertising Platform Group, isn't afraid to admit that the current crop of search engines suffer from some problems. Nadella seems to be hoping, however, that his company's acquisition of Powerset will help it solve them.

Justice Department Steps Up Google, Yahoo Probe (Top News - WebProNews)

Rock the Vote, MySpace Launch Band Contest — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:00:59+0100

Antitrust regulators will take a closer look at the potential implications of an advertising deal made by Google and Yahoo last month.

Hitwise Provides Hope For Retailers (Top News - WebProNews)

GoDaddy Auction VP Gets Slashdot Treatment — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:16:23+0100

It seems like the economy gets a little scarier with every passing week. Still, new Hitwise data shows that customers are ready to shop, and it even points to an approach or three that retailers should adopt.

Hitwise Proves The Value Of Yahoo's Non-Search Parts (Top News - WebProNews)

Searching For America's Next President — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:08:15+0100

Suppose that Steve Ballmer and Jerry Yang miraculously agreed on something: the sale of Yahoo's search department. A new Hitwise report sorts through the pile of properties that would remain, and as it turns out, the leftovers look pretty tasty.

Google Street View Glances At France (Top News - WebProNews)

More Than Half Of Americans Have Broadband Connections — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:04:26+0100

Until now, Google Street View never allowed anyone to see outside America. Thankfully, this year's Tour de France seems to have provided enough of a reason for other images to be released.

Google Softens Description Of SEOs (Top News - WebProNews)

Washington Online Sales Tax Now Law — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:44:00+0100

SEOs should prepare to feel all warm and fuzzy. In a document titled "What's an SEO? Does Google recommend working with companies that offer to make my site Google-friendly?" Google's softened some of the language it uses to describe them.

Google Maps For Mobile Gains Voice Search (Top News - WebProNews)

Study: Online TV Content Ads Connect With Car Shoppers — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:57:25+0100

Carefully weigh how much you dislike typing on cell phones against how much you want to keep private whatever you're researching. Then, if you dare, check out the new voice search abilities connected to Google Maps for mobile.

Google Launches Traditional Media Blog (Top News - WebProNews)

Video Of Angry French President Is Online Hit — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:43:52+0100

A lot of people don't participate in Google's TV, newspaper, and radio advertising programs. Others aren't even aware they exist. So Google has launched a new traditional media blog with the aim of changing both these conditions.

Google Gains Right To Sell AOL Stake (Top News - WebProNews)

Online Affiliate Marketing Spending To Hit $3 Billion — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:02:20+0100

Google's owned a five percent stake in AOL for the better part of three years. Now, thanks to the passage of time and the terms of their partnership, the search giant's getting the option of escaping.

Google Consolidating Denver And Dallas Offices (Top News - WebProNews)

Oops: Outsourcing Firm Loses Google Staff Data — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:00:55+0100

Google's recurring physical expansions may have gone a little too far. There's word that the search giant now plans to shrink a bit by closing offices in Denver and Dallas.

Google Apps Catches Big Customer (Top News - WebProNews)

Discovery Pushing HowStuffWorks.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:46:25+0100

Google Apps is something we don't hear about too often; compared to search, it simply doesn't come up. Google Apps is getting along just fine, though, and a new development involving Taylor Woodrow proves this point.

GoDaddy Auction VP Gets Slashdot Treatment (Top News - WebProNews)

eBay Australia Sellers Oppose PayPal Plan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:51:19+0100

There's nothing improper about the VP of aftermarket domain auctions bidding up domain prices, says GoDaddy, but they've banned employees from participating in the future anyway, just to make everybody happy.

And likely, to make the all the dirty looks go away.

What looked like an idle comment in NamePros.com's domain forum stirred up the hornets nest a bit. The comment from a senior forum member going by Stevie read this way:

Firefox Market Share Shuffles Forward Again (Top News - WebProNews)

Army Blogger Ordered To Shutter Site — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:02:48+0100

Firefox hit a new high point last month as it continues to enjoy a rise in popularity. Although not yet at the nice, round number of 20 percent, the Web browser now has a market share of over 19 percent.

Facebook Encountering Setbacks In China (Top News - WebProNews)

Orbitz Partners With MSN On Travel Services — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:07:42+0100

So much for global domination. Less than two weeks after Facebook targeted the Chinese market, users' problems with its Chinese-language site point to either serious regional outages or government censorship.

Facebook Beach Party Stalled By Police (Top News - WebProNews)

Powerset: Why A Google-Killer Sells So Cheap — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:14:07+0100

A beach party organized on Facebook that was expected to attract as many as 10,000 revelers has been canceled after police warned that it was illegal.

More than 7,000 people had confirmed on the social networking site that they would attend the party billed as "a night of mayhem," in the coastal town of Torbay, England.

Do Your URLs Stink? (Top News - WebProNews)

Top News - WebProNews — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:42:27+0100

Formatting URLs properly for SEO purposes shouldn't be something beyond the capabilities of your website.

Discovery Pushing HowStuffWorks.com (Top News - WebProNews)

Hitwise Provides Hope For Retailers — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:03:24+0100

Discovery - owned HowStuffWorks.com is launching its first-ever marketing campaign in hopes of attracting more users and advertisers.

Discovery Communications purchased the U.S. branch of HowStuffWorks six months ago for $250 million. The marketing campaign includes 30-second spots on Discovery's online properties along with its TV properties.

Destination Nowhere: Ask Give Microsoft Map Business (Top News - WebProNews)

Viacom Wins YouTube Viewing Records In Court — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:42:44+0100

Ask.com's mapping service, a feature laden map option that provided a host of tools, received an unceremonious dumping in favor of Microsoft and its Virtual Earth.

Courtney Love Drops Embezzlement Bomb On MySpace (Top News - WebProNews)

AdSense Referrals? AdWords Pay Per Action? Not Anymore — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:40:37+0100

On her MySpace blog today, Courtney Love penned an erratic message to her fans detailing an elaborate-sounding embezzlement scheme by her management, which includes computer hacking and dummy corporations, to fleece her for $380 million. It's unclear if what she posted is real, a joke, or off-the-deep-end crazy.

Borders.com Adds Social Features (Top News - WebProNews)

Destination Nowhere: Ask Give Microsoft Map Business — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:13:00+0100

Borders.com has partnered with Bazaarvoice, a social commerce applications provider to offer user rating and reviews on its recently launched Web site.

Borders said its working with Bazaarvoice because it helps create a "Compelling and interactive online experience."

"When you walk through a Borders store, you quickly realize that customer conversations are an essential part of the shopping experience," said Kevin Ertell, senior vice president of e-business for Borders Group, Inc.

Ball Girl?s Catch Online Sensation (Top News - WebProNews)

Google Street View Glances At France — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:52:07+0100

A video on YouTube depicting a ball girl at a minor league baseball game making an unbelievable catch is actually a shelved ad for Gatorade.

The ball girls superhuman leap was actually done by a stuntwoman who was helped into the air by cables. The accidental viral video has received more than 3.5 million hits on a variety of Web sites within the last month.

Army Blogger Ordered To Shutter Site (Top News - WebProNews)

Google Maps For Mobile Gains Voice Search — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:15:24+0100

A solider in the U.S. Army has been ordered to shut down his blog for writing posts that criticized his superior officers.

Blogging about the Iraq war under the pseudonym "LT [Lieutenant] G" since December 2007 the popular blog called "Kaboom: A Soldiers War Journal," detailed the daily life of the war describing firefights, combat patrols and tribal meetings.

Adobe Helps Google, Yahoo Search Flash Files (Top News - WebProNews)

New Web Site Aims To Save Drivers On Gas — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:47:50+0100

Site publishers who love Flash for its presentation but hate its near-invisibility to search crawlers should appreciate a recent announcement from Adobe.

AdSense Referrals? AdWords Pay Per Action? Not Anymore (Top News - WebProNews)

Justice Department Steps Up Google, Yahoo Probe — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:57:31+0100

Google has decided to shut down its AdSense Referrals program effective the last week of August.

Yahoo: Phoenix or Zombie? (Search Engine Optimization, Google Optimization - RSS Feeds)

Answers.com Takes New, Old Approach to Search — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:00:47+0100

Well before Microsoft and Yahoo started discussing a merger that later fell apart the venerable search engine seemed a little lost in its journey to an uncertain future. As we look at the latest news surrounding Yahoo we can ponder what kind of soul stands revealed by the company is it a phoenix or a zombie Will the deal with Google save it and if not what s next ...
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Choosing the Domain Name of Your Dreams (Search Engine Optimization, Google Optimization - RSS ...

Viewzi Offers New Look at Visual Search — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:00:47+0100

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Answers.com Takes New, Old Approach to Search (Search Engine Optimization, Google Optimization ...

Choosing the Domain Name of Your Dreams — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:00:48+0100

Is asking a simple question and getting a simple answer too much to hope for from today s search engines For the most part it seems that way. But Answers.com is trying to change that. The three-year-old search engine hopes to give answers to your natural language queries that will keep you coming back....
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