Archive for January, 2006
Internet Explorer Version 7.0 Beta 2 Download
I am starting to play with it, but for e-commerce design teams you might want to get an early start with IE Version 7 B2. At first blush looks like they copied the tabbed browsing luxury of Firefox. It also…
Rootkit Sculpture Planned Since Users Still Don’t Get It
Once again I come to you tongue-in-cheek and the real question will be how do I paint the predicted BIOS attacks? I also wonder what e-commerce professionals are going to do about that when the infrastructure they take for granted…
Google Announces Earnings
Google just announced it earnings today for Q4 last year.
The after hours traders has the stock down by over 15% in after hour trading. Earnings came in at $1.54/share when it was expected to surpass $1.76 a…
Yahoo Instant Messenger Virus
It looks like Yahoo Instant Messenger was hit with a virus. A few friends sent me a link via YIM. It was for http://www.geocities.com/my_new_look_2006/. Of course, they didn’t really send it.
We know that means it’s a virus but we…
Access Blocked: The Nightmare Starts in 2008
Censorship, unfair trade, or just business? As of January 6, 2008 Verizon will no longer be held by the restriction to comply with the “network neutrality” principle that has been a hallmark of the Internet since…
FreestyleRewards/Coolsavings Still Using Adware: 180Solutions
Coolsavings (FreestyleRewards) is, knowingly or unknowingly, moving on from Direct Revenue and into a relationship with 180Solutions via its Zango download — in violation of various affiliate network terms & conditions, rules, guidelines, etc. reports Ben Edelman…
What Really Drags Down SEO
You might want to check out “The Real Cost of SEO: It’s not Budget, It’s Believers!”. The Search Engine Guide article by Gord Hotchkiss, president and CEO of Enquiro, gets to the heart of what often impedes SEO…
Measuring Digg Traffic, The Good, The Bad & The Bandwidth
What do you get from 5 different diggs in less than two weeks, one of them making the digg home page for 24 hours?
You get 60,000 + unique visitors, that’s what you get. Including…
5 Free DVDs from USPS.com
I recently stumbled upon a post on Digg about the U.S. Postal Service offering free DVDs about avoiding online scams and identity theft.
I figured I’d check it out for myself and found it to be true. Better…
Competitive Brand Bidding Going Mainstream
Pontiac recently ran a TV ad in which they said at the end “Google Pontiac for more information”. It didn’t take long for competitors to start bidding on the term Pontiac. John Battelle shows a copy of the ad on…
