Apple Fine-Tunes Software Amid Concerns
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has released its Software Update version 2.1 as the company refreshes its new Safari 3.1 browser to fix four vulnerabilities. Two of the issues are specific to Safari running on Windows. In one of the patched issues, Apple notes in its advisory that a maliciously crafted Web site may control the contents of the address bar. It’s a flaw that could have potentially led to spoofing or unintended user information disclosure. The second Safari for Windows issue involves a memory-corruption flaw that could be triggered when downloading a file. (Read the full post about ‘Apple Fine-Tunes Software Amid Concerns’…)
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IBM Buys Its Way Into Deduplication
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
IBM’s acquisition today of Diligent Technologies not only gives it an established player in the emerging hot-spot of data deduplication, it may help Big Blue reap additional benefits in market and channel opportunities.
The acquisition also puts IBM (NYSE: IBM) shoulder-to-shoulder with EMC, Sun and Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) — all top-tier players boasting “de-dupe” solutions, which enable businesses to compress their stored data, saving resources and money.
The purchase presents IBM with some unique reseller opportunities, given Diligent’s OEM relationships with Sun, HDS and Overland.
Ironically, HDS also has gained traction as a formidable Diligent OEM partner — a fact that may cause some problems for both parties.
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U.S. Flounders in Tech Trash Recycling
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
Green may be the new black, but many U.S. consumers are not recycling old electronic gadgets despite promises by multiple organizations for hassle-free ways to get rid of electronic waste. Putting computers, televisions or cell phones in the trash is increasingly frowned on, and states like Massachusetts ban discarding many electronics in garbage cans. As a result, some local authorities arrange free recycling events and companies and charities around the country offer to recycle old devices. But while most U.S consumers say they approve of recycling, a large number are not actually doing it. Stephen Baker of consumer research firm NPD Group has an idea why. “People aren’t doing it because people are lazy. (Read the full post about ‘U.S. Flounders in Tech Trash Recycling’…)
Case Sensitive Google Search Results Being Found
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
Case Sensitive Google Search Results Being Found
Chris Silver Smith over at NetConcepts found case sensitive results in Google SERPs. Let’s hope this is just some error and not a change that will see many people scrambling to make wholesale changes to their SEO efforts.
Talk about ways to further pollute the results…. rewritten copy saying the same thing but geared towards upper and lower case search results… does anyone win here?
Microsoft Hires Lobbyists in Anticipation of Yahoo Acquisition
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
Microsoft Hires Lobbyists in Anticipation of Yahoo Acquisition
Microsoft is preparing for the best in its unsolicited bid for Yahoo. The AP is reporting that the software giant has hired lobbyists to address the inevitable regulatory concerns that will arise should the deal go through. Bryan Cave Strategies LLC will represent the Redmond-based Microsoft in what would likely be a hostile takeover.
Just one week remains before Microsoft’s ultimatum deadline rears its ugly head. Yahoo releases first quarter revenues on Tuesday, and has been doing everything it can to resist the deal or raise the bid to a higher price tag.
New SEMPO Chairperson Dana Todd Has Big Dreams for Organization
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
New SEMPO Chairperson Dana Todd Has Big Dreams for Organization
Last month, SEMPO selected the officers for their 2008 Board of Directors, and Chairperson Dana Todd is sharing her vision for the organization.
“Because the internet marketing industry changes so rapidly, it’s becoming more important to hiring managers to know that the people they’re bringing on board have more than a passing knowledge of the tactical aspects of Search Marketing. It’s very learnable, but you can’t take shortcuts in learning a complex science such as Search,” said Chairperson Dana Todd.
Specifically, Todd wants to help search marketing practices be applied to other sectors such as online advertising, information architecture, and PR.
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Broadband, Video Force AT&T Job Cuts
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
Source: Reuters AT&T (NYSE: T) said on Friday it would cut its workforce by 1.5 percent, or 4,600 jobs, as it faces rising costs for deploying new, high-speed Internet and video services and declining traditional phone sales. The reductions will primarily hit management-level employees, resulting in a first-quarter pretax charge of $374 million. The biggest U.S. telecommunications provider, which has about 310,000 employees, said in a regulatory filing that its head count would remain stable in 2008 as it hires more workers to support growth areas. AT&T said the job cuts, affecting its wireline telephone business in the United States and around the world in mostly “noncustomer-facing areas,” are part of its efforts to streamline the company. (Read the full post about ‘Broadband, Video Force AT&T Job Cuts’…)
Visual, Mobile Search Engine Coming to iPhones in Japan
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
Visual, Mobile Search Engine Coming to iPhones in Japan
Evolution Robotics is preparing to introduce a new mobile search engine, dubbed ER Search, that incorporates visual search. Expected to be available for iPhones in Japan as early as June, the technology makes cameras an integral part of the mobile search process. Here’s how it works:
1. Users take a picture of a DVD cover, book cover or CD cover.
2. They email it to Evolution Robotics server.
3. Evolution Robotics sends an email to the iPhone with information about the product.
4. Users have the option to buy the product.
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Yahoo Implements Minimum Bid Price Change
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
Yahoo Implements Minimum Bid Price Change
In February, Yahoo announced that minimum bids for Sponsored Search will no longer be fixed at $.10. And yesterday, they announced that the change has taken effect.
Buyers may find that new minimum bids may be set lower or higher than $.10 for Sponsored Search ads. However, Content Match minimum bids will stay fixed at $.10.
Comparing the new minimum bids to auction house reserve prices, Yahoo said that two main factors will drive the price – quality and value. High quality ads could be rewarded with lower minimum bids, while value will be determined by how many advertisers are bidding on a particular keyword and how much they’re willing to pay for it.
Ads become eligible for display when a buyer’s bid is equal to or greater to the minimum bid.
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Microsoft Acquires Travel Search Site Farecast
Autor admin | 18.04.2008 | Category SEO
Microsoft Acquires Travel Search Site Farecast
Microsoft has acquired Seattle-based travel search site Farecast for an estimated $115 million, according to published reports. Both parties are remaining largely mum on the matter, which resolved April 9.
Farecast uses predictive technology to offer its users comprehensive results on hotels and airfare prices. It also uses historical data to let searchers know if they’re really getting a deal.
All 27 of Farecast’s employees will become Microsoft employees as a result of the acquisition.
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