Yahoo Rejects Microsoft: Worst Decision Ever?
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
Will the Yahoo decision to refuse Microsoft’s offer go down as one of the biggest missed opportunities of the Internet industry? Did Yahoo set themselves up for their ultimate demise in the search space?
There have been some major missed opportunities in our industry; decisions that must haunt those involved. In 1999, Excite had the opportunity to buy Google for $1 million. Former Excite CEO George Bell hates to be reminded of this. Arguably the biggest faux pas of our industry came in 1999, when Excite had the opportunity to buy Google for $1 million and refused. Is it possible Yahoo’s turn-down of Microsoft’s offer could trump it?
Excite is now a shell of what it once was, a minor part of Barry Diller’s IAC properties.
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SaaS Tool Offers Custom Database Development
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
CIOs, value-added resellers and business managers can now create their own custom database applications without writing any code, through SaaSWizard.
Built on a scalable J2EE (define) platform, SaaSWizard can be installed on Linux or Windows servers, and lets users build database applications with MySQL (define) or Microsoft SQL Server, using just their browsers.
The result can either be served up in software as a service (SaaS) mode or installed on-premise behind the enterprise firewall.
Developers can either customize built-in SaaSWizard templates, such as EnterpriseWizard CRM, or create applications from scratch.
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NASA, SGI Plan Petaflop Computer Breakthrough
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
The race to petaflop supercomputers is heating up, with the latest entry coming from NASA, Intel and SGI. The trio announced plans to build what will be a petaflop-capable supercomputer by next year, and up to 10 petaflops (define) by 2012.
Supercomputers have been in a constant game of oneupsmanship and bragging rights. The definitive list of the fastest supercomputers, called Top500, is released twice a year, and for the last few years, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has dominated with its Blue Gene/L supercomputer at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories.
With each update to the list, the number of teraflops (define) goes up because no matter how much processing power you give these machines, there’s still more demand for them.
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XP Service Pack Rocky for Some, OK for Others
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
Days after Microsoft started public downloads of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), some users have experienced serious problems installing the update. In fact, at least one published report cites large numbers of problems and of users angry about it.
However, from a sampling of postings on Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows XP newsgroups Thursday, as operating system service packs go, the numbers of users experiencing glitches appear to be what would likely be considered normal on the release of a major service pack for the most widely-used operating system on the planet.
That said, given the impatience of users for XP’s final service pack, the glitches may be particularly annoying.
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Optimization by Numbers
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
The automotive and online marketing industries share a common thread. Both reflect the growing complexity of modern culture.
In simpler times, combustion engines ruled the roads, and online marketers created nifty little pop-up ads. Now, with the advent of new technologies and shifting consumer interests, what were once straightforward disciplines have splintered in a myriad of multifaceted service offerings — all of which must be mastered by industry professionals.
The shift to alternative fuels and growing concern for the environment have compelled automobile manufacturing to become extremely research and development intensive, resulting in hybridization and hydrogen fueling innovations.
House Democrats Try Again With Net Neutrality Bill
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
Two House Democrats today introduced another bill that would prohibit Internet service providers (ISPs) from slowing or degrading the delivery of some content over their networks.
The issue is known as Net neutrality, and supporters of legislation charge that it is essential to preserving innovation and openness that have enabled the Web to flourish. ISPs and other critics argue that there is scant evidence that unreasonable network management occurs, and that government regulation would impose an undue burden on their business that could impede investment in broadband networks.
The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act, introduced by Reps.
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Why AMD Went the Multi-Chip Module Route
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
When Intel first introduced its quad-core Xeons, which consisted of two dual-core chips on one die, there was no shortage of ridicule from AMD, which was touting a pure quad core design for still-in-development Barcelona.
With the announcement of the 12-core “Magny-Cours” processor due in 2010, AMD is adopting that same solution. It’s taking two six-core chips, codenamed “Sao Paulo,” and putting them together on one die, a process called Multi-Chip Modules (MCM).
AMD (NYSE: AMD) argues that going pure quad core with Barcelona was the best solution to the problem, despite the delays.
“An unconnected MCM wouldn’t have given them the scalability we wanted,” explained John Fruehe, worldwide business development manager for Opteron at AMD.
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Black, White, and Blue all Over
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
SEO rarely comes up in the same breath as newspapers, unless perhaps it stands for a Sadly Executed Online product. This is why my ears perked up during The Kelsey Group’s Drilling Down on Local conference when SEO was mentioned by Rob Barrett of the Los Angeles Times not once, but nine times. As VP of Interactive at the company, he’s in the midst of an aggressive online product rollout. Barrett characterized latimes.com as a “dump” of the content that appears in the print edition, which fails to take to heart the way online users consume content. This is more a decentralized hunt for specific items than a continuous browsing experience with one product (as it is in print). (Read the full post about ‘Black, White, and Blue all Over’…)
What SEM/SEO Events Should You Attend This Year?
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
We’ve talked about training and workshops in the past, but how about all the SEO events that happen every year around the world? Where can amateur and professional SEMs alike bump elbows, talk shop, network and make deals? That’s the realm of the seminars, and they truly take place all over the world.
Finding the Good Ones
The guidelines for finding a good seminar are few, but important. There are some key questions to keep in mind when searching the interwebs: Is the main sponsoring organization promoting multiple events? Prolific organizations generally mean a higher demand and, therefore, bigger crowds. How many names do you recognize?
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Pro Intellectual Property Act Passes House
Autor admin | 09.05.2008 | Category SEO
Pro Intellectual Property Act Passes House
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act.despite opposition from the Department of Justice.
The act, sponsored by Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas), would allow for forfeiture of property such as computers and other equipment used by convicted copyright infringers.
While this is mainly aimed at music and movie piracy and is backed by the entertainment industry, it will be interesting if it could be applied to website content theft.
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