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Monday, August 13th, 2007
Google recently announced that they are adding the city of Houston to their roster of Streetviews. This new feature at Google Maps allows web visitors to take a look at pictures that were snapped by cars and vans equipped with Google cameras as they drove down local streets.
Of ...
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
Believe it or not, even the most generous internet company can't keep giving away everything but the kitchen sink away for free.
Google recently announced that they are going to start charging users for extra storage space in their Gmail and Picasa photo storage programs. People that want an additional ...
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
Google is getting bigger, yet again. This time their acquisition of Postini for $625 million was okayed by the Federal Trade Commission, despite initial anti-trust concerns.
The addition of Postini technology indeed enhances Google Apps, launched as Web applications and now offering desktop functions. But, of course, it's online that ...
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
I have a PDA that I'll use to do very limited web browsing, mainly because so many websites aren't mobile friendly. I've always had my start page set to Yahoo, but I'm thinking of switching to Google mobile because Yahoo's new mobile version is so bad.
Here are the reasons ...
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Thursday, July 26th, 2007
Today Microsoft announced that they've acquired AdECN, described as an online "stock exchange" for advertisers and those seeking to advertise online.
The company is privately held and terms of the sale weren't disclosed.
Unlike Google's Adwords program, participants in AdECN's program "bid" for a spot on their exchange, costs for these seats ...
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007
One thing about the internet that is a concern to web surfers everywhere is their privacy.
Microsoft recently announced that they are starting an initiative to make moves to protect sensitive user data, following increased concern from the Government surrounding the consolidation of a number of online advertising companies.
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Friday, July 20th, 2007
Not one to let grass grow underfoot, Google recently announced plans to make a bid on on wireless airwaves being auctioned off by the Federal Government. They are planning on offering 4.6 billion dollars on these airwaves, provided the Government meets certain conditions.
In short, they want the Government to ...
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Thursday, July 19th, 2007
It seems that Google isn't going to be able to get their hands on online advertising company DoubleClick as easily as they might have wanted.
Today it was announced that Congress is going to have a deeper look into the 3.1 billion deal
between the two companies.
Executives from Google will be ...
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
It appears that Squidoo has been spanked by Google. I've been noticing a huge increase in spam to low level "Lenses" and apparently I wasn't the only one. Incessant crybaby Jason Calacanis has apparently whined enough that the infamous Matt Cutts has brought his executioner's fingers down on ...
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
Heed the words of the Ancient Linkbuilder.
10) Link building should never cause struggle. If your task feels as if you're walking up a mountain, re-examine your efforts.
9) Quality websites attract links more readily. Always build quality.
8) Don't be afraid to "grease the wheels" of commerce when searching for ...
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