If you travel (and blog) you know that returning to the office is a dreaded event. Not only has the email backed-up, but so have the blog posts.Rather than keep you all hanging–while I dig out–here’s what’s buzzing today.If Google can have "Gmail" then Yahoo can have "Ymail."Google Webmaster Central is hosting a free live [...] read more »
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Just when it looked like services such as iTunes and Netflix were going to define the online video rental business, along comes YouTube. With the Google-owned video site announcing a new, larger 1GB file size limit for its content partners, YouTube is pushing closer to offering feature-length films.From the YouTube memo, posted on Silicon Alley [...] read more »
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Oh, geez, is it Wednesday already?And, conversely, is the week over yet?In case you weren’t sure, lying to Google is a bad idea, at least when it comes to reconsideration requests according to Matt Cutts.Ever wanted to build your own Reddit? Oh. Well, now you can anyway: Reddit goes open-source.Google Decides Books Have [...] read more »
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Forget the fact that privacy watchdogs are all over Google threatening legal action for not linking prominently to their privacy policy—now other search companies are out to steal their bacon. Ask.com is circulating news that they’re now prominently linking to their privacy policy.From the email:At Ask, we take our commitment to user privacy and [...] read more »
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UPDATE: YuMe tells us that the deal is a partnership, not an acquisition.If the race between the Soviet Union and the United States to get the first man in space was coined “the Space Race,” perhaps we should call Google and Microsoft’s race to plaster the digital frontier with ads “the AdSpace Race.”This week, Microsoft [...] read more »
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Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are still getting plenty of attention, despite the apparent finality of recent decisions to end talks between Y&M and to start a search advertising deal with G&Y. Once again, we’ve herded together some of the best and most insightful stories to give you the big picture. Think of it [...] read more »
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Microsoft will give Google a run for its money in any arena they can—and the latest effort looks to be focused on television advertising, with Microsoft’s acquisition of Navic, a TV advertising company.Google’s slow foray into television advertising began last March, with confirmation coming last April. By January of this year, they had only [...] read more »
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I’m feeling moderately linky today, aren’t you? Oh good.A fascinating interview of Matt Cutts by Eric Enge on Link Building has been making the rounds: if you haven’t seen it yet, check it out! (via).The Detroit City Pension, who filed suit against Yahoo as disgruntled shareholders, amended the suit to look at the employee [...] read more »
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