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Google Buys Super Bowl Ad for $2.5 Million Plus
Google will be promoting it's search engine with an ad during the 3rd quarter of the Super Bowl today. Google will be showing it's "search stories" which highlights the many ways Google search can be useful by telling stories through a string of search queries and results.
Google's Super Bowl advertisement is said to cost between 2.5 to 3 million dollars. Google...
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:29:00 +0000
Microsoft to Patch 17-year-old Windows Bug in DOS
Microsoft will be patching a 17-year-old bug found in Windows DOS, as well as 25 others security holes. The DOS bug first appeared in Windows NT 3.1. The security vulnerability was then carried over into almost every Windows version that preceeded NT 3.1.
The security update scheduled for will also patch 25 other holes in Windows. Five of these patches are rated...
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:29:00 +0000
Hack Attacks on Google Bigger Than Expected
Now a leading computer forensic firm is providing the closest look so far at the nature of the [cyber] attacks, and attackers, that struck Google and others. The report never mentions Google by name, or any other companies, but focuses on information gathered from hundreds of forensic investigations the firm has conducted that are identical to what we know about the Google...
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:07:00 +0000
Windows Azure Cloud Services Platform Goes Live
In today's era of computing, businesses face the challenge of reducing their IT infrastructure costs while extending the value of their current investments. For us, this has meant that the experiences of our customers and the developer community are key in building a cloud services platform that provides the flexibility and agility our customers need to tackle their busine...
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:21:00 +0000
Google AdSense: Revenue Share Going Transparent
There has been talk recently between Google executives, including CEO Eric Schmidt, about Google showing a new level of transparency for AdSense's earnings split.
President of sales Nikesh Arora stated, "Google told me today that they would consider giving more transparency about revenue splits in AdSense. We (Google) are considering more transparency. I confirm...
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:33:00 +0000
Microsoft pubCenter Beta vs Google AdSense
There has been a lot of talk among webmasters who have accepted into Microsoft's pubCenter Beta program for serving ads similar to Google AdSense. Those who have been serving these ads are reporting bigger payouts then Google's AdSense Program, which has cornered the market in online advertising.
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:41:00 +0000
Google Phasing Out IE6
Beginning on March 1 Google will begin phasing out IE6 support, beginning with Google Docs and Google Sites. Google recommends the following browsers:
- Internet Explorer 7+
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0+
- Google Chrome 4.0+
- Safari 3.0+
This announcement was prompted after the recent cyber attacks on Google, where IE6 security issues were ut...
Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:24:00 +0000
Google will change China?
Even after the official Google word on China concerning the cyber attacks on Google, CEO Eric Schmidt believes his company can still change China.
"We like what China is doing in terms of growth...we just don't like censorship. We hope that will change and we can apply some...
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:01:00 +0000
Google Social Search Beta Rolls Out
The new Google Social Search features are rolling out now on google.com in English for all signed-in users. These changes should start being seen in the next few days.
Here are the changes being rolled out:
1. When you search on Google Images, you may start seeing pictures that your friends and other contacts have publishe...
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:02:00 +0000
Long Awaited Apple Tablet Announcement
Apple's live coverage media event for today has been long anticipated. The rumors about the new Apple Creation, the Apple Tablet have been flooding the Internet. It is rumored that the Apple Tablet is going to "change how things are done". This is a vague, yet huge statement.
For those who are interested in live coverage of this event, there are no streaming vid...
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:08:00 +0000
FireFox Prefetch Security Issue
The idea of FireFox's Prefetch seems like a great idea for loading web pages faster. However, the reality is that the prefetch feature can allow the download of malware and viruses from websites without even visiting them.
FireFox has always been considered a very secure browser, and is widely used by many webmasters. This security issue with prefetch is now sti...
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:25:00 +0000
Kaspersky Update Again Blocks Google Adsense
Updates to Kaspersky's anti-virus software on Monday falsely identified Google AdSense as a malicious script. As a result, Kaspersky users visiting sites running Google AdSense ads are being falsely warned that the sites are infected with malicious JavaScript Trojan.
A spokesman from Kaspersky said they were aware of the Google AdSense problem and they would be ...
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:51:00 +0000
Google Shows Answer Highlighting in Search Results
Google's new search feature called "Answer Highlighting" will help searchers find answers, cutting out the need to visit the website(s).
What Google says:
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Google Squared is one of our early efforts to automatically identify and extract structured data from across the Internet. We've been making progress, and today the research...
Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:02:00 +0000
Google AdWords New Display URL Policy
From Google:
The display URL (the URL that appears within the ad itself) shows potential visitors to a site where they'll land when they click on an ad. For sites that sit on shared or hosted domains (such as blogspot.com), we're adjusting our display URL policy to make this more clear.
Beginning this week, all ads leading to sites on...
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:58:00 +0000
Apple Talks to Make Bing Search on iPhone
The battle between Google and Apple continues...
Secret talks have been under way for weeks, say the "people", who asked not to be named because the details have not been made public.
The discussions reflect the accelerating rivalry between Apple and Google...
"Apple and Google know the other is their primary enemy," says one o...
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:03:00 +0000
Tiny YouTube Converter
I noticed that "tiny youtube converter" is a big search on the web right now, so I decided to investigate it.
The resources were scarce, and what I found was the tiny youtube converter basically converts youtube video to mp3 format.
Here is what I found:
Tiny Youtube Converter is an automated help manual that guides you through the process of gai...
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:00 +0000
Internet Security 2010 Virus: How to remove it
What Internet Security 2010 is:
Internet Security 2010 gets installed on your computer via malware and will be immediately set to start each time Windows loads. Along with the program, a number of Trojans will also get on your computer.
After you computer got infected with the Internet Security 2010 virus (or series of Trojans), the n...
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:47:00 +0000
IE Zero-day Flaw Used in Google Attack
A critical zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer was exploited as part of the attack on Google and other companies, according to both Microsoft and McAfee.
The flaw allows for a Web-based attack against IE 6 SP 1 on Windows 2000, along with IE 7 and 8 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. According to Microsoft's security ad...
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:21:00 +0000
AdSense for Domains now with Keyword Hints
AdSense for Domains now uses optional keyword hints more often. These keywords are suggestions supplied to Google by domain owners about the types of content users are looking for when they arrive on an undeveloped domain. They are used to help our system determine the best ads to place on these domains. For example, with the domain www.rockstarsand.com, a publisher might ...
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:46:00 +0000
The Google Word on China
Recent cyber attacks on Google's corporate infrastructure from China have prompted Google to "review the feasibility of our business operations in China".
Google has evidence to suggest that the main goal of the attacks was to access the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. Google believes the attack was not successful, claiming "on...
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:30:00 +0000
Google Ads in Street View photos
Google may soon offer advertisements in Google Street View images.
Google has been granted a patent, entitled "Claiming Real Estate in Panoramic or 3D Mapping Environments for Advertising," for technology that will help it identify posters, billboards, and buildings within the Street View online maps. Google will then sell these spaces to advert...
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:42:00 +0000
Yahoo! Shopping API Discontinued
Yahoo! announced today that they "will no longer provide the Shopping Web Services API, including Shopping Results" as of March 11, 2010.
"After careful consideration, we have decided to enter into a strategic partnership with PriceGrabber to power the Product Submit functionality of Yahoo! Shopping as of March 11, 2010. As a result of these changes, Yahoo! will...
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:30:00 +0000
The Google Nexus One Push
Google h...
Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:07:00 +0000
Google Click-to-Call Mobile Ads
Through AdWords, Google will be displaying business phone numbers on mobile ads. Smartphone users may then call the businesses with a click. The AdWords advertisers will be charged the same way as they are when a user clicks through to their website.
"These click-to-call ads on their own may seem a minor detail, but down the road we could see simple features lik...
Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:18:00 +0000
Nexus One for Verizon
The new Google Nexus One phone is available with Verizon. That's correct, according to Google, there will be an option to buy the Nexus One on Verizon and Vodafone.
Here are some Nexus One Specifications:
Display
3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, 800 x 480 pixels, 100,000:1 typical contrast ratio, 1ms typical resp...
Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:02:00 +0000