Over one hundred British internet startup firms applied to be part of Web Mission 08, only 20 were finally accepted.
“Web Mission 08 is a project to bring 20 UK tech startups out to network with companies and people in Silicon Valley. Organised by UK entrepreneur Oli Barrett and consultants Polecat, the project was contributed to […]
I just heard that it’s official, AOL is on the table for a deal.
“Time Warner Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes has said that Time Warner is open for a deal on AOL. Bewkes acknowledged weakness in the AOL business and told the Bear Stearns media conference Tuesday that Time Warner was open to combining AOL with […]
Microsoft has a BIG headache.
Yahoo has announced that it will become part of OpenSocial, which is Google’s way of spitting in the face of Facebook.
“Following previous reports that Yahoo is talking to Google about joining OpenSocial, we are now hearing that the decision has been made and that it will be announced in […]
“San Francisco based WeGame, a “YouTube for gamers” (although it is much more than that) seems to be off to a solid start. Since launching last month, founder Jared Kim says 7,000 videos have been uploaded to the site, and 13% of users are uploading videos. The other 87% are there to watch game videos […]
Today is a busy day for the internet security industry. I just received this news in a Google alert:
“Online fraudsters have continued to expand their efforts this week to inject iframe attacks into the optimized search results of major Web sites.”
“The attack abuses a common practice among Web sites — caching search queries — […]
You are chatting, the wife is chatting, and the kids are chatting with their friends for hours and hours. It seems like paradise.
Except for…..
“Yahoo and Microsoft’s instant messenger applications are under attack from malware that is able to infect a PC without any interaction from the user. The malware can automatically infect a […]
Greg Laptevsky has written a good post on the need for securing your pay per clicks campaigns on practicalecommerce.com.
“If you thought click fraud was bad, consider this: your Google AdWords, Yahoo! Search Marketing ads and Microsoft adCenter accounts are new targets for spyware applications, hackers and scam artists. - practicalecommerce.com
Imagine if you are using […]
I just heard of a new site that launched today. I guess lots of sites launch everyday, but this one is being launched by a former Google employee, Steffen Mueller.
I don’t understand it, but I can’t wait to create a Topicle Search Engine JUST for SEO News sites!
“Former Google Product Manger, Steffen […]
I suppose we knew it would happen and I suppose Google must have know it would happen.
But, Google could not prevent it?
“Spammers have cracked the captcha mechanism Gmail uses to make sure you are a human before you can open an e-mail account, leading to a huge increase in the amount of spam sent from […]
photos from SearchMarketingExpo.com’s website.
I friend of mine mentioned that he just bought his ticket for SMX Sydney, and that served as a reminder, now I pass that reminder on to Port80 readers.
“SMX Sydney - April 10-11, 2008
If you live in Australia and can only go to one show in 2008, Search Marketing Expo Sydney is […]