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[2004-07-28] Yahoo China Unveils 1G Email Storage
Yahoo China has recently started providing email users with one gigabyte of email storage. The new storage space makes Yahoo China the largest capacity email storage in the entire country.
[2004-07-26] Google Sets Stock Prices, Chooses Nasdaq Symbol
Indicating that the sale of Google's publicly offered stock could begin at anytime, the search engine announced the price range of their Class A stock. Google also announced the symbol under which its shares would be listed.
[2004-07-26] Google Sued Over Age Discrimination
The search engine giant Google had a lawsuit filed against it citing age discrimination. Google's former director of operations, Brian Reid, 54, claims Google discriminates against older workers.
[2004-07-26] Google Hit By MyDoom Variant?
A number of the top US search engines were allegedly affected by a variant of the MyDoom worm, with the most notable being Google. The timing of this fast spreading worm couldn't have come at a worse time for the California based search engine. They had just released the details of their multi-billion dollar IPO.
[2004-07-23] MSN Newsbot Adds Other Regions To Its Beta
In MSN's continuing effort to improve their search engine/portal presence, MSN Newsbot has added 6 new regions to their current beta. Newsbot is MSN's automated news service, which, much like Google news, gathers news from numerous sources located on the Internet.
[2004-07-22] The ACA’s Crackdown On Spam Is Triumphant
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has recently had success with their tough new spam regulations that were introduced three months ago. Such was the success that several of the major spam email companies have stopped sending unsolicited and offensive emails.
[2004-07-22] ICANN To Begin Implementing IPv6
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has begun implementing the update for Internet's method of identifying computers that are connected to it. The new Internet Protocol, called IPv6, will increase the amount of numbers available, by an incredible margin, that are used to in the identification process.
[2004-07-21] Yahoo Japan First Quarter Profits Nearly Double
Citing increases in advertising sales and use of its online auction house, Yahoo Japan announced that their first quarter profits for 2004 nearly doubled the amount of 2003. Japan's largest portal also saw a 57.4% increase in sales.
[2004-07-21] Picasa Link On Google Causes Traffic Increase Of 6000%
Google's purchase of Picasa, a company that offers digital photography software, has caused a web traffic to the site to increase by a stunning 6000%. Shortly after the announcement of the purchase was made, Google began featuring a link that directed visitors to Picasa's download page.
[2004-07-20] Ask Jeeves Sees 150 Percent Increase In Web Traffic
With the rights of Interactive Search Holdings properties (Excite.com, iWon.com, myway.com, to name a few) well in hand, Ask.com has seen its overall web traffic increase by 150 percent. According to a comScore web rankings report, through Ask's acquisition of ISH properties, Ask Jeeves jumped 18 spots to assume the number 6 ranking.
[2004-07-20] New York Attorney General And Spammer Settle Case
Scott Richter, CEO of direct marketing firm OptInRealBing.com, LLC, and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer have reached a settlement. Richter was sued last December, accused of sending misleading spam email messages with fraudulent information. I first reported on this lawsuit earlier this month.
[2004-07-19] Google Could Announce IPO Price Range This Week
Google is moving closer to disclosing the proposed share price range for its IPO (initial public offer). The Wall Street Journal reported Monday this disclosure could come as early as this week. This progression is a sign that Google is getting close to its $2.7 billion IPO, which may come early as next month.
[2004-07-19] Will Rule-Based Search Patent Kill Google?
In an exciting Development the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia is on the verge of receiving patents on a search technology that uses pull-down menu's to narrow searches.
[2004-07-19] AdMission Directories To Be Released Tomorrow
At NEXPO 2004 IPIX gave a first look at their AdMission Directory product, saying that it would be commercially available in mid-July. That time has come and IPIX AdMission is set to unveil a tool that will allow businesses to design and deploy ads for online yellow pages and directories. The launch date is July 20, 2004.
[2004-07-16] Microsoft Purchases Email Search Engine Lookout
MSN, Internet portal of Microsoft, has announced that they have acquired the email search tool company, Lookout. The software MSN purchased has the ability to search for files and desktop data within Microsoft email client, Outlook.
[2004-07-16] Microsoft Rings Up Spammer for $4 Million
Microsoft has been awarded nearly $4 million in the company's latest legal victory against spam. In a summary judgment against Daniel Khoshnood of Canoga Park, California, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled in favor of Microsoft.
[2004-07-16] Dell Founder Names New CEO
Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell computers, has removed himself from the position, turning the position over to president Kevin Rollins. Dell started the computer company in 1984 while attending the University of Texas.
[2004-07-16] Getting Senior Management Engaged in the Web
The extent of senior management involvement in the Web is a clear indication of the value of the Web to your organization. If your senior management currently don't recognize the importance of the Web, then it is vital that they are educated as to its value.
[2004-07-15] Microsoft To Allow Competitor IMs Access To Enterprise Chat Server
Microsoft is expected to announce today that their Live Communications Server (LCS) 2005 is expected to ship during the 4th quarter of 2004. The company also announced that they would open up communication on its enterprise instant messenger server to competitors Yahoo and AOL.
[2004-07-15] IAB Study Finds Contextual Advertising Effective At Branding
A study conducted by Nielsen//Netratings and IAB has found that high-ranking advertisements on SERPs can be an effective tool for branding products. IAB commissioned N//N to conduct the survey, called the Internet Search Brand Effectiveness Research.
[2004-07-14] Does Paid Search Engine Placement Affect Site Traffic
Atlas DMT performed a study that researched whether or not paid search placement has an affect on the amount of traffic sites with paid listings receive. This study does not focus solely on paid inclusion. It also takes into account the exploding trend of companies employing SEM.
[2004-07-14] Ezilon.com Offers Highly Targeted Search Capabilities
Touting itself as the European Union International Search Engine and Directory, Ezilon.com has launched its search presence. Ezilon promises to offer targeted search services, based on geographic location.
[2004-07-14] Travelzoo Introduces SuperSearch CPC Search Engine
Online travel portal Travelzoo has unveiled a new search feature on their site called SuperSearch. This tool allows consumers to search multiple travel Web sites, including low-cost carriers.
[2004-07-14] The Miami Herald Drops Identity Demand Against Yahoo
A demand issued to Yahoo by the Miami Herald has been dropped. The Herald made the demand after receiving insulting emails originating from Yahoo's email service. The emails were sent to Herald employees and made disparaging remarks about their bosses.
[2004-07-14] 5 Things About Offshore Asset Protection Every Internet Marketer Should Know
Offshore instruments of asset protection no longer belong in the realm of the wealthiest individuals with high paid financial advisors. Thanks to the internet and globalization of financial markets, there are plenty of firms that can help just about anyone "go offshore". What follows is a brief introduction to some of the most popular tools of offshore asset protection and how they can be used by online business people and internet marketers like yourself to protect and grow your business.
[2004-07-14] Yahoo Receives Buy Rating From Wall Street
While Yahoo's stock had a bumpy ride on the market last week, this week, they received a boost of confidence Banc of America Securities analyst John Janedis. Yahoo was awarded a buy rating as well a price target for brokerage forecasts.
[2004-07-13] Yahoo Partners With Rogers Cable To Offer Broadband Service
One of the most popular portals on the Internet, Yahoo, announced a partnership with Rogers Cable and subsequent launch of Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet service. The companies offer a combination of Yahoo's portal services with Rogers Cable's broadband Internet service.
[2004-07-13] Google Prepared To Offer Audio And Video Search
It appears as if Google's search engine is going to be offering a couple of other options for users to employ when they conduct queries. The new features will allow people to search for audio and video clips. However, the Google management team has given no confirmation of these features.
[2004-07-12] Google Expects IPO To Be Completed Soon
Google, the most widely used search engine today, is hoping to complete the final testing phase in order to go forward with its highly anticipated IPO. Google announced its intentions to go public on April 29th. The offering is expected to raise $2.7 billion.
[2004-07-09] Ask Jeeves To Review £3m Media Account
The third largest search engine in the UK, Ask Jeeves, is set to review the £3m media account out of Media Planning Group and Profero. Previously reported in WebProNews back in April, Ask Jeeves discontinued its use of banner ads on the UK search site.
[2004-07-09] Microsoft Employee Suspect in AltaVista Hacking
Microsoft employee Laurent Chavet was arrested last week on allegations that he had illegaly accessed former employer AltaVista's computer system.
[2004-07-09] Mysterious Billboard Recruits Geeks For Google
A mysterious billboard with a mathematic message has sprung up in Silicon Valley. Many people thought that this billboard was a recruiting technique devised by Google to draw in top-notch engineers. They were right.
[2004-07-09] Acoona Search Engine Launched By China Daily
China Daily Information Company (CDIC), partners with China Communications Corp (CCC), is set to launch a state of the art Business Search Engine that utilizes a new proprietary Artificial Intelligence Technology. They have developed the portal Acoona.com, when launched is supposed to deliver the most accurate Business results from a search engine.
[2004-07-08] Bet On Google IPO
Feel like the Google IPO is a safe bet? You could always roll the dice and see if they come up in your favor. Numerous online bookmakers have begun taking bets on what will happen to Google's stock prices once they hit the stock market in August.
[2004-07-08] Walla Launches Free 1 Gig Email Service
Following up to a story that appeared on WPN in April, Walla! Communications has launched their new free email service, Walla!Mail, featuring 1 gigabyte of storage. This makes WallaMail the second fully operational email service that offers such a capacity, with Spymac being the first.
[2004-07-07] Google In Legal Trouble Over Name Again
First, the family of Professor Edward Kasner sued Google. The family claimed that the name Google was infringing on Kasner's mathematic term, Googol. Now, another group has filed suit against the search engine, claiming Google infringed on their company name. The company filing this suit is called Googles, with an "s".
[2004-07-06] Reduce Web Development Cost By Sharing Web Experience With No External Spending
Issue
How to reduce development costs for individual brand Web sites while ensuring corporate Web strategy?
[2004-07-06] Telstra Prepared To Launch Sensis Search Engine
The Australian-based Telstra Corporation is expected to launch a search engine built around their Sensis property, a Yellow and White pages-based service. This move is seen as defensive strategy against Google and Yahoo.
[2004-07-01] Global Multilingual Intranet: You Don’t Need to Translate Everything But Stay Consistent
Issue
What are the effective compromises in supporting multi-languages on a global Intranet?
[2004-07-01] Microsoft Gives Facelift To MSN Search
MSN has rolled out a new look for their search engine. MSN Search is now featuring a newly designed home page, as well as redesigned search results pages. Not only equipped with a new look, Microsoft has also altered the method in which they deliver information to the user.
[2004-07-01] Google Sued Over Orkut Code
Affinity Engines, a social networking service provider, filed a lawsuit against Google on May 25. The suit claims that Google's social network, Orkut, is using a source code that was stolen by an engineer that was previously employed by Affinity.
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