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Microsoft Gets Ready to Talk Phototography (WebPro News)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:06:02 GMT

Microsoft is hosting Pro Photo Summit 2008 this week, a two-day event that "brings together renowned professional photographers and industry leaders" in Redmond. According to Microsoft's page for the Summit , said industry leaders will be discussing the biggest issues that are affecting the photography industry. Keynote presentations will come from Microsoft CTO David Vaskevitch and nature photographer...

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Google Not Shy About Privacy (WebPro News)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:27:16 GMT

Last month I had reported that Ask.com had added a direct link to its privacy policy via a "Privacy" link conveniently placed on its homepage. It was observed that even Google didn't have the 'Privacy Link' and that this move might compel the search giant to do the same to their homepage too. read more

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How Punctuation in Keywords Affects Google Results (Webmaster World)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:09:49 GMT

A summary of how Google currently handles punctuation in queries - there's just got to be something here that you don't have nailed down.

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How to Identify an MFA Site (Webmaster World)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:25:35 GMT

"When you visit a site and see three AdSense units blended into areas that are typically reserved for on site navigation, would you consider that a Made for AdSense Website?"

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Firefox Users Most Secure on Internet, Study Reveals (Webmaster World)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:10:26 GMT

...Failure [to] update browsers exponentially increases the chance for remote attacks executed by hackers, the study found.... ...Firefox users were far and away the most likely to use the latest version, with an overwhelming 83.3 percent running an updated browser on any given day....

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Word Of Mouth Marketing Seminar (WebPro News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:22:55 GMT

One of the highlights of The Aloha Summit a few months ago in Hawaii was having Andy Sernovitz beam in electronically and join us for an hour of discussion and insight. Andy should be a familiar name, he's the author of Word of Mouth Marketing . read more

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Facebook Beach Party Stalled By Police (WebPro News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:14:07 GMT

A beach party organized on Facebook that was expected to attract as many as 10,000 revelers has been canceled after police warned that it was illegal. More than 7,000 people had confirmed on the social networking site that they would attend the party billed as "a night of mayhem," in the coastal town of Torbay, England. read more

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Selling Your Soul On The Internet Is Hell (WebPro News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:43:47 GMT

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Hitwise Proves The Value Of Yahoo's Non-Search Parts (WebPro News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:08:15 GMT

Suppose that Steve Ballmer and Jerry Yang miraculously agreed on something: the sale of Yahoo's search department. A new Hitwise report sorts through the pile of properties that would remain, and as it turns out, the leftovers look pretty tasty. read more

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Some Thoughts on Google Adopting OAuth for GData APIs (Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4life)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:10:37 GMT

Late last week, the folks on the Google Data APIs blog announced that Google will now be supporting OAuth as the delegated authentication mechanism for all Google Data APIs. This move is meant to encourage the various online services that provide APIs that access a user’s data in the “cloud” to stop reinventing the wheel when it comes to delegated authentication and standardize on a single approach....

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Ball Girl’s Catch Online Sensation (WebPro News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:52:07 GMT

A video on YouTube depicting a ball girl at a minor league baseball game making an unbelievable catch is actually a shelved ad for Gatorade. The ball girls superhuman leap was actually done by a stuntwoman who was helped into the air by cables. The accidental viral video has received more than 3.5 million hits on a variety of Web sites within the last month. read more

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Viacom Wins YouTube Viewing Records In Court (WebPro News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:37:33 GMT

As part of the discovery process in the ongoing court fight between Viacom and Google, Viacom gained access to the log data for every video viewed on YouTube. read more

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Firefox Gets Its Guinness World Record (Webmaster World)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:31:18 GMT

"Mozilla has officially made history with a new Guinness world record for the largest number of software downloads in a 24-hour period."

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The "Mega Menu" Problem and Google Rankings (Webmaster World)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:02:01 GMT

A hearty discussion - how many links can you fit in a menu before it hurts your rankings?

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Google AdSense "Allowed Sites" Feature (Webmaster World)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:02:46 GMT

"WebmasterWorld members evalaute the positive and negatives of the Allowed Sites feature."

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Judge Orders Google to Turn Over YouTube WebServer Logs and User ID�s (Webmaster World)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:10:17 GMT

"Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users...Viacom wants the data to prove that infringing material is more popular than user-created videos, which could be used to increase Google's liability if it is found guilty of contributory infringement."

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Yahoo (Overture) Selector Keyword Tool, As We Knew It, Is Gone (Webmaster World)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:09:50 GMT

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Destination Nowhere: Ask Give Microsoft Map Business (WebPro News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:42:44 GMT

Ask.com's mapping service, a feature laden map option that provided a host of tools, received an unceremonious dumping in favor of Microsoft and its Virtual Earth. read more

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Searching For America's Next President (WebPro News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:39:46 GMT

This weekend, as we fire up the grills and the sparklers (and some pyrotechnic contraband, depending on where you live), we also fan the flames of patriotism and of brotherhood, knowing that despite our differences of opinion in politics, the flames in our bellies are unending and conceived in the spirit of the unity of all voices. read more

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Borders.com Adds Social Features (WebPro News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:13:00 GMT

Borders.com has partnered with Bazaarvoice, a social commerce applications provider to offer user rating and reviews on its recently launched Web site. Borders said its working with Bazaarvoice because it helps create a "Compelling and interactive online experience." "When you walk through a Borders store, you quickly realize that customer conversations are an essential part of the shopping experience,"...

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