Altavsita, one of my favorite 1990s search engines, has been put out to pasture so to speak. Altavista.com now redirects to a page on Yahoo.com. But, mistakenly, it looks like Altavista is only temporarily being redirected to Yahoo!. … [Continue reading]
Twitter has banned the widespread practice of auto following other Twitter users, as well as bulk following Twitter users. If you're following users in an automated fashion in any way, you had better stop it right now. Or risk losing your Twitter … [Continue reading]
According to a sensitive but unclassified report, the Bureau of International Information Programs, a part of the United States State Department, has paid $630,000 of U.S taxpayer dollars on two separate social media campaigns: to increase the number … [Continue reading]
Omnicom Media Group has acquired Bruce Clay's Australasia division. Bruce Clay Australasia's 70 employees will join Omnicom Media Group's Resolution global search network. … [Continue reading]
If you buy a domain name in the future, you will be required to verify ownership through receipt of a PIN number or unique code by email or by phone--or the newly registered domain name will be suspended by the registrar. Newly ICANN regulations, … [Continue reading]
The FTC has sent a letter to many of the major search engines, including AOL, Ask.com, Bing, Blekko, DuckDuckGo, Google, and Yahoo!, as well as 17 of the "most heavily trafficked search engines that specialize in the areas of shopping, travel, and … [Continue reading]