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July 16, 2007

Google to launch new webmaster tag

Link: Google to launch new webmaster tag
Filed under: Google News, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Brian Turner
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Google have revealed that they are introducing a new tag for webmasters to use, to prevent Google displaying temporary webpages. Dan Crow, director of crawl systems at Google, while speaking at a presentation in New England, revealed that Google planned to launch the new tag ...

 



July 5, 2007

Jelsoft sold as vbulletin blogs go live

Link: Jelsoft sold as vbulletin blogs go live
Filed under: Blogs, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Brian Turner
Computers & Internet
Jelsoft - the developers of popular community messageboard software vbulletin - has announced that it has been sold to US company Internet Brands. Closely following the announcement came news that Jelsoft has released Project Tools - a Project Management tool integrated into vbulletin. Jelsoft ...

 



June 27, 2007

Google Adsense offers rounded corner ads

Link: Google Adsense offers rounded corner ads
Filed under: AdSense News, Web Development News, Google News, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Brian Turner
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Google has announced that it's Google Adsense contextual advertising program now offers ads in a rounded corner box. Previously, ads were served up as squares or rectangles with sharp angular corners. However, now ads can be selected to have rounded corners. The aim is to ...

 



June 26, 2007

Paypal to get new website design

Link: Paypal to get new website design
Filed under: Companies News, Paypal News, Web Development News, Ecommerce News, Internet News, Webmaster News, Business News

by Brian Turner
With Paypal having recently moved to Luxembourg, and with Google Checkout chasing on their heels, Paypal are now applying a new redesign to their website. Interestingly enough, after their last redesign in September 2004, it seems Paypal are going retro, with their new design reclaiming the silvered login box ...

 



June 18, 2007

Tradedoubler affiliate sales hit by tracking errors

Link: Tradedoubler affiliate sales hit by tracking errors
Filed under: Webmaster News, Internet News, Business News

by Brian Turner
Computers & Internet
A number of popular affiliate programs in the insurance market have been hit by sitewide tracking errors, preventing affiliates from being credited with sales they generated. The affiliate programs involved include those for major insurance companies, such as Directline, Prudential, Privilege, and Churchill, ...

 



April 16, 2007

.eu domain is third in Europe

Link: .eu domain is third in Europe
Filed under: Web Development News, Webhosting News, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Jan Harris
Computers & Internet
The .eu domain celebrated its first birthday by notching up over 2.5 million registrations, a large majority of them from businesses. According to the European Registry of Internet Domain Names (EURid), the not-for-profit organisation which controls the domain, .eu is now Europe's ...

 



March 30, 2007

Paypal goes Pro in the UK

Link: Paypal goes Pro in the UK
Filed under: Paypal News, Ecommerce News, Webmaster News, Business News

by Brian Turner
Computers & Internet
Paypal have announced the launch of their Website Payments Pro system into the UK. The system integrates a combination of merchant account as well as payment processor, and offers three main integration options: Express Checkout, Direct Payment API and Virtual Terminal. While Paypal ...

 



March 23, 2007

Dell develops virtualisation-capable server

Link: Dell develops virtualisation-capable server
Filed under: Server News, Dell News, Hardware News, Webhosting News, Webmaster News, Technology News

by Jan Harris
Computers & Internet
Dell's PowerEdge division is developing a server optimised to run virtualisation software. Virtualisation allows a single computer to run multiple operating systems in compartments called virtual machines. This both increases efficiency and reduces costs. The technology can be combined with multicore processors ...

 



Yahoo provides OneSearch for mobile users

Link: Yahoo provides OneSearch for mobile users
Filed under: Web Development News, Software News, Wireless News, Yahoo! News, Marketing News, Search Engine News, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Jan Harris
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Yahoo has launched an Internet search system for users of internet-enabled mobile phones. The service will start in the US, but will be rolled-out to international markets later in 2007. The service, called OneSearch, which was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics show in January, ...

 



March 9, 2007

Adobe developing photo-authentication tools

Link: Adobe developing photo-authentication tools
Filed under: Adobe News, Software News, Web Development News, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Brian Turner
Computers & Internet
Adobe researchers are developing two plug-ins for PhotoShop which could detect whether or not a photo has been retouched. Demand for photo-authentication tools is growing in response to the increase in news being spread via blogs and photo-sharing websites. Adobe is collaborating ...

 



Wikia to build search engine

Link: Wikia to build search engine
Filed under: Webmaster News, Search Engine News, Internet News

by Brian Turner
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Wikia, the commercial version of non-profit online encyclopedia Wikipedia, is planning to build a search engine which could capture up to 5% of the Internet search market. The search engine would aim to compete with market leaders Google and Yahoo. The news was revealed ...

 



March 7, 2007

Microsoft submits HD Photo to standards body

Link: Microsoft submits HD Photo to standards body
Filed under: Software News, Open Source News, Webmaster News, Microsoft News, Internet News

by Jan Harris
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Microsoft is planning to submit its HD Photo image format to a standards body in the hope that it will become a neutral industry standard rather than a purely Microsoft technology. The company hopes to establish HD Photo as a higher-quality replacement for ...

 



March 1, 2007

New Storm Worm inserts links in user messages

Link: New Storm Worm inserts links in user messages
Filed under: Google News, Webmaster News, Search Engine News, Security News, Internet News

by Brian Turner
Computers & Internet
A new variant of the Storm Worm has been detected, which inserts unsolicited links into blogs and forums which can infect other users if clicked on. The original Storm Worm was rand was mass emailed to hundreds of thousands of people ...

 



Adobe plans online version of Photoshop

Link: Adobe plans online version of Photoshop
Filed under: Software News, Web Development News, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Jan Harris
Computers & Internet
Adobe is planning to release a hosted version of its Photoshop image-editing application within six months. The new online service is part of the company's plan to extend its position in the consumer market and diversify its business. The online service offering ...

 



Seriosity launches e-mail management system

Link: Seriosity launches e-mail management system
Filed under: Companies News, Software News, Webmaster News, Security News, Internet News, Business News

by Jan Harris
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Seriosity, a California-based software company, has developed a system to help companies manage e-mail overload. Unwanted e-mail can take up a lot of employee's time and Seriosity's solution, known as Attent, aims to help workers prioritise the e-mails they send and receive. The system ...

 



February 16, 2007

Digital Content Exchange Launched

Link: Digital Content Exchange Launched
Filed under: IPTV News, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Jan Harris
Computers & Internet
Digital TX Limited is launching a new global business program for the exchange and distribution of digital content, called DMEX, or Digital Media Exchange. DMEX aims to help sellers of digital content find platform operators who would like to licence it. It ...

 



February 14, 2007

Greenzap claims it’s not a scam

Link: Greenzap claims it’s not a scam
Filed under: Legal News, Webhosting News, Webmaster News, Security News, Internet News

by Brian Turner
Computers & Internet
Greenzap has unleashed a $57 million lawsuit against webhosting company LiquidWeb, claiming that it is hosting defamatory content. Greenzap is a company that claimed itself to be a Paypal killer - offering incentives of $25 per sign-up - apparently for payment processing. ...

 



February 13, 2007

Yahoo Pipes plays feeds

Link: Yahoo Pipes plays feeds
Filed under: Programming News, Software News, Web Development News, Yahoo! News, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Jan Harris
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Yahoo has released Yahoo Pipes, an interactive tool that lets people manipulate data feeds, like RSS, from Web sites. Pipes provides a visual programming field that lets users filter, remix, and mash-up the feeds to create customised applications. Mashup applications can include data from ...

 



February 9, 2007

Hackers targeted ICANN

Link: Hackers targeted ICANN
Filed under: Web Development News, Webmaster News, Security News, Internet News

by Brian Turner
Security
It has emerged that a concerted DDoS attack by cyberhackers attemped to disrupt the heart of the internet earlier this week. A Distributed Denial Of Service (DDoS) attack can involve tens of thousands of PCs - usually hacked PC's networked together - which then try ...

 



February 6, 2007

New Service To Rival Google AdSense?

Link: New Service To Rival Google AdSense?
Filed under: Web Development News, AdSense News, Ecommerce News, Marketing News, Webmaster News, Internet News

by Jan Harris
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Fast Search & Transfer has unveiled a new service - Fast AdMomentum - which will allow online publishers to display private-label, contextually relevant ads on their Web sites. The service means that companies will be able to make money by selling ads to advertisers ...

 



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