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Webcasting Meets The Press

Viewers who missed the latest episode of “Meet The Press” on Sunday mornings will get the chance to view it online as an on-demand video.

Del.icio.us Got Yahooed

After much speculation and rumor, it appears the Sunnyvale portal powerhouse called Yahoo is becoming even more trendy and purchasing Del.icio.us. The announcement showed up on the del.icio.us blog earlier today.

SES Chicago Ends With a Blast

Update … As I suggested in my comment below the WebProNews team was stranded in Chicago last night. Over 7 inches of snow fell at O’Hare halting many flights. Unfortunately, by the time American Airlines canceled the flight late last …

Just Say No To SEO Copywriting?
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While a handful of speakers at SES Chicago emphasized the importance of keyword placement in pages, a copywriter thinks it’s the wrong approach.

Advantages in migrating from ASP to ASP.NET

ASP to ASP.NET migration can be done by just changing the extension from .asp to .aspx.

Someone At Google Likes Peppermint

Ho ho ho. Do a search on Google for ‘peppermint’ and the expected search results and related advertising content a la AdWords appears, along with a little something extra.

Yahoo Mods Music

The latest promotion from Yahoo Music lets users download Modmaker, an application for remaking animated music videos.

Connecting the Lease Enterprise Through Lease Management Software

Information Technology has improved the leasing process, parts at a time. Every company has evolved some manner of maintaining customer information.

Yahoo Goes Modular On Video Search

New modules displayed on the front of Yahoo’s Video Search page make some of the newest online video content from both Yahoo and the web available at a single click.

Using Flash to Improve Website ROI

To use Flash or not to use Flash, that may no longer be the question.

Topix.net Stays On Topic

Chris Tolles, VP Sales and Marketing for Topix.net, spoke extensively about the Internet’s largest news site and its views on keeping informed in an age where instantaneous global communication has changed how people want to be informed.

Part 2 of Mike McDonald’s interview continues below; Part 1 can be found here.

BBC Getting into Blogging

The BBC’s political editor, Nick Robinson, started a blog last week, called Nick Robinson’s Newslog.

Matt Cutts Knows You Bought Links

Forget about trying to slip reciprocal links past the master of the Google search algorithm. Fuggedaboutit. He knows why your PageRank dropped like a lead balloon.

Web 2.0 Powering Verticals

Take a quick survey of the ever changing Web 2.0 landscape and you will notice that the most successful services have two key elements.

Sober Worm Algorithms Finnished

The scheme used by the virus writer behind the Sober worms to determine where it will connect on the Internet has been cracked by the Finnish security firm.

The Greased Pig of Search is About to Get Caught

The greased pig of the search world is about to get caught. Apparently the pig is a prized ham after all.

Google Earth May Embrace Mac OS X

No longer must the Cult of Mac look on wistfully while Windows users enjoy playing with Google Earth, as the search advertising company works on developing an Earth for Apple computer users.

Reflecting on Les Blogs 2.0

Worthwhile being there is how I’d sum up my experience of Les Blogs 2.0 in Paris on Monday and Tuesday.

PixPulse

Here’s a new moblogging site I just spotted in my del.icio.us inbox.

Windows Live Goes Local

Microsoft continues its push into local search by renaming the Virtual Earth service to Windows Live Local and adding new images and features.

Gmail Adds RSS ‘Web Clips’ to All Accounts

Gmail has added a mini RSS reader to all Gmail accounts. It was previously in a limited beta.

Google Wants To Wear Prada

The bloggers behind Gawker.com will be thrilled to know that Google would like to see luxury brand Prada dump ad placements in Vanity Fair in favor of using Google’s AdWords.