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Wal-Mart Cancels DVD Rentals

New partnership with Netflix connects Wal-Mart’s movie sales business with Netflix’s rental operations.

Google Launches AdSense Blog

For all of the Google AdWords and AdSense members populating cyberspace, there is a new blog that you may want to keep an eye on for future reference.

Next Los Alamos Manager Gets A Tenfold Raise

The next contract will see the federal government pay up to $79 million USD annually to the lab’s manager.

Why Bother with SEO?

So you want people to find your website? First page placement can be as simple as investing a few dollars into paid search advertising. Within minutes your advertisement can be listed at the top of the pack among other PPC listings. When it is this easy to push your site to the top why would anyone bother with traditional SEO?

Descension In the Tanks: Oil Prices Plunge

Oil prices plunged down today to $47 before settling at $47.25. The prices for light sweet crude as OPEC regains control over the market from speculators who drove prices up over $58 a barrel in early April. Brent North Sea crude was down $1.19 cents at $48.15.

Toyota Recalls 880,000 Automobiles Around The World

Toyota is recalling about 880,000 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and pick-up trucks around the world because of a defect in the front suspension that can cause steering problems.

June Crude Plummets After Energy Report

Light sweet crude began plummet after the weekly report from the U.S. Dept. of Energy on Wednesday morning. After going to $49.35 earlier in the day, the price dropped to $47.65 quickly after the report was issued. Gasoline futures also saw a penny drop to $1.42 a gallon.

Yahoo Results Updating Too

While it’s true that Google’s search engine updates do usually garner the most attention, the other search engines do update their product as well.

Xbox Will Remain In PlayStation Shadow

The Xbox buzz has sleepily settled around Microsoft’s ankles, laying in limp disillusionment; as executives leer in the direction of King Sony, they can’t help but scorn the fair-weather Johnsons that left them there, skulking, controller in hand.

Oracle 10g Offers Integration With PHP Via Zend

The popular PHP scripting language gets a boost from database giant Oracle’s partnership with Zend Technologies.

Intel Desktop PC Platform Seeks More Corporate Business

A slate of new features for corporate desktop users will be in a new platform available later this month.

Yahoo! Takes IM To Next Vocal Level

Wednesday, Yahoo! is making available its latest upgrade of Yahoo Messenger as a free download. A free service, the client offers PC-to-PC calling and interactive photo sharing.

Google AdSense Offers Personal Optimization

If you’re an Adsense publisher you might notice a message like the following one on your Reports page after the next time you log in.

RSS To Deliver Ad Revenue For Publishers

Following my post a few days ago on getting more from your RSS feed, in particular on using Feedburner’s new Total Stats Pro service …

Verdict Delay Continues in Khodorkovsky case

Yet another delay occurred today in the reading of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s verdict as the judges adjourned the court for the third day in a row.

Netscape 8 Launches With Anti-Phishing Tools

Once the preeminent web browser, Netscape fell into the background, overshadowed by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

Google Maps Hack finds Cheap Gas!
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Ahding.com has created a timely hack for everyone weary of paying high gas prices. His hack is called Cheap Gas and utilizes Google Maps and GasBuddy to create a display of gas prices and map locations for an area.

Brazil Will Rio Be the Next Bangalore?

The country wants to become an outsourcing superstar like India, but they have a long way to go.

What Are You Really Marketing? It’s Not What You Think

You market your own business or you direct marketing for your company. You know what you are marketing – it’s obvious. Or is it?

Case Studies On Blogging In The Corporate World

This session discusses issues facing companies that want to take advantage of the opportunities blogs afford.

Microsoft IDs New InfoCard In May

Do you have a special running list of user names and passwords? Can you remember them all? Microsoft is addressing this problem with a glimpse of new software codenamed “InfoCard” for Windows, to help narrow down Internet logins.

GM, Toyota Together Again

It’s not fuel cell technology this time. The two automakers recently picked up J.D. Power awards for quality.