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AOL Reaches 33 Million Subscriber Mark
AOL announced it now has 33 million subscribers to its Internet service. AOL is also rolling out high-speed Web access.
Read More at Newsbytes.
Posted on December 31, 2001
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Yahoo Acquires HotJobs
Yahoo Inc. announced that it will acquire HotJobs.com, Ltd., a recruitment company whose services include the HotJobs.com consumer job website. Yahoo outbid TMP Worldwide Inc., the operator of Monster.com, the leading recruitment website, for HotJobs. Read More at The Write News.
Posted on December 28, 2001
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Google's Top Search Queries
Google Inc., developer of Google search engine,
has unveiled its Year-End Google Zeitgeist, providing
an inside look into the top queries searched on Google
during 2001. The Year-End Google Zeitgeist webpage
features the 2001 Year in Review Timeline and lists of
top search terms.
Posted on December 21, 2001
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Web Standards Project Closing
The Web Standards Project (WaSP) is shutting
down. The company pushed for publishing standards
during the Netscape and Internet Explorer browser wars. Read More at CNET.
Posted on December 14, 2001
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Google Now Has 20 Years of Discussions
Google.com has upgraded its database of discussions to 12 years. Part of the archive of Usenet discussion was owned by Dejanews, before Google purchased it. Google obtained more Usenet archives by sending out requests to anyone who may have kept some of the older archives. The archive now includes over 700 million postings and dates back to 1981.Read more at Wired.
Posted on December 12, 2001
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Young People Want Online Health Content
Information about health is the most popular subject sought by young websufers, according to a new study. However, a small percentage of the people completely trust the information they find. Other popular subjects include games, music, shopping, sports and chat. Read more at Newsbytes.
Posted on December 11, 2001
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Incest Group at Yahoo
The American Family Association (AFA), is upset at Yahoo for a Web message board it maintains about incest in its Yahoo Groups area. The AFA has launched a campaign to get the board shut down. Read more at Newsbytes.
Posted on December 4, 2001
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.Pro Domains Coming Soon?
Are .Pro domains on the horizon? Register.com, a partner in RegistryPro LTD, says the contract authorizing .Pro could be completed by early 2002. Read more at Newsbytes.
Posted on December 3, 2001
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Google May Let Users Rank Sites
Google.com is considering letting its users rank search engine results. The system would allow users to determine the popularity rank of a website. It is currently in testing on Google. Google has not confirmed that it will use the system.
Read more at CNET.
Posted on November 27, 2001
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Google Searches Uncover Secret Results
Google.com has been praised for its search results, which often go deep into a website's content. However, sometimes Google goes too deep uncovering something a webmaster was trying to keep secret. Sometimes even passwords and credit card numbers have been found using Google -- often the webmaster's themselves are too blame for not putting this information in a more secure area.
Read more at CNET.
Posted on November 26, 2001
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Yahoo Adds Paid Search Listings
Yahoo.com is going to add paid search engine results from Overture.com, a search engine which lets website owners bid on keywords in its search results. The top three results from Overture.com will be displayed in the results of Yahoo.com searches. The companies signed an agreement that lasts until April, 2002. After that Yahoo plans to launch its own paid listings program but also continue its relationship with Overture.
Read more at CNET.
Posted on November 13, 2001
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Lycos Redesign
Terra Lycos announced the launch of its new network, featuring a simpler navigation with less clutter. The goal of the new unified look and feel is to transform Terra Lycos sites in the U.S. from an ``index'' or ``table of contents'' format to a more media-centric magazine cover format. Terra Lycos runs the Lycos.com search engine.
Read more at Search Engine Watch.
Posted on November 9, 2001
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.Biz Domain Debut
The controversial and delayed .biz domains have finally debuted. NeuLevel is the registry and charge of handling the .biz suffix. About 160,000 pre-registered domains were to be made active with the launch. Read more at CNET.
Posted on November 7, 2001
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Adobe Cuts Jobs
Adobe, the graphics and publishing software provider, has announced job cuts. The company is cutting 150 jobs, about 5% of its total workforce. Read more at SFGate.com.
Posted on November 1, 2001
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New York Times Adds Electronic Edition
The New York Times is adding an electronic version of its newspaper that can be downloaded and read on your computer. Readers can pay for the electronic version on a subscription or single copy basis. Read more at The Write News.
Posted on October 31, 2001
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Egghead Folds
Online computer and software retailer Egghead.com has shut down its online retail operations. The company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy back in August. Some of the Egghead's assets were sold to Fry's, an electronics retailer. Read more at Ecommercetimes.com.
Posted on October 29, 2001
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New Search Engine: SearchHippo
New search engine SearchHippo represents the combination of a spider based index of the net as well as the quality of sites listed in human edited directories such as the Open Directory. Because the index contains only sites which have been reviewed by an editor, SearchHippo aims to provide a smaller, faster and more manageable index.
Posted on October 25, 2001
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Stale Results at Altavista
Altavista is falling behind on its updates. According to a company spokesperson the company hasn't fully updated its database since July. Read more at CNET.
Posted on October 24, 2001
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Can Google Survive?
Everyone loves to use the search engine Goolge -- but will it be able to make it as a business? Google is certainly one of the most popular search destinations, but operating costs and potential new competitors pose a challenge. Read more at BusinessWeek.
Posted on October 23, 2001
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More .Biz Delays
Will the .biz domains ever launch? NeuLevel, the .biz registry, is pushing the start date back again. NeuLevel just recently bumbed that start from 10-1-01 to 10-23-01 because of the terrorist attacks. Now the launch date will be pushed back farther. Read more at Newsbytes.
Posted on October 19, 2001
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Internet Users Wont Pay For Content
Content providers don't want to hear it but web surfers continue to be relucant to pay for online content according to a report from Forrester Research. Read more at Newsbytes.
Posted on October 17, 2001
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Anthrax Found at Microsoft Subsidiary
A letter delivered to the office of a Microsoft
subsidiary in Reno, Nevada from Malaysia tested positive
for anthrax. The envelope contained pornographic
magazine clippings, one of which tested positive
for anthrax. Several employees are undergoing
tests to determine if they were exposed to anthrax.
None of the employees are sick or in the hospital. Read more at CNET.
Posted on October 15, 2001
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Habits of Successful Dot-Coms
Which Dot-Coms will make it? What do successful
dot-coms do to survive? Business2.0 has created
a list of seven things dot-coms do well to stay in
business and ultimately succeed. It is also includes
examples of online companies that are making a
profit -- or at least surviving! Click here to read the article.
Posted on October 12, 2001
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GoTo Changes Name to Overture
GoTo.com Inc., a provider of pay-per-click keyword advertising, has changed its name to Overture Services Inc. As announced last month, the company will cease operating under the name GoTo, will begin operating as Overture and commence trading its stock under a new ticker symbol (Nasdaq:OVER - news). In addition, the company launched a new corporate website at
overture.com.
Posted on October 10, 2001
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Silicon Alley Reporter Stops Publishing
The Silicon Alley Reporter is ceasing publication. The SiliconAlleyDaily.com, however, will continue to publish. Read more at The New York Times
Posted on October 8, 2001
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.INFO Overwhelmed
Demand may not be enormous for the new .INFO domains, but the registration requests have still been enough to tax Afilias, the .INFO registrar. The system even had to be shut down for a period of time so it could catch up. Read more at CNET.
Posted on October 3, 2001
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Excite Exits Broadband
Excite@Home announced that it has agreed to sell essentially all of its broadband Internet access business assets and related services to AT&T for $307 million in cash. The company plans to file for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in San Francisco. The asset sale is subject to the emergence of higher offers and closing conditions, including bankruptcy court approval. The future of the Excite.com portal is unclear, but it could be sold or shut down in the near future.
Posted on October 1, 2001
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About Cuts Guides and Employees
About.com has cut 300 of its GuideSites and sixty employees. Before the cuts About.com claimed to have over 700 GuideSites. The company is also making plans to convert its site into more of a shopping-oriented web portal. Remaining guides will be required to produce product reviews and create holiday gift lists. Primedia, the company which bought About.com, has recently seen its shares plummet over 40% into the low $2 range.
Posted on September 28, 2001
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Amazon Adds Personal Stores
Amazon.com has added a new peronalization feature called Your Stores. The service creates a personalized store for each of Amazon.com's customers. The store displays products based on the customers prior purchases. Read more at CNET.
Posted on September 27, 2001
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TheStandard.com Says Goodbye
TheStandard.com has posted a final goodbye on its website. TheStandard.com's assets were purchased at auction by AOL and IDG.
Posted on September 25, 2001
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Affiliate Networks Create New Standards
BeFree and Linkshare, two of the largest affiliate networks, have created standard benchmark programs. The networks created the standards to help alleviate some of the many concerns website publishers have with affliate programs. Some of the standards include monthly payment, $25 minimum thresholds for payment and fast response times. Merchants that meet the requirements are listed as premium partners by Linkshare and as acclaimed merchants by BeFree. Read more at Revenews.
Posted on September 24, 2001
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Epublishers Organize Relief Fund
A group of electronic publishers have joined together to raise funds for those in need because of the terrorist attacks. The epublishers are donating a percentage of net profits from ebook sales to the cause. Read more at The Write News.
Posted on September 21, 2001
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Attacks Delay New Domains
The terrorist attacks on America have delayed the launch of the .INFO and .BIZ domains. Both of the domain launches have been riddled with problem and controversy, including legal disputes. Read more at Newsbytes.
Posted on September 18, 2001
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Geocities Freezes Most Popular Accounts
Yahoo's Geocities is putting a freeze on some of the more popular websites using its free hosting services. The move appears to be an attempt to get more of the websites to convert to its new premium services. Notices from Yahoo were sent to Geocities users with over 3GB of data-transer per month. Click here to read more.
Posted on September 14, 2001
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Hopes and Prayers
The staff at HowToWeb.com sends its heartfelt condolences to all those affected by the despicable terrorist attack on America. Click here for links to more information.
Posted on September 11, 2001
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Controversy Surround .Biz and .Info Registrations
Affilias, which handles the .INFO domains, has been accused of allowing fraudulent registrations -- as many as 25% of its registrations may be fraudulent. Now NeuLevel Inc., the company handling .biz domains, is mired in controversy for its lottery registration process and for allowing people to bid on domains which are not for sale. Read more at MSNBC.com.
Posted on September 10, 2001
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HP and Compaq to Merge
Hewlett Packard and Compaq, two of the biggest manufacturers and retailers of computers and computer hardware, are planning to merge. Click here for a series of articles and discussion on the merger from CNET.
Posted on September 4, 2001
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Canceling ISP Accounts Isn't Easy
If you have ever experienced trouble canceling an
ISP service, you are not alone. In
Earthlink, Do you hear me?, a Salon.com journalist expresses
his frustation with trying to cancel a Mindspring account.
Posted on September 3, 2001
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IAB Accuses Gator of Illegal Business Practices
The IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau) has accused Gator.com of illegal business practices. Gator.com's software covers up banners and editorial content on websites with pop-up windows. Gator.com also sells advertising to run on these pop-ups. The IAB said that the business practices of Gator.com substantially infringe on the trademark, copyright and intellectual property rights of Web publishers and advertisers, and do not adequately protect consumers from unauthorized content. Read more at The Write News.
Posted on August 29, 2001
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Many More Dot-Coms Closings Expected
If you thought a lot of dot-coms have closed you haven't
seen anything yet according to a recent report. Dot-com
closings are expected to escalate over the next year or two
as many companies are almost out of cash.
Read more at CNET.
Posted on August 27, 2001
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INFO And BIZ Domain Confusion
Domain names have never been as confusing as
they are with the .info and .biz domains. The
domains are opened up to the public very soon:
.info on September, 12 and .biz on
October, 1st. However, there have already been
complaints, fraud, lawsuits and confusion. Only
trademark holders were supposed to be able to pre-register
for .info domains but there have been complaints that people
without trademarks have managed to file early
registrations for .info domains. And NeuLevel, the company
handling .biz domain registrations, has been sued by Amazon.com,
for its registration process which allows individuals
to register multiple times to acquire a .biz domain
name which will then be assigned randomly.
Confused? Read more at Newsbytes.
Posted on August 24, 2001
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AOL Layoffs Finally Confirmed
AOL has finally confirmed the layoffs at its America
Online division that were rumored for weeks by nearly
every media outlet. The 1,700 job cuts account for
about 10% of AOL's 16,000 employees. About 425
employees were cut from AOL's Virginia offices.
Read more about the AOL layoffs at The Washington Post.
Posted on August 23, 2001
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BeFree Cuts More Staff
Affiliate solutions provider BeFree, which represents retailers and content-related companies including Barnes & Noble.com, About.com, and Reader's Digest, has laid off 25 % of its workforce. This is BeFree's second round of layoffs this year. In April, 2001 BeFree cut 16% of its workforce. Read more at Revenews.
Posted on August 22, 2001
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Gator Software Covers Up Banners
Gator.com has come under fire for its sofware which covers up banners on websites including Yahoo. Basically, Gator's software steals ads and revenues away from publishers and the companies that are advertising on their websites. Many legal experts say Gator.com could be engaging in unfair competition and the IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) has recommended legal action against Gator.com. There have also been complaints that Gator's software is extremely difficult to uninstall and that people do not even realize they have downloaded it. Read more about Gator's controversial software at CNET.
Posted on August 20, 2001
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The Standard Says Goodbye
The Industry Standard, one of the leading technology publications during the Internet boom, is closing its doors. Only a handful of staffers will remain to continue publishing some content on the website. About 180 employees will be laid off and Standard Media, the publisher of The Industry Standard, is likely to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Read more at The Write News.
Posted on August 17, 2001
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Most Excellent Affiliate Programs
BeFree, which has received criticism from affiliates for lack of payment and correspondence from some of the merchants using its affiliate network services, has announced the Be Free Acclaim Program. To be part of the Be Free Acclaim Program merchants will have to meet criteria such as payments to affiliates within 35 days, timely and accurate transaction information and fast email response time. Read more at iMarketingNews.com.
Posted on August 15, 2001
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Lots of Commission Junction Programs Cancel
Merchants using Commission Junction have been leaving the service in droves after Commission Junction raised the cost for merchants and canceled all pay-per-click affiliate programs. Click here for a list of cancelations through 8-7-01. Canceled programs are also listed on CJ.com
Posted on August 13, 2001
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ClickTrade To Shut Down
On September 6th Microsoft is shutting down ClickTrade, an affiliate network with over 120,000 affiliate members. Microsoft is now referring Click Trade merchants over to Commission Junction. Click here to read the ClickTrade shutdown FAQ.
Posted on August 10, 2001
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Looking for Inside Affiliate Information?
Cashpile has recently held live Q&A's with the
heads of the major affiliate networks BeFree,
Commission Junction and Linkshare. The
CEOs frankly discuss problems affiliates are having with affiliate
programs including collecting late affiliate payments,
bankrupt merchants, affiliate links, broken links, cookies
and more. The good news is that it does sound as if improvements are in the pipeline to make the programs more
beneficial to web publishers. Click here to visit the Cashpile discussions.
Posted on August 8, 2001
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Dishonest Dot Info Registrations
Some web users claim that dishonest domain name grabbers are submitting false entries to Afilias (which operates the .info domains) claiming they have registered trademarks. During the sunrise period only companies holding legitimate trademarks registered prior to October 2000 are allowed to pre-register for a .info domain name, but critics indicate that some registrants are submitting false entries in an attempt to grab desirable domain names. These false entries could potentially cause delays and disputes. Read more at CNET.
Posted on August 7, 2001
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Looksmart Increases Prices
Looksmart has upgraded its fee-based website submission tool and raised prices. Prices have increased about 50%. Express Submit increased to $299 from $199 and Basic Submit increased to $149 from $99. For more specifics on the Looksmart changes, click here to read the Search Engine Watch article.
Posted on August 3, 2001
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Even Yahoo Trying Pop-unders
Pop-unders are ads that automatically open a new browser window displaying the advertisers website. Many websurfers find the practice annoying and sometimes confusing. Yahoo has recently started running a test using the pop-unders. Other sites that have been using the ad device include The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, AltaVista and MSNBC.com. Many web users simply close the new pop-up window before ever looking at it. A study found that 73% of consumers close the windows within 20 seconds. Read more at CNET.
Posted on August 1, 2001
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Tracking Links Inside Blogs
An interesting tool named Blogdex searches and finds the most popular hyperlinks posted in blogs around the Web. So far, the search tool only indexes blogs from Blogger, but the creator hopes to add blogs from competiting weblog tools such as Manila and Greymatter. Read more at Wired.
Posted on July 31, 2001
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SirCam Have Your Advice Virus
If you receive a lot of email you have probably seen the SirCam email by now. The virus attaches itself to random files in a PC and the send the files to email recipients found in the Windows Address Book and addresses found in cached files. The email also usually contains a message like "I send you this file in order to have your advice." A Wired article shows little respect for people falling victim to this deceptive virus. Click here for more information on the virus from McAffee.
Posted on July 27, 2001
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Search Engine AlltheWeb.com Upgrades
Fast Search & Transfer ASA announced the launch of a revised and upgraded version of its Internet search engine, AlltheWeb.com, which is now completely refreshed every nine to twelve days. Fast Search claims this makes AlltheWeb.com the Internet's freshest and most up-to-date search engine. The new version of AlltheWeb.com also incorporates a catalog of more than 70 million multimedia files, which are automatically integrated into the site's results page.
Posted on July 25, 2001
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Extension Controvery at Commission Junction
Webmasters are concerned over an unusually high number of transactions which are tagged "extension" at CJ.com, an affiliate services provider. The "extension" term is used by merchants when the approval of a lead or sale is delayed. Recently the number of transactions tagged as "extension" has increased. CJ.com claims these are merchants that have not yet paid their bills or merchants that are disputing the transactions. Read more at Revenews.
Posted on July 20, 2001
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Saving Your Website From Spambots
Spambots are awful programs that search and find email addresses on websites and then add them to bulk email lists. The end result is that email addresses posted on your website(s) can end up receiving spam because of these spambots. Fortunately, there are ways to combat these spambots and this article on webtechniques explains a couple methods.
Posted on July 19, 2001
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Search Engine Deception
Are search engines deceiving web surfers? Commercial Alert has filed a deceptive advertising complaint with the FTC claiming that search engines including Altavista, iWon, Direct Hit, Lycos and others are deceiving web surfers with text ads that are not listed as advertisements.
Unlike Goto.com which lists paid advertisers first and even includes how much they are paying per click, Commercial Alert claims the search engines it named hide the fact that some of its search engine results are actually advertisements. Click here to read the Commercial Alert complaint.
Posted on July 18, 2001
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Web Usage Holds Despite Dead Dot-coms
Web traffic is holding steady despite some failing web businesses and a downturn in the economy. A survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that about half of the Internet users are spending the same amount of time online as they did sixth months ago. 29% say they are using the Web more than they did six months ago. And 17% said they are using the Web less. More about the survey results can be found at CNET.
Posted on July 17, 2001
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Macromedia Flash: 1 Billion Served
Flash has found its way onto numerous websites
and has been downloaded a billion times from
Macromedia (according to Macromedia). Many
people claim that Flash is overused and used
inappropriately irritating many website users -- but
no one can doubt its popularity. Click here for more about the success of Flash.
Posted on July 13, 2001
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Wireframing
You have probably heard of storyboarding
-- a tool which helps you determine how a website
will work before it is created. Wireframing is
similar in that it takes place before
a website is developed, but instead of
focusing on how to develop the site,
Wireframing focuses on only what you
want to have on the website. Click here to learn more about the beneifts of wireframing
a website.
Posted on July 11, 2001
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Make Your Site PDA-Friendly
Lots of people now use PDA's -- but how do
you design your website so your content
fits on those tiny screens?
This article from
webmasterbase.com helps you learn how.
The article includes some coding basics,
what screen size to use (the Palm is
150 x 150 pixels) and information on
using HTTP Headers.
Posted on July 9, 2001
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Altavista Launches Paid Inclusion
Altavista, which has been struggling as a search portal, has announced a fee-based method for accepting webpages. Its new paid-inclusion model guarantees that webpages will be updated and indexed regularly by AltaVista. Inktomi offers a similar service. Click here to read more about Altavista's new model at Search Engine Watch.
Posted on July 5, 2001
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Commission Junction Reveals Open Marketplace
Commission Junction, a provider of affiliate program marketing services, has unveiled its new open marketplace which allows affiliates and merchants to keep track of each other's performance. The new system allows affiliates to see which merchants pay out the most and allows merchants to see which affiliates can generate clicks, leads and sales. Click here to read more about CJ's new marketpalce at Revenews.com.
Posted on July 3, 2001
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Microsoft to Remove Smart Tags
Microsoft has announced plans to remove the highly controversial
Smart Tags from its next browser release -- for now. The company
has made it clear that it will try to bring them back (or a redesigned
version of them) in a future release of Internet Explorer.
Many legal experts believe that the Smart Tags violate the
copyrights of authors because they create unauthorized derivative
works, as this article explains. Microsoft decided to remove its
Smart Tags based on a high volume of highly negative feedback.
Posted on July 2, 2001
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New Resource for Web Awards
Everyone would like to win an award or two for their website. But how do you go about it? Where do you start? A new resource called Awards Scoop gives you all the information you need.
Click here for a news story about this new resource.
Posted on June 28, 2001
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Microsoft Proceeds With Controversial Smart Tags
Microsoft has launched its Internet Explorer 6 preview with the highly controversial Smart Tags included. Smart Tags are a new feature that converts keywords into links on any publisher's, individual's or writer's webpages. This means that text on any webpage -- including news stories, articles, book excerpts, online fiction, book reviews, resumes, databases, etc. -- could be turned into a Smart Tag link without the permission or knowledge of the creator of the content. Click here for more information.
Posted on June 26, 2001
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Keeping Up With Domain Renewals
Having trouble keeping up with all your domains? Do you know when each one expires? Joel Snyder provides some suggestions that might help you keep your domain names more organized and save yourself some money. Some of the tips include make a list, delete domain names you aren't using and prepay your bills. These ideas may seem obvious -- but following them could help save you time and money in the long run. Click here to read more.
Posted on June 25, 2001
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Microsoft Ends Free Listbot Service
Microsoft
is shutting down its Listbot email service
and replacing it with a fee-based service which costs $29.95 per month.
The service will end on August 6, 2001, but
list data will remain available until August 20th.
This is part of a growing trend as many
companies are either terminating free hosting services or
starting to charge fees for these services. Scroll down below to an entry about Homestead, which is ending its free web hosting service.
Posted on June 22, 2001
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Analyzing Your Web Logs
Ok, you have built up your traffic to a decent level, but what does it all
mean? The first of a two-part series from Lirux.com helps you learn what a
web log is and how to analyze the valuable information it contains.
Some of the information you can obtain from your web logs include
page views, unique visitors, where your visitors are coming from,
what types of hardware your visitors are using, the length of time
they spend on your webpages and website, server errors and
much more. Click here to read the article.
Posted on June 21, 2001
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Dot-info Plans to Go Live Sept. 19
Dot-info officials at Alias, the registry overseeing the new .info domain names, plan to launch the new domains on Sept. 19th, after an early registration period for trademark holders. This will put it ahead of the new .biz domain names, which will launch in October. The other upcoming new domains include dot-name, dot-pro, dot-museum, dot-aero and dot-coop.
Source: Wired News
Posted on June 20, 2001
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The End of Free Web Hosting?
Homestead, a free web hosting provider with 4 million members, recently informed its users that it will begin charging fees of around $10 month. The company is encouraging its members to email in and discuss the fees and would be willing to offer a discount if a large number of users were interested. The main question is: will other free web hosting providers follow suit? Is this the beginning of end of free web hosting? Source: CNET
Posted on June 18, 2001
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Commission Junction Cuts 40% of Staff
Commission Junction has laid off over 40% of its workforce. The company is one of the leading affiliate marketing service providers. Its competitors Linkshare and BeFree have also recently announced cutbacks as they suffer from numerous DotCom bankruptcies and closures.
Source: Revenews.
Posted on June 15, 2001
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LinkShare Offers Payment Details
LinkShare has updated the information it provides to give affiliates a better idea of which merchants are paying their bills. Also, some of the merchants are starting to have more likeable terms, such as paying monthly and lowering the minimum commission amount to more smaller amounts such as $25.
Posted on June 14, 2001
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