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Month: January 2007

  • Malware and Spam Thrives in U.S. and China

    According to a recent report titled “Security Threat Report 2007” released by Sophos, an IT security firm, the U.S. and China host the most sites containing malware and relay the most spam.

  • BBC and Google Get More Comfortable

    When unlicensed videos appear on a big online video site, the word “lawsuit” usually comes to mind. But in the case of the BBC and Google Video, the ending looks to be a lot happier, and a lot less legally sticky.

  • MySpace Sues the

    Scott Richter has been accused of being one of the world’s top three spammers and holds the auspicious moniker of the “Spam King.” He is also being used by the king of the social networking world, News Corp.’s MySpace.

  • Affiliate Summit Roundup

    This week, the fastest growing tradeshow that many have not heard of took place in Las Vegas. As was the case last year, and the year before that and perhaps at every show they’ve organized, this year’s show sold out. Several of…

  • MySpace Makes A Statement

    Those in the Web 2.0 world know Michael Arrington. The affiliate world has no direct equivalent, but one of its larger than life personalities, Jon F***** (he doesn’t like his last named shared), founder of Wicked Fire Forums, had site…

  • Digital

    Yahoo! to Flip Panama Quality Switch on Feb. 5

    In an announcement that caught many search marketing advertisers and professionals by surprise, Yahoo! energized a conference call about its Q4 results yesterday by declaring that it will give Project Panama, its new search-ad platform, a full launch ahead of schedule.

  • Digital

    Does Yahoo! Have the Answer for Mobile Search?

    Mobile marketing is going to depend on making the mobile Internet easier to access. Handsets are going to have to get easier to use; carriers are going to have to make data plans easier to understand; and Web sites are going to have to get easier to read and use on the small, small screen. In fact, to get its constituency above the current 11% of U.S. cell phone owners, the mobile Internet is going to have to become more navigable altogether. Yahoo! is banking on an enhanced suite of mobile apps and a new dedicated mobile search function to do just that.

  • Digital

    SEO Helps MyFavoriteCity Deliver the Local Goods

    Dave Deasy spent several years running online and small business-oriented programs for Hewlett Packard and America Online. In 2003, he left the high-pressure corporate life to try his own hand at running a small business. Deasy founded MyFavoriteCity.com, which sells gift baskets and souvenirs from about 20 cities around the country.

  • Listline e-Newsletter 01/24/07

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  • Digital

    Yahoo! Sees Early Launch for Panama Part Two

    Yahoo! is ahead of plan with the transition to its new Project Panama search marketing platform and plans an early February launch for the second phase, which will use a quality score to determine the most relevant — and most profitable — pay-per-click ads.