By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Social Networking Websites

On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Google and MySpace, two of the top players on the Internet, are expanding their partnership with one another by pooling resources and sharing technologies. As of this week, popular search company and online advertiser Google will begin integrating Google Gears, its software technology, with MySpace’s leading social networking website. Reuters reported that at Google I/O, Google’s major annual technical conference, 2,900 developers listened as the company... read more.

• May 31, 2008
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By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in In the News

It's been a while since I've posted on the (once) juicy saga between top software manufacturer Microsoft and search company Yahoo!. Personally, I have missed the tense "mating dance" between the two- a finicky courtship which began in February of 2008. As we all know, the situation came to a head in early May when Microsoft officially withdrew its $47.5 billion bid to purchase Yahoo!   All seemed quiet on the home front. But, come on. We all knew it was only a matter of time befo... read more.

• May 29, 2008
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By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Social Networking Websites

On Tuesday, InformationWeek reported on some disturbing statistics concerning online hate-organizations and misuse of Web 2.0 technologies.    The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human-rights organization, released its report last week entitled “Online Terror + Hate: The First Decade.” The study tracked the increase of online racial, religious and cultural offensive material. Lamentably, data, collected over the past month, indicated a 30% increase in such material from 2007. Fu... read more.

• May 28, 2008
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By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Social Networking Websites

On Sunday, Associated Press reported that Facebook.com has recently expressed serious concerns as lead search company Google continues to dip into the social networking cookie jar. Over the past year, Google has rolled out new features such as OpenSocial – a platform which allows web designers to “write applications for use on multiple social networks--” and Okrut, a Brazil-based social network. Google’s most recent endeavor, launched about two weeks ago, is Friend Connect. The ap... read more.

• May 27, 2008
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By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in In the News

On Tuesday, PCWORLD.com reported that search company Yahoo! has filed a lawsuit against “unidentified companies and individuals” belonging to the so-called “Yahoo Lottery Spammers.” The complaint was officially registered on May 16th in the New York Southern District of the U.S. District Court, the article mentioned, however Yahoo! did not release an official statement on the matter until just today. The “25 unidentified companies and 25 unnamed individuals” comprisin... read more.

• May 27, 2008
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By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in The Future of the Internet

On Monday, Reuters reported that top search company Google recently launched a new program, Google Health. The health information service, Reuters contends, successfully blends the super streamlined and efficient search power of Google algorithms with the personal health records and information of any Google account holder. To ensure that they is guarded as carefully as possible, all data will be protected by a user-generated private password; furthermore, Google will store the information “on comp... read more.

• May 23, 2008
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By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in e-Commerce / Product Sales

On Wednesday, Reuters reported that top software manufacturer, Microsoft, recently rolled out a new feature known as Live Search cashback. The article indicated that this monetary-based service will reward users every time they use Windows Live, Microsoft’s search engine, to locate and purchase products online. When users purchase a product found through Live Search, they will receive a “rebate” of sorts; in actuality it will be a series of links to e-Commerce websites and individual... read more.

• May 23, 2008
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By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in e-Commerce / Product Sales

On Sunday, Associated Press reported on a recently conducted survey which suggests that the Internet’s influence on online shopping is waning as the years go by. Pew Internet and American Life Project, an Internet analytics company, contacted 2,400 adults over the phone to obtain various information pertaining to e-Commerce habits. The data were collected over approximately a one month period from August 3rd – September 5th of last year. The products of interest for this survey included mp... read more.

• May 21, 2008
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By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in In the News

On Monday, Google announced in its official blog that it is opening its North American network to third-party advertising tags. The new feature will allow advertisers to incorporate “approved third parties” to generate, distribute and trace online display ads; advertisers will also be able to work with rich media ads. Working with AdWords, Google’s popular online advertisement platform, individuals and organizations ranging from rich media ad agencies and research firms to publishers... read more.

• May 20, 2008
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By Hudson Horizons, Posted in Hudson Horizons

Fairlawn, NJ - May 19, 2008 - Hudson Horizons, a website development and Internet marketing company located in the New York City metro area, has recently introduced instant estimated price quotes for clients and future clientele, available directly at their website, http://www.hudsonhorizons.com/.  With this new feature, customers can receive a free price quote in just a few seconds without the pressure of being contacted by a sales person. Customers interested in website design and internet marketin... read more.

• May 19, 2008
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