Microsoft recently expanded its ad deal (signed two years ago) with social networking giant Facebook. Microsoft presently manages and sells all display ads of Facebook. Microsoft will widen the scope to provide search and paid listings.
Both the companies are working on an API for Facebook in turn, creating a rich search experience. The API to […]

Computer experts have released software for the purpose of tackling a security glitch existing in the internet’s addressing system. The flaw was discovered by accident. It would have redirected internet users to fake webpages, even if they got the correct address in a browser. Internet giants like Microsoft are now busy distributing the security patch.

The last few months for Facebook have been pretty eventful. The period has been marked by plenty of controversy. Developers complained that the social networking website was not communicating well about changes made to the service.
Some also accused it of copying the most popular and successful features of outside applications. It was accused of introducing […]

The MobileMe service by Apple was launched a couple of weeks ago at the same time that the company rolled out its new 3G iPhone. It is Apple’s perceived answer to the new popular phenomenon of ‘cloud computing’, in which data is stored on a remote server and can be updated via any device, which […]

With user-generated data gathering prominence, user comments have taken a front seat. Many companies are developing comment creators trying to ensure a greater control over the entire process. In a bid to follow the same coComment, a comment-tracking service, is upgrading its website to offer better solutions.
The best part is managing comments could be a […]

There have been many attempts to take on Google, but all in vain. Cuil.com (pronounced as “Cool”) is a new search engine started by ex-googlers, and is supposedly the hottest contender.
The Cuil.com website claims that it can search three times more web pages than Google and ten times more than Microsoft. This is what […]

New norms for downloading music are going to be there. What does the government’s latest announcement mean for you? According to digital music expert Paul Brindley there is no reason to worry.
The managing director of Music Ally, Paul Brindley, spoke to The Guardian regarding the wider implications of the plans to monitor filesharers. He explained:
They […]

MySpace recently re-launched its classified section with the help of Oodle. The latter will be developing APIs to ensure a cohesive system. The best part about the classifieds is that they will help reach out to larger audience using the Oodle classified network.
The APIs to be developed will integrate user profiles with bulletin boards, blogs, […]

Almost seven months after Google first started testing a service known as Knol, a Wikipedia competitor, the firm finally rolled it out. Knol is short for knowledge. The following are the distinguishing features of Knol as pointed out by the search experts:

Google had announced a new initiative in May this year known as Friend Connect that enabled site owners to add social media on their websites. The new service also allowed internet users to log on to their social accounts effortlessly.
Facebook was initially a part of Google’s effort but it later banned Friend Connect from their […]

According to a recent independent survey, Facebook was the leader in the UK’s social networking. Facebook leads the pack with a whopping 45.29 per cent market share. This is almost twice the share of Bebo that was placed second and about three times the market share of MySpace.

Justtheflight offers consumers the facility to search, book and even pay for their air travel through their mobile phone.
Justtheflight, a flight booking website based out of Isle of Man, is supposedly the first to launch a search-and-book facility on the mobile phone. The company is owned and operated by Online Retail Travel Group (ORTG). However, […]

Just Search Internet marketing will be attending the UK Ad:Tech show on September 24th and 25th. At the show Just Search will be showcasing their portfolio of Internet Marketing services, which include PPC, Analytics and SEO.
You can find Just Search at the London show on stand 234, so feel free to pop along and say […]

Google Inc launched its website Knol that allows people to write about their areas of expertise under their by lines. This is in contrast to encyclopaedia website Wikipedia, which allows users to stay anonymous. Cedric DuPont, the product manager for Knol, is of the opinion that users trust content that has the author’s name mentioned.

According to a recent survey by Nielsen Online, the internet plays a very important role, even for bricks and mortar retailers. More than 80% of the consumers who purchased electronics bought them from a store after visiting the store’s website. Around 53% of the people surveyed said that they purchased the products from the retailer […]

A social networking website for young gypsy travellers won an award for the ‘social use’ of technology. The SavvyChavvy website was one of eight noteworthy projects honoured in the UK’s Catalyst Awards, which recognise technology used wholly to serve communities and not for profit-making.

Facebook has just announced new Facebook Connect, a way that other websites can integrate parts of its service. Websites can ask users for their respective Facebook user name, password, instead of generating an identity verification system on their own, and provide their users the ability for importing their friends’ list from Facebook.

Charities are now being made to cope with a fundamental but inevitable shift in power as unofficial advocates launch impromptu appeals for charity and bring in donors through new-age social media, according to fundraising experts.
Many charities are struggling to cope up with the loss of control affected by supporters who make use of Facebook, Flickr […]

In a speech at his firm’s annual conference for a host of developers, termed F8, Facebook’s 24-year-old chief executive Mark Zuckerberg also demonstrated the firm’s new design. He predicted there would soon be a new wave of social websites built on top of the information that users provide to social networks.

The regular users of Google docs have a lot more to chose from now. The new templates launched recently by Google have been created by Google along with various other companies having relevant experience. Following are the features of the new Google docs.