The internet in 1996

In short… it’s absolutely amazing what 12 years of online innovation can do. I recently discovered a post that used WayBackMachine to pull together a collection of corporate websites from 1996. The results were quite astonishing.
Although Internet Explorer 3.0 could run Java applets and inline media, Netscape Navigator could not, and in any case nobody [...]

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Yahoo gearing up for HUGE layoffs?

Shoemoney points us to Silicon Alley Insider story that suggests, according to sources, Yahoo is getting ready to can 1500-2500 of its employees.
Last night we reported a tip that Yahoo has created a list of 1,500-2,500 jobs that may be cut within two weeks and that Jerry Yang will make the decision to go ahead [...]

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Al Gore hacked?

Indeed, it appears as though Al Gore’s climate change site has been hacked.

Filed under: Internet News, Politics

Facebook vs. MoveOn.org

I’ve ignored this fight between Facebook and MoveOn for too long.

Filed under: Internet News, Politics, Social Networking

Search Engine Strategies Chicago

I’ll be attending Search Engine Strategies here in Chicago on December 3-6. This is the first time I’ve gotten the chance to attend an SES, so I plan to milk it for all it’s worth.

Filed under: Chicago, Internet News, Web Marketing

Daily KOS finally caught fudging numbers?

Today is Saturday, and I’m guessing quite a few members of the party of defeat feel it couldn’t have come soon enough. This past week, without question, has been a nightmare for the far left.

Filed under: Internet News, Politics

Digg Traffic vs. Google Traffic

Yes, Digg traffic sucks for revenue compared to visits from Google. I know, I know… this is common knowledge for most. But, it’s still interesting none the less.
Chitika’s blog has a great post up about a stat finding hunt they recently went on related to the Digg traffic vs. Google traffic debate.

Filed under: Google, Internet News, Social Networking

Linkworth enters Pay Per Post club

Text link advertising firm Linkworth has officially entered the Pay Per Post market.

First off, I like Linkworth. I’ve been a publisher for about two years now and they send a few hundred bucks my way every month. The links have always been on intrusive and I’ve had full control over who I accept as advertisers [...]

Filed under: Internet News, blogging