According to reports, Microsoft is issuing an emergency fix for a security hole in Internet Explorer that has exposed millions of users to having their computers taken over by hackers. The "zero-day" vulnerability, which came to light last week, allows criminals to take over victims' machines simply by steering them to infected Web sites; users don't have to download anything for their computers … [Read more...]
Room To Grow: Most US Businesses Do Not Buy Search Advertising
The Silicon Valley Insider, is reporting on a new online survey which showed that 59% of responding small businesses with Web sites still don't buy search advertising, usually because they worry it will be too expensive or not "the best use of their marketing budgets." Here are the rest of the findings of a the survey which was sponsored by Microsoft: 59% of small businesses with Web sites … [Read more...]
Is Google Still In Favor Of Net Neutrality Or Are They Working To Get In The Fast Lane
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal today, Google who has traditionally been one of the loudest advocates of equal network access for all content providers, known as network neutrality, has approached major cable and phone companies that carry Internet traffic with a proposal to create a fast lane for its own content Google . Network Neutrality under lying principle is that all … [Read more...]
New President Of Microsoft Online, Speaks
Microsoft published a Q&A with Qi Lu, who was hired as president of Microsoft's Online Services Group. """""Lu will lead Microsoft’s efforts to expand and strengthen its search and online advertising efforts. Lu comes to Microsoft four months after leaving Yahoo!, where he most recently held the position of executive vice president of Engineering for the Search and Advertising Technology … [Read more...]
YouTube Hits 100 Million Viewers a Month
According to comScore: Google reached a record 100.5 million unique video viewers in October, up from 83.7 million six months ago. YouTube drew 99.5 million of those viewers. Hulu reached 24.0 million unique viewers in October. Fox Interactive Media video (myspace.com) reached 60.8 million people in October, up from 52.0 million in April. That's a total of 180 million people … [Read more...]
Dell Switching From Google To Microsoft’s Live?
Since mid 2006, new PCs from Dell have come pre-installed with a search toolbar from Google, and Microsoft's IE web browser with google.com preset as the default search engine. ZDnet's Mary Jo Foley is reporting, a deal may be in the works between Dell and Microsoft to dump the Google toolbar for Microsoft's own Live Search toolbar. If the report is true, and it's a victory for Microsoft, … [Read more...]
Microsoft Hires Ex-Yahoo Exec to Lead It’s Online Group
Microsoft hired a Qi Lu, a former Yahoo search executive to as President of its Online Services Group, responsible for all of the software maker's Web-based programs and services, including search and online advertising. Lu spent a decade working for Yahoo. He oversaw a high-profile effort, dubbed Project Panama. More than 100 Yahoo executives have left since January 2007. Lu left Yahoo … [Read more...]