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Google Urchin Examined

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:07:20 +0000

The recent release of Google Urchin raises a few questions for Google. WebProNews Reporter Abby Prince compares Google Analytics and Google Urchin. Find out all the details including what one web marketer considers to be some disadvantages to Urchin only on WebProNews.

Brian Wallace on Social Media

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:13:20 +0000

Mike McDonald of WebProNews talked with Brian Wallace of NowSourcing.com at the Social Media Club in Louiville, Kentucky. Wallace explains his business of advising clients on social media strategies. Find out what to do and what not to do, right here on WebProNews.

Syndicating Your Blog

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:33:43 +0000

WebProNews takes a look into how you can make money from blogging. It seems as though, syndication is an easy way to do so. We talked with President of Newstex, Larry Schwartz about benefits and disadvantages, along with other various topics of syndication. Don’t miss out on all of his tips in the video, right here on WebProNews.

Companies Join to Change Future of Web

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:18:58 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to transfer your data from your profile on one social network to your profile on another social network? The Data Portability Workgroup is aiming to do that very thing. WebProNews Reporter Abby Prince talked with Chris Saad, DataPorability.org’s Co-Founder and Chairman, about the initiative.

The Data Portability Workgroup contains many companies including Google, Plaxo, Facebook, and LinkedIn, just to name a few. Plaxo’s John McCrea and Joseph Smarr talked to WebProNews about their role in the recent incident involving Robert Scoble and Facebook. Catch all the details, only on WebProNews.

NCAA Live Blogging, No More

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:35:36 +0000

In late December of 2007, the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) implemented new rules for live blogging. The rules set a limit on how many posts one person can make during a game, if he/she is a credentialed journalist. WebProNews talked with three bloggers, two of them journalist about the new rules. President and CEO of SportsBlogsNation, Tyler Bleszinski, Writer for Chicago Sports Weekly and Blogger of WearethePostmen.com, Ryan Corazza, and Sports Writer/Columnist and Live Blogger for The Herald Times, Chris Korman give WebProNews Anchor Kara Ratliff their opinions and recommendations on the new set of rules. For more information of the rules or the details of interviews, keep it tuned in, right here on WebProNews.

Facebook: The Scrooge of 2007?

admin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:31:50 +0000

Facebook recently launched a new advertising network called Facebook Beacon. MoveOn.org and many users see it as a violation of privacy. “I saw my gf bought an item i had been saying i wanted… so now part of my Christmas gift has been ruined.” Matthew Helfgott posted this comment on the MoveOn.org Facebook group called, “Facebook: Stop Invading my Privacy!”

MoveOn.org filed a petition against Facebook and is asking users to support their cause. WebProNews spoke with Adam Green, MoveOn’s Spokesperson for Civic Action and Matthew Helfgott, a student and Facebook user, about the privacy issues. Check out all the details from Reporter Abby Prince, right here on WebProNews.

Craigslist Killer?

admin — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:09:46 +0000

Katherine Olson of Minnesota thought she was answering a normal posting on Craigslist. The posting asked for a nanny and Olson had a background in babysitting, so she decided to meet the parents to check out the situation. Olson’s body was found later in her car in a park near the author’s house. The Police Department in Savage, Minnesota has searched the 19-year-old suspect’s house. For more details of the murder and ways to help as reported by Kara Ratliff, keep watching WebProNews.

Child Pornography Online Increasing?

admin — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:10:34 +0000

The Internet Watch Foundation recently sponsored an awareness day to make people aware of the problems of child pornography. Bigger companies like Yahoo and MSN supported the day by running advertisements. WebProNews Reporter Kara Ratliff digs deeper into the world of child pornography online; we talked with author of Profiling Violent Crimes, Sex Crimes, and Serial Murder, Dr. Ronald Holmes about the issues facing child pornography online. For more interesting facts about it or Dr. Holmes, keep watching WebProNews.

Mobile Search Race?

admin — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:00:46 +0000

Mobile searches are becoming a rapidly growing market and the top search engines are looking to become the number one player in the contest. WebProNews Reporter Kara Ratliff talked with Cindy Krum from Rank-Mobile about the present state and the future of mobile technology. She also talks about the possibility of Google vying for the top spot. For more information on mobile searches, keep watching WebProNews.

Libraries to Move Online

admin — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:35:44 +0000

As the Internet is continuing to become a primary resource for information, it seems only natural that books and the information within them would also be on the Internet. Many companies and organizations including search engines are working with libraries to digitize their collections of books.

WebProNews Reporter Abby Prince spoke to Google‘s Gabriel Stricker, Brewster Kahle of the Open Content Alliance, and the Boston Library Consortium‘s Executive Director Barbara Preece about their efforts with this endeavor. There have been a few controversial issues among the many various platforms, but they all agree that their common goal is to increase the availability of books. To find out more, tune in to the full story right here on WebProNews.

StumbleUpon Adds SearchReviews

admin — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:15:47 +0000

StumbleUpon looks to take a bigger step in expanding its uses. The Web discovery service added a new feature called search reviews. The new tool shows an icon beside of a link found on major search engines and other content Websites like YouTube. The icon lets users see what sites are popular and how many thumbs up it received. For more information on the SearchReviews added to StumbleUpon, watch the full story from Reporter Kara Ratliff right here on WebProNews.

Social Networking Meets Reality?

admin — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:38:10 +0000

Moving along in the social networking craze, LifeAt.com and MeetTheNeighbors.org offer a way to get to know your real neighbors in your apartment building or your neighborhood. WebProNews Reporter Kara Ratliff spoke with Chief Operating Officer for LifeAt, Matthew Goldstein and Creator of MeetTheNeighbors, Jared Nissim about the two companies. For more information on the two social networking sites, keep watching WebProNews.

Episode 9: The Next Internet Millionaire

admin — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:42:46 +0000

The tension is getting very thick on The Next Internet Millionaire. Episode 9 is now available and WebProNews has all the details. Contestants got to hear Ray Edwards speak about copywriting, and then their teams had to apply the lesson by creating a sales letter for Jen Groover’s Butler Bag. Only one team could win and the other team would have to send someone home. Who is the next one eliminated from the competition? Find out who that is from Reporter Abby Prince, right here on WebProNews.

Ancestry.com Makes Two Big Announcements, But Keeps Initial Mission

admin — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:14:43 +0000

Recently, Ancestry.com announced its DNA testing launch, and The Generations Network, or parent company of Ancestry, announced that Spectrum Equity Investors would lead an investment to purchase interest in the company. WebProNews spoke with Ancestry’s Chief Family Historian, Megan Smolenyak, and Tim Sullivan the President and CEO of The Generations Network about both announcements. Ancestry.com is the world’s largest online resource for family history and told WebProNews that even with the announcements, its mission to connect families all over the world still remains. Catch all the details, only on WebProNews.

New England Patriots Remain on Winning Streak

admin — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:20:36 +0000

The NFL New England Patriots have a 6-0 record so far this season and now can count another win to their record. A Massachusetts court ruled that StubHub had to release names of people that were buying and selling tickets to make a profit on the online retailer. The Patriots filed a lawsuit to acquire the names and may choose to revoke the tickets sold on the site. For more details of the ruling for the Patriots, keep watching WebProNews.