Bing may be well behind Google in the search market, but it has trumped Google in social software tools, thanks to its Liked Results deal with Facebook. Microsoft recently began indexing Facebook user profiles to surface contacts that are relevant to the searcher. The company also added Liked Results, displaying the Websites and links “liked” […]
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EU Chews on Web Cookies
Seeking to be a leader in protecting online privacy, the European Union last year passed a law requiring companies to obtain consent from Web users when tracking files such as cookies are placed on users’ computers. Europe’s effort to regulate online “cookies” is crumbling, exposing how tough it is to curb the practice of tracking […]
Websites Rein In Tracking Tools
Major websites are moving to limit the number of tracking technologies like “cookies” spreading on their sites, hoping to keep lucrative data about visitors for themselves—and avoid privacy risks. More sites are counting the number of tracking tools—software that can clandestinely monitor people’s activities online—that are being installed on the computers of people who visit […]
Facebook Pledges Steps on User Data
Facebook Inc. told lawmakers it had taken steps to prevent the sharing of personal information about users, including temporarily suspending certain applications from its site. That came after The Wall Street Journal reported recently that certain applications on Facebook were sending users’ ID numbers to marketers, in violation of Facebook’s policies. The lawmakers sought details […]
New Internet SEO Technology Changing the Face of Real Estate
Agents spend thousands of dollars and more to pay for SEO work and marketing to get first page rankings for a few major keywords in Google, Yahoo and other major search engines. Pay per click offers some traffic, but the costs can get expensive and many agents are not happy with the results they get. […]
The Ultimate Resource For Successful Small Business Websites
There are a number of reasons that businesses don’t create a professional online presence. Most of the time the culprits are budget, time, human resources, and just general lack of knowledge. The problem is that when businesses decide against creating an online presence, they miss out on a huge opportunity. Forget about trying to be […]