slade

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Google, Real extend pact

Google, Real extend pactAnd... Firefox officially loses to Internet Explorer 7.Someone actually touched Real's "software." That company needs to go under, immediately. I don't even want them trying to make an honest attempt at good software. Between them and three or four other "Premium Bloatware!" companies, the Windows platform has...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Digital music, Digital media, Preston Gates, Slade, Maria Cantwell, Google Inc., RealNetworks Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-08-03

Additional Resources

(Photos: Taking apart the robot guitar)

(Photos: Taking apart the robot guitar)Competition for TransperformanceThe automatically tuned guitar has already been done, but it looks like Gibson has significantly reduced the size and weight of the components. I'm curious if it allows non-standard tunings to be pre-programmed and called up at will.http://transperformance.com/RE: (Photos: Taking apart the robot...

Tags: Robots, tuning, robot, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-04-18

Justice Department, states differ on Microsoft settlement

Justice Department, states differ on Microsoft settlementExtension of Penalties is UnavoidableThe idea that all of attorney general Gonzales' problems and his recent resignation are related to getting Slade Gorton, long time Microsoft supporter, into the Attorney Generals office where he can further Brad Chase's goal of further corruption of the...

Tags: IT Still, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department of Justice

Discussion threads 2007-08-31

Photos: Solar festival as green as it gets

Alternative energy and culture were on display last weekend at an off-the-grid learning center in Northern California.Madison Avenue advertisers and Silicon Valley venture capitalists may be pushing all things green into the mainstream these days, yet the countercultural roots of the sustainable-living movement are alive and thriving. More than 10,000...

Tags: photograph, SolFest, Solar Living Institute, dome, alternative energy, photovoltaics, hydrogen, dump, Santa Cruz, wall, greenhouse, tent, automated teller machine, homeowner, Northern California, nonprofit, technique, festival, pump, showcase, pyramid, California, Sharp Corp.

Image galleries 2007-08-23

Click Fraud: Yahoo pledges quality, what about audits?

As Associate General Counsel, Yahoo, Reggie Davis negotiated a settlement last year in the class action lawsuit matter of Checkmate Strategic Group, Inc. vs. Yahoo Inc., which alleged breach of contract and unfair business practices, including improper collection of revenue for clicks that were click fraud. Now, as newly...

Tags: audit, Yahoo! Inc., click fraud, advertiser, Reggie Davis, settlement

Blog posts 2007-03-28

Beware Google $1 billion click fraud PR campaign

Google is once again on the click fraud defensive, big time. Earlier this morning I cut through Google blog hype to underscore: “Google: Stingy with click fraud refunds?” Google love is a powerful force, nevertheless, even when billions of dollars worth of potentially improperly invoiced Google advertiser charges...

Tags: Advertising, Search, Legal, Government, Click Fraud, Google Software Applications, ROI, Metrics, Search Advertising

Blog posts 2007-03-01

Yahoo click fraud initiatives: Exclusive update

Last June, in conjunction with an impending settlement of a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles by Checkmate Strategic Group, Inc. alleging breach of contract and unfair business practices, Yahoo made a public commitment to a multi-prong effort to further strengthen its anti-click fraud...

Tags: Business Models, Legal, Government, Click Fraud, Yahoo! Inc., Class Persons

Blog posts 2007-01-10

Can Yahoo 'stay ahead' of click fraud?

In “Google, Yahoo on click fraud audits: look to the IAB” I recount my exchange with Google and Yahoo, during the click fraud panel at Search Engine Strategies conference last August, asking the companies to commit not only to the Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB “Click Measurement Guidelines,” but to the...

Tags: click fraud, Yahoo! Inc., advertiser

Blog posts 2007-01-08

New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell deal on its head?

New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell deal on its head?New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell deal on its head?Again the linux community takes a reaction and a late one at that. Adding this clause isn't going to effect Microsoft in the slightest bit. Microsoft and Novell already...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., patent, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., GPL

Discussion threads 2006-11-21

Not just a nip and tuck, application modernization extends the lifecycle of legacy code assets

Read a transcript of the podcast.When enterprises reach back in time, to the outer reaches of their code assets, they don't necessarily have to see things as they once were. Due to application modernization techniques and methods, scattered legacy applications can be rationalized for lifecycle-level support by newer, more efficient...

Tags: application modernization

Blog posts 2006-10-24

Is PR the antidote to click fraud?

Click fraud has “officially” been acknowledged, it is a Business Week cover story, “click fraud, the Dark Side of Online Advertising,” as signaled by Steve Rubel, senior vice president at Edelman, the “largest independent global PR firm,” aka Micro Persuasion.Business Week cites the click fraud point men at both Yahoo...

Tags: Google Inc., advertiser, click fraud

Blog posts 2006-09-22

Google, Yahoo on click fraud audits: look to the IAB

In “Google on commitment to click fraud audits: no specifics, no timeframe” earlier today, I reviewed my exchange with Google and Yahoo during a public Q & A at an industry event August 8 regarding the companies willingness to “commit not only to the Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB ‘Click Measurement...

Tags: click fraud audit, Interactive Advertising Bureau, click fraud, Yahoo! Inc.

Blog posts 2006-08-24

Google on commitment to click fraud audits: no specifics, no timeframe

I asked Google during a public Q & A at an industry event August 8 if the company would “commit not only to the Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB ‘Click Measurement Guidelines,’ but to the IAB ‘independent auditing against the complete guidelines’ recommendations as well.” I report on Google’s public response...

Tags: Google Inc., Interactive Advertising Bureau, auditing

Blog posts 2006-08-24

SES on Click Fraud: Industry collaboration, or vested interests?

Yesterday’s SES panel, “Auditing Paid Listings & Click Fraud Issues,” began with a straight forward review of the legal status of outstanding click fraud lawsuits against leading search engines Google and Yahoo.When John Slade, Yahoo Search Marketing, addressed the audience, he underscored Yahoo’s committment to the recently announced collaborative Interactive...

Tags: Google Inc., Interactive Advertising Bureau, click fraud

Blog posts 2006-08-09

Click Fraud Breaking News: Google, Yahoo agree to independent click fraud audits

Today, I asked John Slade, Yahoo Search Marketing, and Shuman Ghosemajumder, Google Trust & Safety, if their companies would commit to upholding the Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB “auditing and certification recommendations” under development in conjunction with the IAB Click Measurement Guideline initiative.In “Click fraud: Google, Yahoo collaborate on definitions, what...

Tags: Click, Google Inc., Interactive Advertising Bureau, Yahoo! Inc.

Blog posts 2006-08-08

Ballmer details MSN spending plans

Ballmer details MSN spending plansHow long will Ballmer stay in his job?Ballmer's plans don't convince many of my friends in Redmond. Their morale has fallen a lot in recent months. They complain about a lack of direction, apparently random re-orgs, and poor lobbying (eg how is it that relations with...

Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, MSN, Microsoft stock, WA State, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-05-04