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Google ads go behavorial; Is it more 'interesting'?

Google ads go behavorial; Is it more 'interesting'?Ad-ware in the Cloud?Targeted ads are not new and have been obnoxious in the past. I remember doing a search for a anti-virus app online and having an ad pop up from Symantec for their anti-virus app. It was really annoying...

Tags: Targeted Ads, NOW IT, advertisement, Google Ads, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

Ad-To-Ad Combat

Ad-To-Ad CombatSounds like malware bumping off the competition.Friend of mine got a drive by download that got pop ups of his computer may be infected and go to this website to download their dubious spyware removal utility.In the end it doesn't fight anything. Your database is sold to someone else...

Tags: Web browsers, Targeted Ads, advertisement, AdBlock

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Additional Resources

Microsoft's Windows 7 challenge: Selling Live services (without being sued)

What competitors?Other than iLife, who is competing with Live Essentials?These seem like little trivial programs to be fighting over. Besides the people complaining about bloat (Even though these programs don't take up much space), I don't think anyone would complain even if they were included in Windows to begin with.The...

Tags: Operating systems, Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

The ultimate guide to scareware protection

Time to change advertising?I hate to say this - but maybe it's time to change how we advertise?We need to add somebody somewhere to screen ads, one-by-one, for this stuff.Doesn't have to be the people hosting the website, but it *should* be somebody independent of the advertising firm.Or take a...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, Dancho, ClamAV, advertisement, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-13

Analyze Buzz 1.0 (Windows)

Here's what this Keyword Analysis Tool does: Displays Allinanchor results so you know exactly which keyword to insert into your anchor tag to get indexed fast Displays Allintitle results so you can select the right keywords to place in your title for laser targeted results. (e.g 'Golden Retriever Training' instead...

Tags: Result, Microsoft Windows, Keyword, TopSoftwareStore

Software downloads 2009-09-13

Microsoft and their Photoshop diversity policy

Wow!Looking forward to hearing the PR claw back for this one. This is just in-excusable, regardless of local politics. It's not even well done!World's shortest neckCould have lifted the head a bit higher.Also, not necessarily any sinister motive. When budgets are enormous, you pay for focus groups to determine...

Tags: Public relations, Marketing research, iGeneration, Photoshop diversity policy, Microsoft Corp., diversity policy, Adobe PhotoShop

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Industry fight against Google hurts education

So it's NOT OK for Microsoft to control technology......but it IS OK for Google to try and take over the world of information?Sorry...not buying it.Google does no evil, just IS evil?Look at the account TOS. Anything that requires an active Google account -- gMail, gTalk, gApps, etc. -- is...

Tags: Google Inc., education

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Dead-finger tech: Google Apps

Dead-finger tech: Google AppsIt's a Google world...I can't imagine living without Google.Not that there is anything wrong with Microsoft. I doubt whether I would trade in Windows for Chrome OS. In short, nothing beats a good Windows-based PC (especially Win7) combined with a lot of Google stuff and a few...

Tags: cloud computing, Google Inc., Google Apps

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

With Kazaa, TPB going legit, are illegal downloads over?

Is it the end of illegal downloading? Hard on the heels of the acquisition of The Pirate Bay by Swedish company Global Gaming Factory, Kazaa has announced it's going legit, too. Read-Write Web notes: For $20 a month, users will be able...

Tags: Advertisement, Kazaa, Music, Eric Pfanner, Pandora, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malware

The Twitter account belonging to venture capitalist and Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki was hijacked yesterday and used to push malware to some 140,000 Twitter users. The attack screenshot above included a link to what purported to be a "sex tape video free download" linked to Gossip...

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Guy Kawasaki, Twitter, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Channel Management, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Domain Names, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Barry Diller: The Internet ???Absolutely??? Will Become a ???Paid System.??? Time Projection: Within 5 Years

Barry Diller: The Internet ???Absolutely??? Will Become a ???Paid System.??? Time Projection: Within 5 YearsNews Flash: It has ALWAYS been a PAID systemSaying it will become a paid system in 5 years is basically living in a delusional bubble. It has been a paid system from the start.Everyone pays for...

Tags: Internet, pay model

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

Behavioral Data: Valuing Customers. Then Avoiding Them.

There’s little question that just about every profit-making company out there would like to know exactly what you’re doing on the Web, all the time. And that there’s a clear profitable market to be had in data that captures your “behavior” on the Internet. ...

Tags: Customer, Channel Management, Retail, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-05

No Apple-like attack ads for Microsoft's big-bucks Bing campaign

No Apple-like attack ads for Microsoft's big-bucks Bing campaignIt's probably because Google......haven't been lying their asses of in commercials like Apple have.Where is the Linux campaign?I know I'm going to get accused of being off topic but I believe [b]this[/b] is what is wrong with Linux. Technically, Linux is fantastic....

Tags: UNIX, SEARCH, Bing, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Google Inc., attack ad, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Latest "Laptop Hunter" ad - Lauren and Mom

Latest "Laptop Hunter" ad - Lauren and MomWhy do we need a commercial...to prove what everybody has known for years, that Apple computers are rip-offs.Um, same name, different women...These are two different Laurens... And the Lauren in this add is not helping her mom, she's buying the laptop herself, for...

Tags: advertisement, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., Now Microsoft, PC

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Oh, it's on: Apple counters Microsoft's 'Laptop Hunters' ads with 'Megan'

Oh, it's on: Apple counters Microsoft's 'Laptop Hunters' ads with 'Megan'5 viruses already, including the famous Izombie Bot net and......a new worm that ZDNet has already written about just yesterday. how many viruses/worms did OSX have? None, untill a couple of months ago.Yesterday, a 10.5.07 just came out, with a...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Notebooks, Viruses and worms, PC commercial, Apple Inc., Laptop Hunters, advertisement, virus, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Google is really bad at monetizing content: $302m in 2008

Google is really bad at monetizing content: $302m in 2008AdWord's "Targeting Premium"I agree that monetizing online content is the core problem facing traditional newspapers today.The real issue for them is in a world of infinite supply, the ability to monetize the value in any piece of editorial content will be...

Tags: AdWord, Google Inc., black people

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

New Mac OS X email worm discovered

New Mac OS X email worm discoveredA bit naive Unfortunately for Linux, social engineering works pretty well unless the user is well informed.At this stage most Linux users [u]are[/u] well informed. But as any OS gains in popularity, the userbase becomes less and less so.Both OSX & Linux are...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Also-there, Linux, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Rupert Murdoch: Worst over; MySpace exec changes will regain momentum

Rupert Murdoch: Worst over; MySpace exec changes will regain momentumDow JonesWhat about Dow Jones? How'd they doMy worse does he mean they are going too die slower now?Pagan jimI believe it's going to take deeper changes than just the CEO.One of the huge reasons MySpace is floundering has more...

Tags: MySpace, advertisement, Rupert Murdoch

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Apple's new TV ads focus on iPhoto's Faces and PC viruses and reliability

Apple's new TV ads focus on iPhoto's Faces and PC viruses and reliabilityApple has nothing to do with the piracted software botnetThis is to anwer Jason's: "steer clear of the virus/malware topic, especially in light of the recent Mac botnet that?s been discovered."On any type of desktop operating system you...

Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Mac Ads, advertisement, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, WM Phone, PC, virus, Apple iPhoto

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

News to know: Oracle-Sun, IBM, Apple ads, Windows 7

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Complete coverage of Oracle-Sun news: Larry Dignan: Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-21