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Yahoo Local meets citizen media

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Tags: citizen media, Yahoo Local, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-02

Podcast: News to know midday: Citrix and XenSource; Yahoo Local; Patch fiesta

On today's podcast: Citrix buys XenSource. What's it mean? Yahoo Local revamped. Patch Day recap. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Podcast, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Local, Citrix Systems Inc., XenSource Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-08-15

Yahoo Local revamped; vastly improved

Yahoo Local revamped; vastly improvedDefinitely a strength of Yahoo'sLocal is one area in which Yahoo has been notably stronger than Google, even in the past. It's biggest problem in the past has been weak integration of Yahoo's excellent subproperties. This tighter integration definitely takes it up to another...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Local

Discussion threads 2007-08-15

Yahoo Local revamped; vastly improved

Yahoo Local has been refreshed with a bolder look, more useful features and what appears to be better coverage of smaller areas.When I last reviewed Yahoo's search for my Life without Google series the local results were a hang up for me. While San Francisco and New York search was...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Local, Local Search, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-08-15

Yahoo Local meets citizen media

At Yahoo’s “You Witness News” everyone is entitled to press credentials:"Were You There When News happened? Upload your photos and video here to have them considered for use in articles and features on Yahoo! News."Currently featured at “You Witness news”: Jonathan August Ford, grandson of Gerald R. Ford, peers out...

Tags: Advertising, Search, Yahoo, User-Generated Content, Yellow Pages, Social Web, Amateur Content, Marketing, Local, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Local

Blog posts 2007-01-05

Google Maps vs. Yahoo Local: multi-billion dollar local search battle

Google Maps vs. Yahoo Local: multi-billion dollar local search battleI typically use Local.Yahoo.com over Google:Here's why:The User ratings. When i'm looking for a hair-cut, it's nice to have an idea of what people think of it, not just the address, or the phone number. Right now, only Yahoo has this...

Tags: multi-billion dollar local search, dollar local search, Yahoo Local, Yahoo! Inc., Google Maps, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-09-28

Google Maps vs. Yahoo Local: multi-billion dollar local search battle

In “Google wants $10 billion local online ad spend” I put forth Google’s local search advertising ambitions:Google is taking its mission to monetize “all the world’s information” to your neighborhood. Google laid down a local gauntlet today targeting the $10 billion in advertising local businesses are projected to spend online...

Tags: advertisement, local search

Blog posts 2006-09-28

Yahoo Local joins the microformat revolution

Yahoo Local joins the microformat revolutionEZULA WARNING!!!!Either "upcoming.org" or the microformat definition link tried to load EZULA on my computer!!!InterestingI'll be interested in seeing if this takes off. Yahoo needs it to.http://gimptips.blogspot.com/

Tags: microformat, microformat revolution, eZula, Yahoo Local, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-06-21

Yahoo Local joins the microformat revolution

In the quest to make the Web more structured, Yahoo Local (the link from the Yahoo Local blog goes to The Dalles, where Google is building its mega datacenter) now supports the hCalendar, hCard, and hReview microformats on almost all business listings, search results, events, and reviews, said Yahoo's Andy...

Tags: Andy Baio, microformat, Yahoo! Inc.

Blog posts 2006-06-21

Additional Resources

Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux

Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...

Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly

If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Gaping holes in RealPlayer patched

Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks has shipped a high-prority patch to cover four gaping holes in its flagship RealPlayer software, warning that the vulnerabilities could put users at risk of code execution attacks. The patch comes a few hours after Secunia released an advisory warning for one...

Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-25

EIC podcast: Microsoft's analyst meeting; Icahn's deal; Facebook

On this week's EIC squared podcast, Dan is back and we talk about Microsoft's analyst meeting, Kevin Johnson's departure from the software giant, Carl Icahn's deal with Yahoo and Facebook. The big news this week was Microsoft's financial meeting (see Mary Jo Foley and Ina Fried's coverage)...

Tags: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Dan, Podcasts, Portals, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Offshore outsourcers likely to beef up security following Bangalore blasts

A series of bombs have exploded in Bangalore and companies that have technology operations in India are likely to need increased security precautions following what appears to be a terrorist attack. According to various reports from Reuters and Rediff.com, nine bomb blasts have rattled Bangalore, which hosts...

Tags: India, Bangalore, Rediff.com India Ltd., Sacchin Uppal, Outsourcing, Business Security, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Gartner pitches analysis of PHRs in the clouds

The problem, Gartner says, is that the private clouds could disrupt local initiatives to collect and use Personal Health Records. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Gartner Inc., Health Care, Personal Health Record, Analysis, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity

Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?

AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...

Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame

Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...

Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide

Convicted spammer Eddie Davidson, who escaped from federal prison over the weekend, killed his wife and 3-year-old daughter before killing himself in what is being described as a murder-suicide. Colorado's 9News.com said the tragic end of the man known as the "Spam King" was confirmed by the...

Tags: Prison, Sheriff, Internal Revenue Service, Attorney, Healthcare, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon

Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...

Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky

Discussion threads 2008-07-24