| Sep. 3 | Google Chrome Download Vulnerability Posted in HTML and Browsers by coopster
"This vulnerability is due to a default configuration that allows files to be downloaded without prompting the user." |
| Sep. 2 | IE8 Beta 2 Released: Introduces Private Browsing Mode Posted in HTML and Browsers by bmcdowell
"In the newest "beta" test version of Microsoft's forthcoming Internet Explorer 8, which was made available Wednesday, a mode called InPrivateBrowsing lets users surf without having a list of sites they visit get stored on their computers." |
| Sep. 2 | Best approach to purchasing a domain Posted in WebmasterWorld Supporters Forum by edit_g
How to open communications with a domain owner when you want to purchase their domain. |
| Sep. 1 | Google Chrome - Google's Browser Project Posted in HTML and Browsers by pageoneresults
The Google Chrome browser is said to be based on the WebKit rendering engine - and includes a privacy feature that sounds something like the IE8 approach. |
| Aug. 29 | Afilias Propose Release of Premier .info Domains Posted in Domain Names by gpmgroup
"Afilias have just submitted an application for a New Registry Service, to be allowed to allocate domains to qualified people who will enhance the .INFO brand." |
| Aug. 29 | New Wave of SQL Injection Vulnerability Probes Posted in Search Engine Spider Identification by smokeybarnable
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| Aug. 29 | Comcast Bandwidth Cap Goes Live Oct. 1 Posted in Foo by incrediBILL
Comcast has talked about this before but it appears now it's official that all customers will have a bandwidth cap of 250GB per month. |
| Aug. 27 | Target Lawsuit Ends with $6 million Settlement Posted in Accessibility and Usability by encyclo
"The Target retail chain will make its Web site accessible to the blind and pay $6 million to visually impaired Californians who have tried unsuccessfully to use the site, under a settlement announced Wednesday." |
| Aug. 27 | AdSense Disabled In Google Cache Posted in Google AdSense by incrediBILL
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| Aug. 27 | Javascript will run twice as fast, with Firefox 3.1 and TraceMonkey Posted in JavaScript and AJAX by httpwebwitch
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| Aug. 26 | "Google Suggest" Becomes Default Search Box Behavior Posted in Google Search News by tedster
Google Suggest is now rolling out as the default behavior for all searches on the main Google Search pages. |
| Aug. 25 | More on The Pitfalls of Cached Pages and Internet Scrapers Posted in Webmaster General by incrediBILL
"Viewing these older versions of Web pages avoids the privacy risks discussed above: The copied pages are not on the company's Web site, so the company has no record of the researcher's activities." |
| Aug. 25 | Ecommerce: Computer Hardware Sales Still Holding Strong Posted in Ecommerce by engine
"It's surprising that PC sales have held up," |
| Aug. 24 | Tables: Why Use Them Instead of CSS Posted in HTML and Browsers by SirTalksalot
"WebmasterWorld Members continue the debate of tables vs CSS. Tables still have their supporters." |
| Aug. 24 | How To Monetize a 'Free' Online Tool Posted in WebmasterWorld Supporters Forum by whoisgregg
"WebmasterWorld Members discuss the options for monetizing free online tools." (- subscription required) |
| Aug. 23 | Changing Page Titles May Make Your Rankings In Google Dive Posted in Google Search News by internetheaven
"Past two days have shown a 65%+ decrease in traffic, we have around 250 pages. Last week I went through about 60 of them and adjusted the title tags to something I thought would be more appropriate." |
| Aug. 23 | The Best Way To Drop Link Pages Posted in Link Development by notsosmart
"Over the years, we have acquired thousands of reciprocal links. Many (most) of these link partners have since stopped linking, so we've dumped them too." |
| Aug. 22 | New Yahoo Site Explorer Makeover Posted in Yahoo Search Engine and Directory by engine
"...a new look and feel for Site Explorer that provides a more dynamic interface to accommodate future feature roll-outs." |
| Aug. 22 | New Google AdWords Quality Scores Posted in Google AdWords by fffggg
"Quality Score accuracy, first place bid and no more 'inactive for search'" |
| Aug. 21 | Progress in Fair Use Case For YouTube Video Posted in Content, Writing and Copyright by engine
"A federal judge in San Jose handed a victory to fair-use advocates today, refusing to dismiss a lawsuit that a Pennsylvania woman filed after Universal Music Publishing forced YouTube to remove a video of her children cavorting to an old Prince hit." |
| Aug. 21 | Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth Posted in Microsoft Search Live by engine
"...you can use Photosynth to transform regular digital photos into a three-dimensional, 360-degree experience." |
| Aug. 20 | Kids Doing Business on the Web Posted in WebmasterWorld Supporters Forum by wheel
"How best to implement a web-based activity for kids." (- subscription required) |
| Aug. 20 | eBay Plans Fixed-Price Sales Emphasis Posted in Ecommerce by engine
"Acknowledging that most online shoppers cannot be bothered with auctions, eBay plans Wednesday to announce changes to its fee structure that emphasize fixed prices over bidding." |
| Aug. 20 | Myth of the New Internet User Posted in Google AdSense by martinibuster
"In a moment in time where millions are surfing the web on iPhones and everyone from senior citizens to children are online, users who are new to the web are increasingly rare in the developed world." |
| Aug. 19 | Web Site Analytics: Bounce Rate. And What it Means Posted in Website Analytics - Tracking and Logging by Demaestro
"WebmasterWorld Members talk about bounce rates, and discuss what it means if the rate is going up or going down." |
| Aug. 19 | The Effectiveness of Google Base and its "Shopping Results" Posted in Google Search News by gayleann
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| Aug. 19 | FCC Approves First Google Phone Posted in GOOG : Google Finance and Business Operations by Marcia
"The documents confirm the name of the new phone: Dream" |
| Aug. 19 | How Reliance on Google AdWords Can Be Risky Posted in Google AdWords by particleman
"It really bothers me that our entire business is basically at the mercy of Google." |
| Aug. 18 | Tackling Spambots Coming Through Webmail Forms Posted in HTML and Browsers by hermosa
"WebmasterWorld members discuss solutions to tackle the spambot webmail form filler." |
| Aug. 18 | Dell's Bid To Trademark "Cloud Computing" Fails Posted in Foo by engine
"Dell cannot register "cloud computing" as a trademark because the term is a generic one describing services offered by many companies, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has said in an initial ruling." |
| Aug. 18 | GraphOn Files Patent Lawsuit Against Google Posted in GOOG : Google Finance and Business Operations by engine
"Software maker GraphOn has filed suit against search giant Google, alleging that Google's Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites, and YouTube services violate GraphOn's patents." |
| Aug. 18 | Google AdSense Login: Google Account Now Compulsory Posted in Google AdSense by indias_next_no1
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| Aug. 18 | Recaptcha: Is It The Next Step In Anti-Spam Posted in Webmaster General by engine
"Created by Luis von Ahn at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, the Recaptcha project scoops up words that optical character reading software has marked as unreadable by computers." |
| Aug. 16 | Internet Certifications: Are They Worth Anything At All Posted in WebmasterWorld Supporters Forum by pbradish
"WebmasterWorld Members discuss the value in obtaining and holding Internet Certifications. Are they really worth anything at all?" (- subscription required) |
| Aug. 15 | Are Beginners Better Ad Clickers? Posted in Google AdSense by gibbergibber
WebmasterWorld members discuss whether beginners in a particular website topic click more than site visitors who are expert in the subject. The implications are it may pay more to create content for newbies than to write for site visitors with advanced knowledge. |
| Aug. 15 | AOL to Acquire Socialthing Posted in Community Building and Social Networks by engine
"Socialthing, based in Boulder, Colorado, aggregates friends' photos, text messages and music preferences from different social networks." |
| Aug. 15 | AdSense for Feeds Now Open To All Publishers Posted in Google AdSense by jojy
"Today, I logged to my adsense account and saw Adsense for Feeds." |
| Aug. 15 | Google Tests Black Borders Around AdSense Ads Posted in Google AdSense by mixart
"I am seeing Black borders around some of my ads every now and again." |
| Aug. 15 | Handling an AdWords Account When Hacked Posted in Google AdWords by ytswy
"Anyone got any tips for what to do in this situation?" |
| Aug. 15 | Separation of Web Site Style, Structure & Content Posted in CSS by csuguy
"One of the big advantages of CSS is that you can stick all of the styling info somewhere other than the content." |
| Aug. 14 | Joomla Update to Address High Level Security Issue Posted in Content Usage and Management by ergophobe
"This is a quick turnaround security release to address a high level security issue and it is recommended all users upgrade immediately." |
| Aug. 14 | Court Ruling Says Free Software, Open Source, Can Be Protected Posted in Content, Writing and Copyright by engine
"...the federal appeals court in Washington said that just because a software programmer gave his work away did not mean it could not be protected." |
| Aug. 13 | Why Use H5 Tags Before The H1 Posted in HTML and Browsers by Asia_Expat
"WebmasterWorld Members discuss the acceptability and alternatives." |
| Aug. 13 | Yahoo Fire Eagle, User Location Sharing App Posted in Yahoo Corporate by engine
"a platform for sharing users' location information among different web applications." |
| Aug. 12 | Google keyCzar - Open Source Cryptographic Toolkit Posted in GOOG : Google Finance and Business Operations by Tastatura
"Keyczar is a cryptographic toolkit that supports encryption and authentication for both symmetric and public-key algorithms." |
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