WebmasterWorldNews and Discussion for the Web ProfessionalCapital Letters (Pascal Casing) in URLs - Advantages and Disadvantages- (Found June 18, 2008 )http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3651999.htm Facebook Disconnects Google Friends Connect- (Found June 18, 2008 ) "Facebook cites violation of its terms of service as grounds for blocking Google's Friend Connect from accessing social network's members' data."http://www.webmasterworld.com/goog/3652180.htm Ask.com Acquires Lexico Publishing Group, Including dictionary.com- (Found June 18, 2008 ) "Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. and other much larger rivals."http://www.webmasterworld.com/ask_jeeves_teoma/3650706.htm E.U. Raises Privacy Concerns Over Google's Street View Maps- (Found June 18, 2008 ) "The ability of Google Inc's map service to put detailed street-level images on the Internet could raise concerns in Europe if it was introduced there, the EU's data protection agency said on Thursday."http://www.webmasterworld.com/goog/3650724.htm Google's Sergey Brin Says Social Network Ad Business Getting Better- (Found June 18, 2008 ) "Google co-founder Sergey Brin said on Thursday advertising on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace was getting better, but was still not perfect."http://www.webmasterworld.com/goog/3650731.htm CBS buys CNet Network for $1.75Billion- (Found June 18, 2008 ) "CBS Corp said on Thursday it would to buy web media company CNET Networks Inc, for about $1.8 billion, in a deal that would broaden the television broadcaster's reach across the Internet."http://www.webmasterworld.com/foo/3650758.htm Google Geo Search API Opened Up- (Found June 18, 2008 ) "That means other sites incorporating Google Maps will be able to find geographic features that are in Google's database but that previously were visible only through Google's own map site."http://www.webmasterworld.com/google_toolbar_tools/3650747.htm Yahoo! Starts Redirecting Users Based Upon Geo ID- (Found June 18, 2008 )http://www.webmasterworld.com/yahoo_search/3650643.htm Is the Google, Microsoft, Yahoo Search War Settled- (Found June 18, 2008 ) "I'm happy to be crowned winner," Mr Schmidt said, before quickly adding: "But as we've learned in the election cycle, it goes back and forth."http://www.webmasterworld.com/foo/3650738.htm Should Google Index robots.txt File For All To See- (Found June 18, 2008 ) "WebmasterWorld members discuss the issue of robots.txt files appearing in the SERPs. What are the privacy issues Is the indexing of robots.txt opening up opportunities for DoS attacks, or just making it easier for snoopers and competitive spies"http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3649546.htm |