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 WebmasterWorld Highlighted Posts   Feb. 9, 2010
The Upside and Downside of Using Absolute Or Relative Links On a Site
Posted in HTML and Browsers by bzgzd - on Feb. 9
"WebmasterWorld members evalaute the positive and negative aspects of using absolute or relative links."

Hacker Training Site Shut Down In China
Posted in Asia and Pacific Region by engine - on Feb. 8
"Basically students were told how to steal accounts and use trojan programs. Sometimes trainers show us how to write programs,"

Facebook search to be powered by Bing.
Posted in Bing Search News by Eurydice - on Feb. 8
Microsoft gets to power the search box in Facebook

Google Updates and SERP Changes - February 2010
Posted in Google Search News by mikeclover - on Feb. 7
"WebmasterWorld Members discuss the latest changes to Google's SERPs."

The Benefits of Self Referencing Links
Posted in Link Development by wheel - on Feb. 6
"I put up a paragraph on the homepage talking about say 'red widgets in oklahoma'. Then I link those words (red widgets in oklahoma) right back to the homepage. In other words, my homepage links to itself, with some nice juicy text."

Quitting the Day Job and Going it Alone
Posted in Webmaster General by dailypress - on Feb. 6
"WebmasterWorld members discuss the many benefits and pitfalls of going it alone."

Google Book Plan Runs Into Resistance From US Department of Justice
Posted in GOOG : Google Finance and Business Operations by herb - on Feb. 5
"The amended settlement agreement still confers significant and possibly anti-competitive advantages on Google as a single entity," the DOJ said."

Microsoft Security Update To Patch DOS Bug, and 25 Other Holes
Posted in Microsoft Corporate by engine - on Feb. 5
"A 17-year-old bug in Windows will be patched by Microsoft in its latest security update."

Copyright Infringement Case Clears ISP Of Responsibility
Posted in Content, Writing and Copyright by engine - on Feb. 5
"In the first case of its kind, an Australian court has ruled that an internet service provider cannot be responsible for illegal downloading."

Google AdSense Issuing Payment Emails Causes Concern Over Phishing or Spam
Posted in Google AdSense by realmaverick - on Feb. 4
"...everything looks in order in the headers. Its even to the correct email address..."

Google Teams with NSA to Help Ward Off Cyberattacks
Posted in GOOG : Google Finance and Business Operations by geekie - on Feb. 4
"Google and the NSA declined to comment on the partnership. But sources with knowledge of the arrangement, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the alliance is being designed to allow the two organizations to share critical information without violating Google's policies or laws that protect the privacy of Americans' online communications.

Monster to Acquire HotJobs from Yahoo
Posted in Foo by weeks - on Feb. 4
"Yahoo said it will continue to provide search and display advertising, content distribution and its APT ad platform to its newspaper partners."

Report Details Hacks Targeting Google, Others
Posted in Asia and Pacific Region by bill - on Feb. 4
"There [are] not 50 companies compromised. There are thousands of companies compromised. Actively, right now."

Twitter Identifies File Sharing Username and Password Scam
Posted in Community Building and Social Networks by engine - on Feb. 3
"We strongly suggest that you use different passwords for each service you sign up for."

Ecommerce Web Site Fonts And Sizes That Work Best
Posted in Ecommerce by olimits7 - on Feb. 3
"WebmasterWorld members discuss the best fonts and sizes for an ecommerce site"

New Google Image Search Interface Seen in Asia
Posted in Google Search News by gethan - on Feb. 2
"This changes everything! - before - a well placed image would bring in traffic - and a enough revenue to cover costs - etc."

Windows Azure Platform Goes Live
Posted in Microsoft Corporate by bill - on Feb. 2
"Starting today, customers and partners in countries across the globe will be able to launch their Windows Azure and SQL Azure production applications and services with the support of the full Service Level Agreements (SLAs)."

MakeMeTop Acquired
Posted in UK & Ireland Search Engines by Brett_Tabke - on Feb. 2
"Long time and well known SEO firm, MakeMeTop was just acquired by Unica"

Google AdSense Suggestion of Revshare Transparency with Publishers
Posted in Google AdSense by elsewhen - on Feb. 1
"...the company was considering more transparency."

ICANN Says Adoption Of IPv6 Is Essential
Posted in Domain Names by engine - on Feb. 1
"Quite simply, it comes down to the simple fact that IPv6 is the future of the Internet,"

Making Facebook Work For Your Business
Posted in WebmasterWorld Supporters Forum by shiphen - on Jan. 31
"WebmasterWorld members discuss how to make Facebook work for a business." (-subscription required)

Google To Phase Out Support for IE6 From March 1
Posted in HTML and Browsers by scotland - on Jan. 30
"The firm said from 1 March some of its services, such as Google Docs, would not work 'properly' with the browser."

Identifying And Preventing A Web Site Hack
Posted in Webmaster General by uhwebs - on Jan. 30
"WebmasterWorld members review a web site hack and discuss solutions and prevention."

Microsoft Posts 60PCT Increase In Earnings
Posted in Microsoft Corporate by engine - on Jan. 29
"The company said net profit came to $6.7 billion, or 74 cents a share, up from $4.2 billion, or 47 cents a share, a year earlier."

How About A Non-Commercial, Not For Profit Search Engine
Posted in WebmasterWorld Supporters Forum by BeeDeeDubbleU - on Jan. 29
"Is it now time for a not-for-profit or government funded SE to be created that could "organise the World's information" in an unbiased, objective way?" (-subscription required)

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