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Welcome to the Tuesday, December 16 SearchEngineWorld Daily News Tracker with news of Yahoo's homepage, e-mail and toolbar upgrades, Google's dropping image of trustworthiness, unlimited top-level domains come under fire, Twingly social blog search engine debuts BlogRank, and more.


Lane R Ellis      
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 6:03 pm on Dec. 16, 2008 (utc 0)

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Yahoo launches homepage, e-mail and toolbar upgrades as part of open strategy

http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=354420
http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=354419
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/yahoo-mail-gets.html
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/yahoo-opens-up-mail-and-other-properties-finally/
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-yahoo16-2008dec16,0,4489701.story
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BE6OY20081215
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-12-15-yahoo-email_N.htm
http://www.pcworld.com/article/155526/yahoo_inbox_gets_social_opens_up_to_thirdparty_apps.html
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081215-yahoo-begins-rolling-out-social-extensible-e-mail-inbox.html
http://mashable.com/2008/12/15/yahoo-mail-application-platform-is-live/
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500446
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/15/yahoo-mails-new-app-platform-a-boon-for-xoopit-and-other-productivity-add-ons/
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Yahoo-Mail-Retooled-as-Smarter-Inbox-For-ThirdParty-Development/
http://gigaom.com/2008/12/15/as-expected-yahoo-mail-platform-launches/
http://profy.com/2008/12/15/yet-another-reason-to-love-yahoo-mail-%e2%80%93-it-is-open-and-social-now/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/dec/16/yahoo-mail
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081216/tc_afp/usitinternetyahoo
http://www.webmasterworld.com/yahoo-corp/3808571.htm

Google's dropping image of trustworthiness

http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081216/god-google-satan-the-oneness/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10123251-93.html
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500431
http://googlewatch.eweek.com/content/in_google_we_trust/ponemons_people_google_is_too_big_too_trust_anymore.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/15/BU7F14N56T.DTL

Google's 'Treat All Rich Companies the Same' Vision of Net Neutrality

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/googles-treat-all-rich-companies-the-same-vision-of-net-neutrality/
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BE4JL20081215
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/12/15/net-neutrality-google-tech-enter-cx_bc_1215net.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/15/richard_bennett_no_new_neutrality/
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500430
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96741
http://gigaom.com/2008/12/15/with-googles-money-and-infrastructure-does-net-neutrality-really-matter/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081215/tc_afp/usitinternetgoogle
(related: Virgin Media to monitor net traffic with controversial Phorm platform)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/virgin_bittorrent/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/dec/16/phorm-internet
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96731

Ex-Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin won't pursue Yahoo job: report

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8876069a-caf2-11dd-87d7-000077b07658.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BF2QV20081216
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10123957-93.html
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-thanks-but-no-thanks-ex-vodafone-head-not-interested-in-yahoo-ceo-post/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/arun-sarin-declines-yahoo-ceo-jobbefore-not-getting-it

Twingly social blog search engine debuts BlogRank

http://blog.twingly.com/2008/12/16/twingly-news-blogrank-and-top-100/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/16/twingly-debuts-blogrank-guess-who-leads-the-top-100/

Google sponsored links caught selling malware: Websense researchers

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/google_sponsored_links/

Google Gives Android A Map Editor App

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/12/your-maps-in-your-hands-for-holidays.html
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/12/google_gives_an.html

Yamli updates Arabic transliteration search engine

http://www.yamli.com/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/15/yamlis-powerful-arabic-search-engine-continues-to-innovate/

Ten Reasons To Run Google Ads On The IPhone: MediaPost

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96777

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft sites atop comScore leading Web properties November list

http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2626

WEB / OTHER

W3C releases Web accessibility guidelines 2.0

http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/12/making_the_web.html

China Said to Be Blocking Web Sites Given Access During Olympics, including BBC

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/world/asia/17china.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BF2QA20081216
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7785248.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/china_bbc_site/
http://profy.com/2008/12/16/china-insists-they-have-all-the-rights-to-ban-any-websites-they-choose/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081216/tc_afp/chinamediainternetcensorship

ESPN site redesign opts for less clutter and more ad options

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/business/media/16adco.html
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-espn-web-overhaul-about-done-less-is-more-reigns/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/traffic-flat-espncom-gets-redesign-dis

Hyper-Local News Service Outside.In Grows

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/hyper-local-news-service-outsidein-grows/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-outsidein-adds-funding/
http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/15/outsidein-gets-fresh-funding-for-local-news/

Shorty Awards To Give Trophies for the Best Twitter Tweets

Wall Street Journal releases social media marketing report

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122884677205091919.html

Online-Video Ads Show Slower Growth: comScore, eMarketer

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122938787020808913.html
http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081216/hulu-has-fewer-eyeballs-advertisers/

Serious security flaw in Microsoft Internet Explorer remains unpatched

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7784908.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/16/internet
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5351749.ece
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/12/is_it_safe_to_explore.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-12-16-internet-explorer_N.htm
http://www.pcworld.com/article/155551/internet_explorer_is_unsafe_still.html
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/ie-fans-beware.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081216/tc_nf/63586

Couple served with legal papers via Facebook

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7785004.stm
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article5350100.ece
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2173bf7c-cb57-11dd-ba02-000077b07658.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/facebook_legal_papers/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/you-got-served-judge-oks-facebook-for-sending-legal-docs
http://www.webmasterworld.com/foo/3806494.htm

Some e-mail newsletters making money online even during economic downturn

http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/technology/hempel_email_newsletters.fortune/index.htm

Web-based Strike.tv tries to stand out in crowded field

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-12-15-striketv_N.htm

Amazon.com Becomes Santa Sweatshop, Says U.K. Report

http://www.pcworld.com/article/155531/amazoncom_becomes_santa_sweatshop_says_uk_report.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10123835-93.html
http://valleywag.com/5110871/amazoncoms-holiday-sweatshop-horror

Apple updates Leopard, speeds online MobileMe Sync service

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3194
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155537/apple_updates_leopard_speeds_mobileme_sync.html
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212500425

LittleSnapper for Mac archives screenshot images of entire Web sites

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155546/capture_web_sites_with_littlesnapper_10.html

Critics to ICANN: Top-Level Domain Sale Dangerous, Costly

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155542/critics_to_icann_toplevel_domain_sale_dangerous_costly.html
http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=133287

Security researcher Eugene Kaspersky on Malware, the Internet's Future

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155545/eugene_kaspersky_on_malware_the_internets_future.html

SSL Web security certificate flaws found on leading company sites

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/15/flawed_ssl_certs/

Twitter brought us $1 million: Dell

http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/15/twitter-has-made-dell-1-million-in-revenue/
http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/twitter-dell-million/

Hashtag Happy Hours: How Moms Party Down on Twitter

http://mashable.com/2008/12/15/twitter-mom-party/

Six Apart's Movable Type tests Motion: Installable Multimedia Microblogging

http://mashable.com/2008/12/15/movable-type-motion/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em-movable-types-motion-is-microblogging-in-a-box/

Gizmo launches browser-based phone with GizmoCall

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/16/gizmo-finally-introduces-a-browser-based-phone-and-links-that-ring/

Omniture Brings Real-Time Analytics To iPhone Applications

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/16/omniture-brings-real-time-analytics-to-iphone-applications/

Gale Acquires HighBeam For Online Research

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-gale-acquires-highbeam-for-online-research/

ContextMiner analyses YouTube link metadata

http://contextminer.com/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/researchers_create_youtube_archiving_tool.php

Viral Video Hits Blur the Authenticity Line: AdWeek

http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i1ccc5c91366de3d9bfc761e04c2e49d5

Network Advertising Initiative issues new online behavioral targeting guidelines

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96730

Pew releases survey on mobile future

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96752
related: http://gigaom.com/2008/12/15/the-world-is-flat-and-mobile/

 


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