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Welcome to the Wednesday, January 28 SearchEngineWorld Daily News Tracker featuring news of Google making Gmail available offline, new Google AdWords instructional videos online, Yahoo losing top sales worker to Digg, Yahoo offers explanation for automatic search ad campaign optimization program, PayPal joining OpenID Foundation, and more.


Lane R Ellis      
Lead Editor,
SearchEngineWorld

 5:03 pm on Jan. 28, 2009 (utc 0)

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Google Makes Gmail Available Offline

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-in-labs-offline-gmail.html
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/01/announcing-offline-access-in-gmail-labs.html
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/google-makes-gmail-available-offline/
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/no-wifi-no-prob.html
http://ajaxian.com/archives/gmail-offline-is-here-or-coming-soon-for-you
http://www.pcworld.com/article/158461/gmail_goes_offline.html
http://mashable.com/2009/01/27/gmail-adds-offline-support/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10151096-2.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/28/gmail_offline_google_gears/
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2235224/google-introduces-offline
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212902996
http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/27/Google_brings_Gmail_offline_1.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/27/gmail-goes-offline-with-google-gears/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/gmail_gets_offline_support.php
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Google-Finally-Enables-Offline-Access-For-Gmail/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/27/google-finally-brings-gmail-and-calendar-offline/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=642

Yahoo earnings report reaction

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/technology/companies/28yahoo.html
http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090128/some-yahoo-fourth-quarter-financial-slides-chart-astic/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/01/yahoos_silent_chief.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123309371109521317.html
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/01/27/live-blogging-yahoos-earnings-call/
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/earnings/2009-01-27-yahoo_N.htm
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/68f63d2e-eccd-11dd-a534-0000779fd2ac.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10151313-93.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/28/yahoo_q4_earnings/
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=au9apbz4_6mE
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid={8A8993A7-940D-4BA8-A6C6-A914B019896A}
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212902999
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/27/yahoo-ceo-bartz-i-did-not-come-to-yahoo-to-sell-the-company/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-bartz-reiterates-no-immediate-plans-to-sell-search-rev-up-11-percent/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/carol-did-i-come-to-yahoo-to-sell-the-company-the-answers-no-yhoo
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2009/tc20090127_951620.htm
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=99222
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/27/yahoo-loses-less-money-than-expected-in-q4/
http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=134145
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/27/yahoo-carol-bratz-profits
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090128/tc_afp/usitinternetearningscompanyyahoo
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-yahoo28-2009jan28,0,2453504.story
http://www.webmasterworld.com/yahoo-corp/3836092.htm

Google launches new AdWords instructional videos

http://adwords.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-adwords-help-videos.html

Google and the Future of Books: New York Review of Books

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22281

U.K. Film Council launches FindAnyFilm search engine with anti-piracy ambitions

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE50R06A20090128
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/158472/uk_hopes_to_cut_piracy_by_making_it_easier_to_find_movies.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/jan/28/digitalmedia-digitalvideo

2006 AOL search data snafu spawns "I Love Alaska" short films

http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/01/aol-search-data-spawns-i-love-alaska-short-films.ars

Google search data suggests convenience is leading factor in keeping browsers secure

http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2009/01/upgrade-ergonomics-dominate-browser-security.ars

Google and Yahoo affiliates feel the pain: Financial Times

http://blogs.ft.com/techblog/2009/01/the-google-and-yahoo-affiliates-feel-the-pain/

MySpace fights Yahoo and MSN for ad cash

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40d04078-eca1-11dd-a534-0000779fd2ac.html
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/forget-facebook-myspace-takes-on-yahoo-msn

Microsoft Study Finds Consumers Want Control Over Data

http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212903005

Yahoo sales head Tom Shin moves to Digg

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/27/digg-poaches-yahoo-for-new-head-of-sales/

Google opens registration for annual I/O developer conference

http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-io-2009-developer-conference.html
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/27/google-io-2009-registration-now-open/

Search Ad Firm WordStream Gets $4 Million First Round; New CEO

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-wordstream-picks-up-4-million-first-round-for-search-ads/
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/28/wordstream-launches-app-to-optimize-search-marketing/

Social Bookmarking Service Qitera Now Integrates With Google and Yahoo Search

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/qitera_integrates_with_google_and_yahoo.php

EFF Questions YouTube Clips On White House Site

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=99223

MediaBank Integrates With Google TV Ads

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=99218

Google Video search results poisoned to serve malware:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2433

ZDNet asks: Imitate Google, or risk getting buried?

http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=958

Google Earth adds 3D images of Vancouver

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2009/01/vancouver_in_3d_in_google_earth.html

Google releases open source Open Google Servlet Engine for developers, same as used in Gmail

http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/01/opengse-released.html

Yahoo offers explanation for automatic search ad campaign optimization program

http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2009/01/27/account-optimizations/
http://www.webmasterworld.com/yahoo_search_marketing_overture_ppc/3836362.htm

WEB / OTHER

PayPal Joins OpenID Foundation Board as Sustaining Member

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/paypal_joins_openid_foundation.php

CafePress Spreads Custom Coffee Mugs and T-Shirts Across Web

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/cafepress-teams-with-sellit-to-port-shops-across-web/
http://www.centernetworks.com/cafepress-sellit-widgets
http://industry.bnet.com/media/1000654/sellit-cafepress-blaze-a-path-to-the-future/
http://www.inquisitr.com/16585/cafepress-launches-new-embeddable-store-widgets/

A Tool to Verify Digital Records/Web sites, Even as Technology Shifts

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/science/27arch.html

LouisGray asks: Could Tweetbacks from Twitter take the place of Trackbacks?

http://www.louisgray.com/live/2009/01/trackbacks-are-still-dead-could.html

Web ads at The New York Times down 12 percent during December

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090128/internet-ads-vanish-from-the-new-york-times-down-12-in-december/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-earnings-nytco-swung-to-loss-in-08-q4-profit-drops-47-percent/
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/nyt-ad-revenues-tank-as-it-hires-bank-to-help-sell-red-sox

The Great Internet Video Lie / Content delivery network domination

http://blogmaverick.com/2009/01/27/the-great-internet-video-lie/
(related)
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/mark-cuban-why-web-video-will-never-beat-tv

United States, Nordics top tech usage ranking

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE50R10320090128
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/US-Nordic-Countries-Top-Tech-Usage-Survey/

Music label Cooking Vinyl signs deal with YouTube rival MUZU.TV

http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE50Q6I820090128

WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg is many bloggers' best friend

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-01-27-wordpress-creator-blog_N.htm

Nielsen: Newspaper Web sites getting more visits

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-01-28-newspaper-websites_N.htm
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090127/tc_afp/usmediaindustrynewspapersinternet
(related: NBC Launches Neighborhood News Pages At O&O Sites)
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=99014

Apple updates iPhone to version 2.2.1 with improved Safari Web browser stability

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/iphone-221-offers-improved-safari-stability-camera-roll-fix.ars

Errorlytics service lets webmasters manages 404 errors

http://mashable.com/2009/01/27/404-error-handling/

Best Buy Launches online API

http://mashable.com/2009/01/27/best-buy-api/

Websense buys Defensio to fight blog comment spam

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/28/websense_defensio_filtering_buy/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/27/websense-acquires-spam-blocker-defensio/
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Websense-Buys-Spam-Protection-for-Social-Web-Sites/
(related: online review falsification)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/28/carbonite_wrote_own_reviews/

CBS launches Moneywatch.com financial management site

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090127/cbs-thinks-nows-a-great-time-to-launch-a-finance-site-meet-moneywatchcom/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-cbs-interactive-sees-opportunity-in-the-downturn-launching-moneywatch.c/
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=99230
http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/digital/e3i85756b4e0ca108bce3b9eaffa8149731

Opera Mini For Android Graduates To Full Release

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/01/opera_mini_for.html

Outsourcing "Bill Of Rights" Proposed

http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/outsourcing/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212902958

Click Fraud At Record High: Click Forensics report

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/27/report-click-fraud-at-record-high/
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=99224
http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=963

BooRah Now Selling Semantic Yelp, CitySearch Report Cards

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/boorah_tracks_yelp_reviews.php

Cox Communications Will Shape Its Broadband Traffic; Delay P2P & FTP Transfers

http://gigaom.com/2009/01/27/cox-will-shape-its-broadband-traffic-delay-p2p-ftp-transfers/

Hotspot technology set to allow you to buy with a press of a button

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5598872.ece

[edited by: Lane_R_Ellis at 5:04 pm (utc) on Jan. 28, 2009]

 


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