At a time when online and consumer privacy continues to be a hot-button topic in the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., Microsoft this week announced that it is adding an extra layer of privacy options and protections to the next release of web browser Internet Explorer 9. The upgraded IE9, which is expected to [...]
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Microsoft Promises Greater Consumer Protection with IE9
Posted in General News / Technology, tagged consumer privacy, Federal Trade Commission, Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft, online privacy, web privacy on December 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bye Bye, Bing Cashback
Posted in Ecommerce, Merchant Tips, Online Shopping, tagged Bing, Bing Shopping, Cashback, Microsoft, Microsoft shopping on June 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In news that came as a surprise even to us, Bing Cashback, the cash-back incentive feature that was largely the cornerstone of Microsoft’s (MSFT) online shopping portal, has been shuttered after a little over two years of existence. The company announced the discontinuation of the shopping service via a blog posting late Friday, citing a [...]
Oregon Court Order Means More Hot Water for Google
Posted in General News / Technology, tagged Electronic Privacy Information Center, Google, Google Maps, Google Street View, Marc Rotenberg, Michael Mosman, Microsoft, Neil Mertz, Vicki Van Valin, Wi-fi mapping, Yahoo on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Google’s privacy woes continue. Just a week after we reported that it had been named along with Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) in a data-sharing probe by the European Union comes news that Google (GOOG) has been issued a restraining order by an Oregon judge over its handling of sensitive personal information that it may [...]
E.U. Panel Alleges Privacy Violations Against Several Search Giants
Posted in General News / Technology, tagged Article 29 Working Party, European Union, European Union data protection, Facebook privacy, Federal Trade Commission, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo on May 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A panel charged with enforcing European Union data protection protocols today levied heavy criticism at a Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) for continuing to operate search engines that keep personal and individual data longer than provided for under E.U. regulations. The group, called the Article 29 Working Party and composed of 27 E.U. [...]
Microsoft Goes to Court Again over Click Fraud
Posted in Click Fraud, Ecommerce, tagged Click Fraud, click laundering, Google, Microsoft, Microsoft AdCenter, pay per click advertising, RedOrbit on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Give the folks at Microsoft (MSFT) credit. When they say they’re serious about cracking down on click fraud, they really mean it. Just a few months after taking legal action against a number of hackers and click-fraud perpetrators, the software giant has filed two more lawsuits against parties it claims are now engaged in a [...]
Is Yahoo Making a Search Comeback?
Posted in General News / Technology, tagged Google, Microsoft, search engine data, search market shares, Yahoo on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Even though the last year-plus hasn’t been the best of times for them, officials at Yahoo (YHOO) can at least take some solace in this—for the second consecutive month, Yahoo’s search market share has posted an increase, pushing it further ahead of Bing in the latest data on the search industry from comScore. Yahoo’s share [...]
Hi-Def Video Comes to Online Shopping on HSN
Posted in Ecommerce, Merchant Tips, Online Shopping, tagged Adobe, Flash, hi-def shopping videos, high definition shopping videos, Home Shopping Network, HSN.com, Microsoft, Silverlight on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Awhile back we put together a blog for merchants with suggestions on how to add video to your e-commerce site, noting how video can be a real shopping asset that helps you separate yourself from the competition. Well, the Home Shopping Network (HSNI) has taken the concept of video on a shopping site even further, [...]
Don’t Open that Email from ‘Facebook’!
Posted in Click Fraud, Facebook Commerce, tagged botnets, Cutwail botnet, cyber crime, Facebook Commerce, Google, McAfee, Microsoft, Rustock botnet, spam run, Trojan horse virus, Waledac botnet on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the same week that Facebook celebrates yet again surpassing Google as the most-trafficked website in the U.S., many of its 400 million registered users are dealing with a cyber attack being disguised as an email from the social networking giant. It’s yet another new example of the diverse and potent threat that botnets [...]
With Release Date Set, iPad Promises to be April’s Hottest New Product
Posted in Online Shopping, tagged Adobe Flash, Amazon, Apple, Bill Gates, iPad, iPad Wi-Fi, iPhone, Kindle, Microsoft on March 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With reported production problems apparently in the rear view mirror, Apple is set to unveil its latest tech toy. The company has announced that the Wi-Fi version of the hotly anticipated iPad will be available starting April 3rd, all but guaranteeing that it will dominate all the retail and relevant tech headlines in the [...]
Wireless War Heats Up as Apple Sues Smart Phone Manufacturer
Posted in Ecommerce, tagged Android, Apple, Blackberry, Droid Eris, Google, Google Nexus One smart phone, HTC Corporation, iPhone, Kodak, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows mobile phones, Nokia, patent infringement, smart phone technology, smart phones, Sprint Nextel, Steve Jobs, U.S. International Trade Commision, Verizon Wireless on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Arguing that its technology is being stolen and vowing to defend its patents, Apple yesterday filed lawsuits against HTC Corp., a smart phone manufacturer used by a number of third parties, most notably Google and Microsoft. The suit represents the latest legal battle in what is quickly becoming an even more crowded and competitive wireless [...]
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