Google brings in AdWords/AdSense changes
April 26, 2005
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Google are bringing major new changes to their AdWords/AdSense program, which recently pushed Google’s Q1 earnings 6 times above last year’s.
The first changes empower AdWords advertisers to control which sites their ads are displayed on. The change - […]
HD-DVD and Blu-ray seek comprimise
April 21, 2005
In something of a surprise move, Toshiba and Sony - the lead developers of opposing next generation DVD technologies - are reported to have sat down together to begin talks on how to bring their ideas together to launch a joint standard DVD format.
The move comes as pressure mounts from the technology and film industries […]
Rover: repercussions continue
April 21, 2005
Repercussions from the failure of Rover to avoid going into administration continue, as 28,000 workers reliant on the company attempt to save their jobs.
Hopes that the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) would bail out the company appear to be fading, as news has emerged that SAIC already own the rights to produce the Rover 25 […]
High Street sales stagnate
April 21, 2005
High Street sales showed a surprise decline in March, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reporting a 0.1% drop in overall sales volume between February and March.
The figures for January to March of this year still show a stronger retail sales growth than the the previous 3 months, but are now dropping to the […]
Overview of Marketing on the Internet
April 18, 2005
This downloadable book, available at AaronzWebWorkz.com, covers many areas of Internet marketing and is not only for novices but for experienced marketers as well. (Considering my audience here at Platinax, you will probably be reading Aaron’s book for its tips, because the overall vision will already be familiar to you.)
The author has been an online […]
Germany rules some links are illegal
April 11, 2005
A Munich court has ruled that linking to some websites is illegal.
The ruling comes after German IT site Heise Online included a link to Slysoft, a company alleged to be involved in providing tools that help online music piracy.
A body representing the German music industry had taken Heise to court and sued for €500,000, to […]
California bites Apple
April 9, 2005
Californian publishers, media, and journalism groups have bandied together to launch an unprecedented legal attack on Apple.
It comes in the form of an appeal, after a judge ruled on March 4th that Apple can force a website to reveal its sources of information.
The groups involved include a string of Californian publishers, which are behind newspapers […]
VeriSign responds to Telcordia report criticisms
April 8, 2005
VeriSign have responded angrily to recent complaints about a recent Telcordia report, which recommended the company to continue administrating the .net domain names.
VeriSign have effectively been handed a continued administration of the .net domain names, after the contract came up for renewal. However, the report that recommended them over other competing companies continue a string […]
Palestinians get .ps
April 8, 2005
Haaretz reports that sites belonging to the Palestinian Authority are now using a national TLD suffix - .ps - even though Palestine is not recongised as an individual country.
The move was announced by Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, and is part of the Palestinian Authority’s electronic government program, which seeks to better connect government operations […]
Rover into administration
April 8, 2005
After a long financial struggle, iconic British car manufacturer, MG Rover, has been forced to call in administrators.
The company had been struggling financially for years, and had been desperately trying to reach agreement on a partnership with Chinese car manufacturer Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp this week, before that fell apart last night.
BMW had owned Rover […]
The Linux Business
April 7, 2005
Part II: Is Linux Really Cheaper?
Let’s face it: One of the attractions of Linux is that it’s free. In fact, there is a whole variety of Open Source software available now, such as Apache, PHP and numerous other modules and applications that can be downloaded free of charge. After you’ve downloaded them, it’s “just” a […]
Pension protection moves to bonds
April 6, 2005
The Pension Protection Fund comes into force today, which aims to protect pension funds.
The scheme is a form of insurance protection, that every pension scheme will have to pay into. In the event that the pension scheme is unable to make agreed pension payments, the PPF will try and take over.
The scheme aims to protect […]
Windows vs Linux
April 6, 2005
Microsoft today launched a report claiming that Windows offered a more stable platform than Linux.
As described by Ina Fried at CNet:
Microsoft commissioned Veritest to create a scenario in which Linux and Windows administrators had to undertake a variety of tasks, such as provisioning servers and replicating data while responding to various failures and outages.
The Windows […]
ICANN criticised over .travel allocation
April 6, 2005
ICANN, the internet body in charge of administrating how domain structures work on the internet, has been accused of flouting its own regulations, so as to award a potentially lucrative contract to a front company.
The criticisms are chiefly leveled by Michael Froomkin of the University of Miami School of Law, who details his concerns at […]
Google brings in AdSense changes
April 6, 2005
Google Adsense has brought in major changes, including live tracking of channels.
AdSense is a way of publishing simple advertising, and is especially popular with webmasters as a way of covering costs or even developing a profit.
However, until now, statistics on the page impressions and revenues earned were always two days out of date.
Now such […]
Class action against search engines over click fraud
April 5, 2005
A group of online advertisers have begun what they hope will be a class action suit against search engine companies, who stand accused of turning a blind eye to clickfraud because it benefits them.
The suit was reportedly filed in February, and companies such as Yahoo!, Google, AOL, Ask, Lycos, and LookSmart are all named as […]
Internet advertising spend beats radio as broadband use increases
April 5, 2005
Internet advertising has increased dramatically over 2004, and now takes a larger part of advertising spend than radio.
The report was made in the Guardian’s Broadband helps online advertising to overtake radio feature.
The Internet Advertising Bureau is reported to have stated that online advertising in Britain for 2004 was £653.3 million, with radio advertising […]
The Business of Linux 1
April 4, 2005
This is the first of a series of posts in regard to the current acceptance of Linux as a serious contender in the operating system business.
I’d like to start by quickly reviewing which companies today are producing Linux products and how they affect small-to-medium-sized business,as well as home users.
First, the Big Players
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and […]