Facebook Lets Users Give Input on Terms of Service

With user-generated content on the rise, it is only natural that companies would look to their users to get insights on what works and what doesn’t. After Facebook’s missteps last week with its changes in terms of service, it was clear that Facebook or any other social network cannot change things abruptly without some backlash. [...]

Yahoo! Brings Changes Through Display Ads

While Yahoo! Struggles to compete with search engine giant, Google, it is obvious that Yahoo! is attempting to make changes to its search engine. According to Adage, “Yahoo! is binding its search business more tightly to its market-leading display-ad business”. Yahoo! is calling this search retargeting, which means the company will start targeting display ads [...]

Bebo Transforms into Social Aggregator

Lifestreaming—showing contacts’ activities on sites like YouTube, Flickr and social bookmarking sites onto a social network’s news feed—is the way in which social media and social networking is headed. AOL-sponsored social network, Bebo is making its way towards becoming a social aggregator. It recently introduced an array of aggregation features. Bebo’s lifestreaming features will automatically [...]

User-generated Content Reaches New Heights

User-generated content is the fuel that continues to feed the fire that is web 2.0. This extends itself towards many avenues ranging from forums, wikis, blogs, social networks, podcasts and many more. How have users contributed to the evolution of the Internet, and how will it change the Internet in the future? eMarketer’s recently published [...]

Video Optimization on the Search Horizon

The rise of universal search provided by companies such as Google (and now Yahoo!), have given those in the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) field new ways to look at how they can get the results they are working towards. One of the results, videos, has become the outlet to look at in increasing rankings. BusinessWeek.com’s [...]

Search Engines Looking to Clean up the Web

While often regarded as rivals, Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft announced a collaboration to clean up the web.  The three search engines will clean up the web by setting web standards for web publishers. This will eliminate the problem of having duplicate pages on the web. The cleaning of duplicate pages will be of great benefit [...]

Google Makes Web Browsing More Social

Google introduced its newest feature this week, a social toolbar. The toolbar shows users’ social information on other web sites, and was created in efforts to help web site publishers and users maximize the use of Google Friend Connect. How does the social toolbar work? Users can use the social features through several outlets. Users [...]

Recruitment 2.0 on the Rise

Gone are the days of potential employees going door-to-door and handing out their resumes. In the Web 2.0 world, recruitment is taking a turn into many branches. Resumes are sent by email, interviews are conducted over the phone and recruiters are taking a new approach to finding the right candidates for job placements—targeting social networks. [...]

Google Announces Location-Based Latitude

On Wednesday, Google released a location-based software, Google Latitude. Google Latitude allows users with wireless devices to share their locations with their contacts. Users can select who receives the updates or to go offline at any time, Google said on its website. Contacts can see where the user is through Google Maps. Users’ whereabouts can [...]

Yahoo Search Pad Organizes the Web

Not to be outdone by Google Notebook, Yahoo is in the process of testing a new note-taking application for note taking, Yahoo Search Pad. Unlike Google Notebook, however, Yahoo Search Pad lets users take their notes simultaneously within the browser, not through a separate tool. Yahoo Search Pad seeks to organize web browsing for its [...]

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