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On Topic With Topix.Net
WebProNews editor Mike McDonald spoke with Chris Tolles, VP Sales and Marketing for Topix.net, to get his thoughts on blogs and news; and, we picked up some hints on a soon-to-be unveiled service from the company.

Date: 2005-12-07


The Voice Of Podcast Search
Metadata won't be enough for fulfilling user needs with podcast search; the next generation of that search will feature voice recognition.
Date: 2005-12-05


Will Google Web Analytics Help Lead Generation?
Google (web) Analytics is now free for websites that have less than 5-million page views. If you don't have a analytics tool already, you should check it out. Research shows that the number one priority for B2B websites is lead generation...
Date: 2005-11-15


Yahoo Deletes Cross-Scripting Email Problem
A security flaw present in Yahoo's widely used web-based email service was discovered and corrected recently.
Date: 2005-10-24


Opera Goes Free
Users loading the default Opera browser start page found a message stating the formerly ad-supported free version would now be ad-free. "Feel free," Opera Software now tells users of its web browser. Previously, the browser was available either for free with integrated advertising, or ad free in exchange for a license fee.
Date: 2005-09-20


Flock Web Browser: Could It Supplant Firefox?
Believe it or not, Firefox 1.0 has been around for less than a year. In that short time, it has gained at least 10% of the browser marketshare and spurred Microsoft to finally bring back Internet Explorer from its innovation stasis.
Date: 2005-09-19


Yahoo Merging TV News With Ultra-Reality TV
Yahoo is about to introduce its version of the future of news broadcasting, a precursor to future offerings from the newly formed Yahoo Media division. Starting on September 26, veteran war correspondent Kevin Sites will begin broadcasting coverage of the world's war-zones...
Date: 2005-09-15


Gmail Copyright Battle Continues
A British research firm asserts that Google has committed copyright infringement by using the Gmail name.
Date: 2005-09-12


BBC Makes Archive Public On Internet
Nearly a hundred snippets of BBC television programming have been made available for "free public use in their own creative works." Lots of TV clips, mostly a few minutes in length, have been made available according to BBC News.
Date: 2005-09-09
Tech Industry Responds With Katrina Relief
Some of the biggest names in technology and media have made inroads on helping victims of Hurricane Katrina. Efforts big and small have sprung up as Americans nationwide demonstrate the greatness of this country...
Date: 2005-09-08


MSN Search Wants To Be Better
A posting on the MSN Search forum at WebmasterWorld seeks feedback on user issues with the MSN search engine. What's wrong with MSN Search? In the aforementioned forum...
Date: 2005-09-07


Google Bendi Goes Native In China
Local search comes to China, as Google launches an entry into an already competitive market for business lookups. Baidu and two other local search providers, Sina and Sogou, now have another competitor in that market.
Date: 2005-09-06


South Korea Not Pleased With Google Maps
Apparently, Google's satellite mapping technology is working a little too well for the comfort of the South Korean leadership structure.
Date: 2005-09-01


Perfect 10 Sues Google Over Image Search Results
The hotlinking of images is a concern for web owners who have bandwidth issues to consider. Because of this, a number of smaller sites have resorted to blocking one of the biggest hotlinking "offenders," Google's image search.
Date: 2005-08-26


Yahoo Broadband
Yahoo has made a couple of interesting moves this week as it works to become the network advertising provider of choice for much of corporate America. Yahoo is concentrating on serving ads in the lucrative
Date: 2005-08-25
Google Talk Taking Page From Microsoft Playbook
After having watched Microsoft enter new markets with bland first release products, it's odd to see Google do the same thing. There will be several hundred stories written about Google Talk today. 99.9 percent of them will gush fawning...
Date: 2005-08-24
IceRocket Tests Out Link Tracker For Blogs
Asking the question, "how many bloggers love me?" may be a self-esteem reducing exercise, but IceRocket thinks you should know. For IceRocketeer Mark Cuban, the more commonly used method for rating a blog's popularity, counting the number of links to it, is lacking. A truer method is counting the number of visitors, which is why IceRocket is working out the kinks in its new linktracker feature.
Date: 2005-08-22
NewsFlash! Newspapers Making Big Money Online
The Internet has proved to be a moneymaker for traditional newspapers, as they ring up big-time online ad revenue. Quiet the carillons and stop the procession. Newspapers aren't quite dead yet. Readership of the printed page may be down
Date: 2005-08-23


Yahoo Adds Y!Q Button To Toolbar
What do you do if you are a search engine company with few search presences you are testing and each presence has its own toolbar and people are commenting about this fact?
Date: 2005-08-19


Google Takes A Break From Print
The highly-criticized Google Print Library project has been put on hold until Novemeber. Google will use this break to find out which copyright holders don't want their property included in the project.
Date: 2005-08-15


Publishers Put Google Out Of Print
Continued complaints from the publishing industry via its trade association have brought a pause to the Google Print Project.
Date: 2005-08-12


Google Takes A Break From Print
The highly-criticized Google Print Library project has been put on hold until Novemeber. Google will use this break to find out which copyright holders don't want their property included in the project.
Date: 2005-08-11


Google Countersuit Taken Out Of Googleplex Backyard
Understandably, Microsoft is playing hardball with Google's countersuit regarding the legitimacy Kai-Fu Lee's non-compete agreement by working to disallow Google a home field advantage in California court.
Date: 2005-08-10


When Will Blogging Peak?
While I don't claim to know or predict the future, I do feel like this whole blogging thing is gonna peak sooner or later. After that it may die off or continue along just fine. But either way I suspect blogging as a "hot thing" can only last so long.
Date: 2005-07-25


What Does The New Internet Mean For Business?
Perhaps the most fascinating conversation I've had in recent weeks was with Kevin Werbach, Janice Fraser (CEO, Adaptive Path, recently authored A Whole New Internet) and Philip Evans (SVP at Boston Consulting Group, author of Blown to Bits).
Date: 2005-06-27


Searchers Use Titles To Determine Relevance
When using a search engine, what helps you determine whether or not a listing, paid or organic, is relevant to your search? Is it result descriptions or is it the title of the item being listed...
Date: 2005-06-13


Google Web Accelerator And Security
The web is abuzz with talk of the pros and cons of the new Google Web Accelerator. Mostly the con, and the issue is privacy. I want to let you in on an immediate problem you must understand.
Date: 2005-05-09


Blogs -N- Forums, What's The Difference?
ATom put up a post about blogs and forums that's quite noteworthy. I tried to comment on it at SVW but TypeKey crapped out on me so I'll post my comments here.
Date: 2005-04-11


Corporate SEO Preparation
Understanding the value of global communications, nearly every organized organization in the world has a website. From grassroot community groups to major corporations, the World Wide Web has expanded by billions of websites over the past half decade.
Date: 2005-03-21


Pick A Niche And Own It
Had a one-day branding session with a client yesterday. Small company, lots of potential. They wisely selected a niche market to target initially, because they're in a crowded space. So right now, they can say to prospective customers that they're the only widget software designed to meet the needs of "x" market.
Date: 2005-02-28


Blogger Secrets: Things You Probably Didn't Know
Blogging is a pretty popular activity online these days. It's a great way to connect with your audience on the Web and create a sense of community. There are many ways to start your own weblog but one of the easiest is with a free service called "Blogger." Owned by Google, it's a feature-rich service that makes it simple to start a blog of your own.
Date: 2005-02-08



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