To wrap up the year 2009, lets take a look at the current cases that are conspicuously showcases the constantly changing internet law: (Information from the Chicago Sun Times): A Chicago-based financial services company is petitioning Yahoo for information related to defamatory posts about Advance Equities, Inc., 311 S. Wacker Dr., on Yahoo’s financial chat [...]
Yahoo Still Top Dog in News
December 31st, 2009Google and Bing may be edging Yahoo out of the search market, but Yahoo is still the globe’s first stop for online news, according to Compete; this graph shows Yahoo clearly topping all competitors: Over the past five years, the main sites that people go to for news have remained the same: 2004: Yahoo News [...]
The Stats are In – Who Uses What?
December 28th, 2009According to a recent report, the tools people use to manage their sites are becoming more intermingled all the time. According to a recent report, the tools people use to manage their sites are becoming more intermingled all the time. Factual did a quick rundown showing the rough numbers for how people use tools on [...]
Yahoo Brings Good Cheer to Strangers – Ticks off Past Employees
December 26th, 2009Yahoo knows which side their bread is buttered on – they’re wooing the public and don’t seem to care if they incense former staffers. According to reports, Yahoo was paying baggage fees for customers on outbound flights from both a San Jose and a San Fransisco airport – something that raised eyebrows when stacked against [...]
An Unmerry Christmas for AOL Employees
December 25th, 2009AOL is slashing staff in preparation for the new year. The recent spin off from Time Warner Inc apparently came with a few conditions, and restructuring was one. Unfortunately, in this case restructuring means that a significant portion of AOL’s workforce is being kicked to the curb. According to the official Form 8-K filed by [...]
