Stories by: Heather Havenstein

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Yahoo Buzz poses serious threat to Digg, some users say 21/08/2008 12:46:00

Buzz, the social news site that Yahoo launched in beta form in February, may pose a serious threat to social news pioneer Digg.com, according to some industry observers and even Digg users.
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EBay moves further from auction roots with changes 21/08/2008 07:59:00

Ebay Wednesday announced that it is cutting the cost to list an item in its fixed price format by more than 70%, a move the online auctioneer said provides sellers its most competitive price list yet.
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Google customer satisfaction scores roar back 20/08/2008 08:53:00

After enduring a two-year dip in customer satisfaction scores -- and even being bested by rival Yahoo last year -- Google came roaring back in 2008 to score the highest customer satisfaction marks ever recorded in the annual University of Michigan American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) on e-business Web sites.
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McCain gets boost from bumping up Web 2.0 campaigning 18/08/2008 09:51:00

While Sen. John McCain's campaign has long been a less than enthusiastic supporter of Web 2.0 technologies than rival Sen. Barack Obama's, it has significantly boosted its efforts to make better use of the technology over the past few weeks.
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Protesters use Web 2.0 to show dark side to Beijing Olympics 18/08/2008 03:27:00

With the eyes of the world turned to Beijing, human rights protesters and even bloggers detained by the Chinese government regime have been using various Web 2.0 tools to evade the country's notorious censors and shed some shed light on the darker side of the Games.
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Facebook dominates worldwide social networking, study finds 14/08/2008 09:13:00

Facebook has grown 153% during the past year, propelled by the soaring growth of new in virtually every market outside North America, according to a report on social networking released Tuesday by ComScore.
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Search closing in on e-mail as most popular online activity 08/08/2008 07:26:47

Almost half of all Internet users now use search engines on a typical day, according to a new study released Wednesday, that showed search engines are drawing ever closer to the all-time dominant Internet application -- e-mail.
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New Google tool aims to provide more insight into searches 07/08/2008 08:19:37

Google yesterday rolled out a new tool that it said can help marketing and advertising users better analyze Internet search patterns, while also adding new tools such as a heat map for graphically displaying search volumes and other data.
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Microsoft's BI general manager leaving 06/08/2008 10:01:32

Bill Baker, Microsoft Distinguished Engineer and general manager of business intelligence applications for the Microsoft Office Business Platform team, is leaving the company, Microsoft announced Tuesday.
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Google's ad plans for Silverlight prompt questions for MS 06/08/2008 08:49:24

Google said Tuesday that its DoubleClick subsidiary will begin powering video advertising within Microsoft's Silverlight 2 rich-media player, prompting some observers to question the implications for Microsoft's own online advertising strategy.
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Congressional debate goes Web 2.0 -- in protest 05/08/2008 10:54:22

The Republicans have taken their share of lumps -- especially during the current presidential campaign -- for not embracing Web 2.0 technologies and tools as warmly as the Democrats.

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