Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Yepic to Close Shop

By Jonathan Bailey • May 8th, 2008 • Category: Articles, News, Uncategorized

Premium user-generated content site Yepic, famous for encouraging bloggers to sell premium content through their service, is preparing to close their doors in just under a month, making another shift in the volatile user-generated content business.



Spam Blogs and AdSense Dollars

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 13th, 2008 • Category: Articles, News, Prevention

Adsense keywords can fluctuate wildly in price. So what happens when a keyword related to your site becomes the subject of a bidding war? One Austin attorney found out.



Content Theft and Second Life

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 12th, 2008 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues, News

The virtual world of Second Life has experienced a severe spike in the amount of content theft in recent months generating massive protests and user outrage. So what exactly is going on in SL and how can it change the Web?



Useful Site: Who Is Hosting This

By Jonathan Bailey • Feb 22nd, 2008 • Category: Articles, News, Products

Anyone who has ever had to locate the host of a domain knows how confusing and difficult it can be. Fortunately, a free service hopes to make that process as simple as a single click.



The Obama Plagiarism Scandal

By Jonathan Bailey • Feb 20th, 2008 • Category: Articles, News, Punditry

The recent plagiarism scandal involving presidential hopeful Barack Obama has consumed much of the Web the past few days. But what can Webmasters and other glean from this?



Search Engine Spam Meets Email Spam

By Jonathan Bailey • Feb 8th, 2008 • Category: Articles, News

A recent article on MSNBC highlights how spammers are getting craftier and are combining the use of email and Web spam to push their products. But how will this affect legitimate Webmasters?



Update: PhotoBucket Responds

By Jonathan Bailey • Feb 1st, 2008 • Category: Articles, News, Personal Experiences, Villains

After nearly two weeks of silence, PhotoBucket has responded to the controversies surrounding its service. However, the reply is not likely to put anyone at ease.



Update: Domain Tasting Changes

By Jonathan Bailey • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: Articles, News

After Google announced its plan to deal with domain tasting, ICANN stepped in and trumped it with a plan that could actually end the practice for good.



Associated Content Signs Deal with Attributor

By Jonathan Bailey • Jan 18th, 2008 • Category: Articles, News, Products

Recently embarrassed by a very public plagiarism scandal, Associated Content has inked a deal with content-tracking service Attributor to both protect their material and detect plagiarists using their service.



Update: PhotoBucket Petition Takes Off

By Jonathan Bailey • Jan 16th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, News, Prevention

The petition against PhotoBucket has been growing at a rapid pace. Here’s a discussion as to what is happening and what the immediate future plans are.