Ben Charny

Internet search engine Google said it mistakenly deleted its corporate blog on March 27, allowing an alleged vandal to take control of the site for about a half-hour. Trey Philips, who identified himself as an Austin, Texas teenager, has claimed responsibility for seizing control of the blog. Apparently by deleting its blog, Google gave up […]

Three newly unearthed patent applications attributed to Google employees offers some new tips about Google’s wireless plans. Based on all the technology described in the applications, Google could, conceivably, build a Wi-Fi standard wireless Internet network, then lease it out to other Net providers that want in on the action. Or, the applications show, Google […]

Paul Twomey heads ICANN, the Internet’s leading governor. ICANN meets this week in Wellington, New Zealand. He spoke to reporters briefly before the affair kicked off. The deadline’s approaching to renew ICANN’s deal with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Nervous? Twomey: This is just a step required by a very arcane piece of government procurement […]

There’s new Federal Election Commission rules about revealing whether an Internet ad is political in nature, and what group or individual paid for it. For more, see here. Search engines, and companies that make large political donations, will likely have to figure out a way to comply with the 96-pages of rules. But the early […]

The Federal Election Commission extended its rules about campaign ads to some Internet Web sites, it said, to ensure political committees properly finance and disclose their Internet communications. The FEC approved the new standards at its meeting March 27. The FEC now requires that candidates for federal office disclose their spending on advertising that appears […]

Denial of service attacks and a revolt over porn are two topics expected to percolate at the March 27 meeting of a major Internet ruling body, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN is a private, nonprofit company responsible for setting policy largely followed by the worlds domain distributors. Perhaps the more important […]

It appears that Internet search provider Google is fooling around with mapvertising again, and is collaborating with bookseller Barnes and Noble, apparently, on the latest chapter of tests. Internet marketer Shimon Sandler says hes noticed a new icon, in the shape of a coffee cup, on the maps accompanying results from Google Local, which is […]

Looks like Google is fooling around with mapvertising again, and has book seller Barnes & Noble in on the caper. Internet marketer Shimon Sandler says he’s noticed a new icon, in the shape of a coffee cup, showing up on results from Google Local, which is the Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s local search and mapping […]

Google’s initial experience placing ads in magazines and other print publications, as Businessweek reports, has been lackluster. Some advertisers tell the publication that even though the ad prices were a bargain, they may not go back for a second round. In response to a question about the story, Google said it expected demand to be […]

Yahoo is addressing a Web traffic issue thats been creating problems for Internet publishers using Yahoos do-it-yourself online ad generator. Web site operators must ensure that only Internet traffic from the United States sees the Yahoo-placed ads, according to the rules for participating in the 8-month-old Yahoo Publisher Network. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company drew the […]

Web publishers say they are having trouble meeting a Yahoo Inc. requirement for participants in its self-serve Web advertising feature. The problems have to do with Yahoo’s requirement that only people in the United States view its Yahoo Publisher Network ads. For more, see here. Never fear. Yahoo says it’s now working on ways to […]

There’s a new breed of bully that terrorizes people using Google. Consider the salesman at Paramount Web Masters, a search engine marketing firm. According to several sources, he targets Web sites that he’s determined violate Google policies about appropriate ways to generate an audience. Somebody’s going to report the firm to Google, he tells each […]