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Submission + - The Dirty Little Secrets of Search

Submitted by Hugh Pickens writes on Sunday February 13, 2011 @01:12AM

Hugh Pickens writes writes: The NY Times has an interesting story (reg. may be required) about how J. C. Penny used link farms to become the number one google search result for such terms as "dresses," "bedding," and "samsonite carry on luggage" and what google did to them when they found out. "Actually, it’s the most ambitious attempt I’ve ever heard of,” says Doug Pierce, an expert in online search. “This whole thing just blew me away. Especially for such a major brand. You’d think they would have people around them that would know better."

Google Launches Cost Per Action AdSense 147

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday June 21, 2006 @05:39PM from the tweaking-and-peaking dept.

rustybrick writes "Google has launched an invite only test of CPA (cost per action) AdSense ads. So instead of getting paid per click or per impression, you now can get paid for an action, such as a sale or lead referral."

Run Windows Applications Natively in OS X? 521

Posted by Zonk on Friday April 21, 2006 @01:45PM from the predictiontastic dept.

mcho writes "Unlike other speculators, who get no spam, Robert X. Cringely offers an intriguing reason behind Apple's recent strategy of Boot Camp. From the article: 'I believe that Apple will offer Windows Vista as an option for those big customers who demand it, but I also believe that Apple will offer in OS X 10.5 the ability to run native Windows XP applications with no copy of XP installed on the machine at all. This will be accomplished not by using compatibility middleware like Wine, but rather by Apple implementing the Windows API directly in OS X 10.5.'

Comment Re:Devil's advocate - switch the antenna (Score 1) 265

by chriguhose on Wednesday April 19, 2006 @01:47PM (#15158750) Attached to: Privacy Threat in New RFID Travel Cards?

As with many other technological wonders you've exactly hit the point. Lots of privacy problems could be solved when people would be in control of when and to whom you release your sensitive information.

This doesn't mean that there are plenty of scenarios where people could be tricked to give their information, but still one can argue that it brings the discussion to a different level, namely educating people to think.

With the current state of always on identification, privacy is at an end.

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