Bloggers need to be very careful of the images they use in their blogs. Fair Use is acceptable but copyright infringement is not. A popular blogger is learning the hard way:
X17 Inc., a Los Angeles photo agency known for its images of stars in personal or embarrassing moments, has filed a $7.6 million federal copyright infringement lawsuit against Hilton.
Hilton has a blog displaying stars in unflattering situations.
from the Small Business Blog
20 Things I Hate About the Internet
1. I really hate the fact that individuals can say whatever they want, regardless of whether it is true, there is no recourse for libel or slander because in many cases the posts are not in the same country as the person slandered.
2. I hate that the truth is becoming collective, or from those the most persistent. The popularity of wiki’s and in particular wikipedia means that history is becoming fluid.
3. I hate that it is almost impossible to discern an online writer’s credibility.
4. I hate that crime is allowed to flourish online.
5. I hate that the EU forces US companies to collect VAT on European sales. US companies don’t benefit from the tax, yet they are forced to staff individuals to handle collection and submission of VAT taxes to European Governments.
6. I hate that U.S. legislatures passed a law that it is illegal for US citizens to remain anonymous on line yet pedophiles hide behind anonymity.
7. I hate that email is so impersonal and so easily misunderstood.
8. I hate that personal information on nearly any person is simply only a click away.
9. I hate that children see Internet pornography without even trying.
10. I hate that law abiding citizens are at a distinct disadvantage on the Internet.
11. I hate if you work at an Internet business your day does not end at 5:00.
12. I hate to be at Google’s mercy for search engine ranking.
13. I hate that search engines are constantly changing their algorythms.
14. I hate that children know more about the Internet than their parents.
15. I hate that the Internet archives can store. Comments that may or may not be true for what could be an eternity.
16. I hate that the Internet is litered with junk sites and abandoned out of date content.
17. I hate that Internet obsession allienates the older generation.
18. I hate that Google so much power.
19. I hate that the playing field for small businesses on the Internet is no longer level.
20. I hate that clickfraud is a part of life if marketing on the Internet.
Check out these Christmas templates for displaying RSS feeds with rss2html. The rss2html script allows users to display their RSS feeds as an HTML web page. By using the templates you can add a little bit of a flare to your feed display.
The holiday season is in full swing, and more and more people are using the web as a giant shopping mall. Thankfully, the proliferation of Web 2.0 technologies is giving birth to a new breed of shopping site that can help navigate this crowded marketplace.
Sites like Offertrax, StyleFeeder and Mpire don’t sell anything at all. Rather, they improve purchasing intelligence by keeping an eye out for bargains and sending electronic alerts when it’s time to swoop in for the kill.
Instead of wasting time browsing the virtual aisles at dozens of sites, just tell Offertrax what you’re shopping for.
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When creating a content rich website, do not be afraid to think outside of the box. Unique ideas will generally garner more attention than the mundane and more common content concepts. Over the years the unique content that has garnered the most attention, the Subservient Chicken and JibJab, may not be appropriate for a business website, there are still lots of “out of the box” things that you can do.
Here are some ideas on how you can build content for your website that will attract website visitors.
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John McCain has introduced legislation to require all websites and personal blogs to report any “illegal” images or videos posted by their users, paying up to $300,000 per incident if they fail to do so, according to a story by Declan McCullagh at C-Net. Additionally, if a website owner deals with anyone “known to be a sex offender,” they will be required to delete any profile pages by those individuals.
It also applies to Internet service providers, although higher responsibility (and consequent fines) is leveled at website owners, commercial or individual.
The legislation specifically lists: “any Website with a message board; any chat room; any social-networking site; any e-mail service; any instant-messaging service; any Internet content hosting service; any domain name registration service; any Internet search service; any electronic communication service; and any image or video-sharing service.”
The proposed legislation will certainly go a long way to address online credibility and accountability for US companies and individuals, but what about things posted beyond the US borders?
Search Engine Journal is now opening nominations for blogs to be included for this year’s Search Blogs Awards in the following categories:
- Best SEO Blog
- Best SEM Blog
- Best Search Agency Resource Blog
- Best Link Building Blog
- Best Social Media Blog
- Best Search Engine Corporate Blog (owned by the search engines)
- Best Contextual Advertising Blog
- Best Affiliate Marketing Blog
- Best Search Engine Community/Forum Blog
- Best Web 2.0 Blog
- Best Search Linkbait of 2006
To nominate blogs, leave a comment with the category and your favorite blogs.
There is no Emily Post in blogging that offers etiquette advice, or a Miss Manners that details appropriate behavior. That does not mean there are not acceptable and unacceptable actions that bloggers should take. In order to efficiently communicate as a blogger on the Internet, it is critical to understand the unwritten rules of blogging etiquette.
Fedafi has only been around for nine months but it is already on the market. Stream Distribution announced that Fedafi is on the market. The price and details have not been disclosed and are available with the signing of an NDA.