http://www.moetamani.com My Internet Marketing and SEO Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over the years, there have been more than a few arguments about whether online news sites are killing newspapers.  Now, due to some almost startling comments made by the president of CNN, it looks like the next round of old media-new media disputes might concern social networks and cable news ... http://www.moetamani.com/social-media-news-articles/cnn-president-really-afraid-of-social-networks.html MySpace launched a new gaming experience at myspace.com/games today. The company says it empowers developers with new tools, analytics, and opportunities for driving usage and revenue. "Gaming is core to the overall entertainment value of MySpace; we are replicating our success from MySpace Music for this next round of platform ... http://www.moetamani.com/social-media-news-articles/myspace-launches-new-games-site.html AP - The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control. http://www.moetamani.com/technology-news/huge-botnet-amputated-but-criminals-reconnect-ap.html AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said. http://www.moetamani.com/technology-news/us-city-schools-locked-down-after-online-threat-afp.html PC World - Last week FBI Director Robert Mueller called the fight against hackers "the cyber equivalent of cat-and-mouse." On Wednesday security experts trying to take down the Zeus botnet got a taste of what he meant. http://www.moetamani.com/technology-news/after-takedown-botnet-linked-isp-troyak-resurfaces-pc-world.html AFP - MySpace on Wednesday began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks. http://www.moetamani.com/technology-news/myspace-upping-ante-in-online-social-games-afp.html AFP - Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing slightly increased its share of the US search market in February, the ninth straight month of modest gains, online tracking firm comScore said Wednesday. http://www.moetamani.com/technology-news/bing-gains-us-search-market-share-for-ninth-straight-month-afp.html A recent survey from E-Consultancy, in association with the online marketing Summit, found that most businesses are still only experimenting with social media. With this in mind, it seems worth paying attention to how some big and successful brands use social media in their own strategies. One company that is ... http://www.moetamani.com/social-media-news-articles/social-media-lessons-from-the-big-brands-intuit-edition.html People who lie on online dating services are likely people-pleasers who want to present themselves favorably, just as they would in person, according to new research from the University of Kansas. Jeffery Hall, assistant professor of communications studies, surveyed more than 5,000 participants who used Internet dating services to find out ... http://www.moetamani.com/social-media-news-articles/online-daters-mostly-truthful.html PC World - If a pending federal grant is approved, one of the first LTE (Long-Term Evolution) wireless broadband networks in the U.S. will be built across 15,120 square miles of desert. http://www.moetamani.com/technology-news/navajo-nation-may-get-cutting-edge-lte-network-pc-world.html