Category Archives: Internet News

Yahoo Search Use Catching Up to Bing

Back at the start of December 2014 I had written about the increasing use of Yahoo search – primarily thanks to Firefox. As usual this was all based on the latest StatCounter statistics and the final numbers for December 2014 have now been published, with Yahoo claiming 10.4 percent of the US search share, up from […]

FTC Closes Investigation Into Yelp’s Business Practices

Working hand in hand with a plethora of small businesses on a daily basis I have heard both sides of the Yelp experience. There are business owners who swear by it, and business owners who swear AT it. Fact is there’s always been some questions regarding the way Yelp treats non-advertisers and how they handle […]

Yahoo Directory Redirects to Yahoo Small Business Directory

Back in the fall of 2014 I had written to let you know about Yahoo’s decision to shut down the classic Yahoo directory. Well December 31st was the last day for the Yahoo Directory as we know it – and today the old URL now redirects to the Yahoo Small Business Directory. Some of the […]

Warning: SoakSoak Malware Compromises 100,000+ WordPress Websites

Sucuri has picked up the SoakSoak malware which has compromised over 100,000 websites so far. The point of entry seems to be the same vulnerability Sucuri pointed out a few months back associated with the WordPress plugin Revolution Slider. That being said make sure you’re updated to the latest version of Revolution Slider if you’re […]

New Image Format BPG Offers JPEG Quality With a 50% Smaller File Size

Pretty much every single one of us knows what a JPEG is these days, and statistically JPEG is one of the most popular image formats in the whole world – however a new format called BPG is looking to change that. BPG, which stands for Better Portable Graphics, is an alternative to the standard JPEG […]

Google Has Their Own Mortgage Calculator

Interestingly enough Google has launched their own mortgage calculator within their search results, accessible via the search interest calculator. Originally reported by Pete Meyers from Moz over on Google+ the mortgage calculator seemed to disappear shortly after being discovered – however it has been consistently showing up in my results for several days now – so I figured […]

Top Searches of 2014: YouTube Videos

Both Bing and Yahoo have introduced their own look back at the 2014 year showcasing some of their top searches, and Youtube has now followed suite with their own YouTube Rewind. Here are the top trending videos for 2014, based on views, shares, comments, likes and more. Collectively the following 10 videos have hundreds of millions of […]

SingleHop Opens New Chicago Datacenter

SingleHop has launched its largest data center to date in a ten-year $30 million investment with Digital Realty Trust in the Chicago area. The new 13,000 square foot white space has capacity for up to 20,000 servers and is adjacent to expansion space for another 10,000 square feet. The Chicago data center is the first […]

Google Street View Explores Dubai

Ever wanted to visit Dubai? The hub of modern culture with more than 200 nationalities and some of the most jaw dropping architecture around. Well now you can visually see Dubai for the cost of your monthly internet subscription. Visit the worlds tallest skyscaper, and see one of the worlds largest shopping malls in Dubai with […]

DreamHost Joins i2Coalition

DreamHost has announced that it has joined the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coaltion), a group that ensures the continued growth of the Internet infrastructure industry. DreamHost joins fellow global and U.S. Internet infrastructure providers in supporting the i2Coalition and its mission to put forward a better Internet for all by giving a unified voice to those building the […]

Yahoo Search Use Is Increasing

Google has been the default search engine on a wide array of browsers for quiet a while – and surely this helped Google hold the number 1 spot in search engine popularity for quiet a while. However with the recent change by Mozilla to use the Yahoo search engine as the new default search tool […]

Mozilla Firefox is Coming to iOS

While I can run Safari, Chrome, Opera, and a plethora of other browsers on my iPhone – Mozillas Firefox has sadly always been missing from the iOS suite of devices. Android users got Firefox back in 2011, Apple users however have been waiting this whole time. In the past Mozilla never seemed to wish to […]

Top Searches of 2014: Bing

Much like Yahoo recently did; Bing is also taking a look back at 2014 with their own list of top searches for 2014. Unlike Yahoo however Bing isn’t providing a general list – instead they have created a wide array of different categories allowing you to see the top movie searches, top celebrity searches, and […]

Top Searches of 2014: Yahoo

As 2014 comes closer to it’s end Yahoo has published their Top 10 searches for the year. These lists are always a great way to look back at the major events during the year that really struck the interest of internet users amongst the world. How exactly does Yahoo compile this list? The company states , […]

Media Temple Launches Google Apps for Work

Media Temple has partnered with Google to offer Google Apps for Work to its customers, the company announced Wednesday of this week. Through the new partnership, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Hangouts will be fully integrated with Media Temple’s premium web hosting and cloud services, and supported by its 24/7 phone […]