It looks like the Twitter search box on the front page thing is coming to the mainstream. It was recently announced but only available to a very limited number of people. More people are seeing this along with a pull-down menu for trends now, including myself. I never get these types of things befor...

The number one video site in the US and the world's largest music label are said to be cooking up a deal and a new service. YouTube and Universal Music Group are reportedly in talks to create a premium online music video service. YouTube has been the go to site for music videos for many people for y...

Google has launched some new features for Google Health that could potentially save lives in times of personal crisis. For one, they've included the option for sharing Google Health profiles. This means if you keep your profile up to date with any medication and medical history, you can share it wit...

I'm not going to wax philosophical about social media marketing. I'm not going to tell you that you should be using social media or that you shouldn't. I'm just going to show you some examples of how local  businesses in the hometown of WebProNews - Lexington, Kentucky -  are utilizing it....

You've probably heard about Facebook's "25 Things" meme. Apparently it was so newsworthy, even Time covered it. Some of us just thought it was another pointless Facebook exercise in time wasting. A representative for Compete was kind enough to share some numbers with me, however, and based...

Google has released a new experiment feature in Gmail Labs that lets users activate multiple views within their inboxes. Fittingly, this feature is called "Multiple Inboxes." In case you're having a hard time visualizing it, software Engineer Octavian Costache on the Gmail Blog shares the ...

Traffic to the ever-popular Twitter has increased by 974% from the week ending January 19th 2008 to the week ending January 17th 2009. That's a pretty dramatic increase. This data comes from Hitwise, who reported the other day that Twitter traffic had surpassed that of Digg, a concept that some foun...

You can hardly talk about eBay without bringing out the disgust in all of the people who feel they have been wronged by the eCommerce giant. This group is comprised mostly of sellers who feel eBay has treated them with anything but respect, particularly since changing feedback policies in early 2008...

Murray Dick and Mark Ward have an article up at BBC News looking at Rushmore Drive and minority-based web searching. They look specifically at a search engine called RushmoreDrive, which we pointed to back in April upon its launch. read more...

Hitwise has released some data taking a look at search queries of holiday shoppers looking to locate hard-to-find gifts online. You know, those toys that are in demand. Every holiday season has (at leas) one. Once upon a time it was the "Tickle-Me Elmo". Last year it was the Nintnedo Wii. ...