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• 9 Ways to Make Your WordPress Blog “Smart”

  The point here is that having the ability to morph your blog per visitor activity can assist you in meeting your conversion goals (whatever they may be). A list of popular posts is quite a simple feature, so let me take you to another level by showing you more ways to make your blog smart.

  tags: getanewbrowser, wordpress, plugins

• Facebook Talks Ad Network Plans

  A source familiar with Facebook’s long-term strategy tells us the startup “definitely” plans to eventually build an ad network on the back of Facebook Connect, the service that allows users to sign-in to participating third-party sites using their Facebook accounts. The idea is that Facebook would be able to sell ads for third-party sites, targeting them using all the anonymous demographic and behavioral information it keeps on its users.

  tags: getanewbrowser, facebook, advertising

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• ESPN.com’s Lead Tech Guru Explains How They Were Attacked By Dancing Unicorns And Glittery Ponies

  Keith Lam is the programming guy for ESPN.com and spent most of his final hour yesterday fighting off unicorns from ESPN.com’s site. How did this awesomeness happen?

  tags: getanewbrowser, espn, hack

• Panel Critical of U.S. Cyberwar Plans

  The United States has no clear military policy about how the nation might respond to a cyberattack on its communications, financial or power networks, a panel of scientists and policy advisers warned Wednesday, and the country needs to clarify both its offensive capabilities and how it would respond to such attacks.

  tags: getanewbrowser, cyberattacks

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• Zane Safrit: Social Media is About Listening

  The power of social media is allowing anyone, anywhere to LISTEN anytime to anything.

  tags: getanewbrowser, socialmedia

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• GOOG Gives Publishers More Ad Inventory Control

  Today Google launched the DoubleClick Network Builder, a tool that enables publishers to develop and maintain their own ad networks.

  tags: getanewbrowser, technology, advertising

• In-Stat: 66.3 Million US TV Viewers are Simultaneously Using a PC While Watching TV

  Over 66 million consumers across demographic categories are using the Internet while camped out on their sofas watching TV

  tags: getanewbrowser, technology, web

• Land Rover Taps Twitter as Campaign Cornerstone

  The appeal to marketers is obvious: It’s a cheap way to reach people through their trusted contacts. And Twittad’s technology is able to sort its users by geography, demographics and interests, which can both lead to more targeted appeals and, perhaps, prevent Twitter users from feeling under siege by advertisers, a major concern.

  tags: getanewbrowser, technology, advertising, twitter, twittad

• Oracle Agrees to Acquire Sun Microsystems

  The Oracle Corporation, the technology information company, announced Monday that it would acquire a rival, Sun Microsystems, for $9.50 a share, or about $7.4 billion.

  tags: getanewbrowser, business, technology

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