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Craigslist Revenue in 2008 May Top $80 Million, Could Reach $100 Million

Publication date: 2008-04-03 more

New Toolbar PageRanks coming

Hey folks, I wanted to let you know that new toolbar PageRank values should become visible over the next few days. I’m expecting that also in the next few days that we’ll be expiring some older penalties on websites.
Publication date: 2008-07-25 more

Google Factory Tour starts in less than an hour

By the way, according to this page, it sounds like Google will webcast a press event starting quite soon. You can watch the Google Factory Tour live from 9:30 to noon Pacific time. I’ll probably keep the webcast open in my browser to listen this morning.
Publication date: 2008-05-20 more

PayPal Clarifies Language in New Policy Update

Publication date: 2008-06-18 more

EBay Users Set to Question CEO on Changes

Publication date: 2008-06-25 more

Auctions and Antiques Examiner

Publication date: 2008-05-21 more

You've been faked: How eBay's 'designer' bargains are just too good to be true

Publication date: 2008-04-09 more

iSOLD It on eBay Moving Out!

Publication date: 2008-03-22 more

eBay.co.uk - Free gallery picture this summer

Publication date: 2008-05-15 more

Start an embedded YouTube video at a certain timestamp

In a previous post I covered how to link to a specific timestamp in a YouTube video. The short version looks like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjDw3azfZWI#t=31m08s The “#t=31m08s” takes you to 31 minutes and 8 seconds in a video. I just found out that you can also start embedded videos at a certain timestamp. To do it on an embedded [...]
Publication date: 2010-03-04 more

Ebay accuses consumer rights group of undermining consumer rights

Publication date: 2008-06-18 more

eBay: A Message from Lorrie Norrington ? Join my next Town Hall on Thursday, April 17

Publication date: 2008-04-18 more

Google incorporating site speed in search rankings

(I’m in the middle of traveling, but I know that a lot of people will be interested in the news that Google is incorporating site speed as one of the over 200 signals that we use in determining search rankings. I wanted to jot down some quick thoughts.) The main thing I want to get across [...]
Publication date: 2010-04-10 more

Webspam in 2009?

It’s the beginning of the year, so I just wanted to get some outside opinions: what would you like to see Google’s webspam team tackle in 2009? Here’s how I asked for suggestions in 2006: Based on your experiences, close your eyes and think about what area(s) you wish Google would work on. You probably want [...]
Publication date: 2009-01-28 more

Use the optgroup element to group select options

Sometimes it is useful to group the options of an HTML select element. Many developers use extra option elements and non-breaking spaces to create the visual appearance of hierarchical options, but there is a better way: the often forgotten optgroup element. To create a group of options, wrap them in an optgroup element. To give the group a label, use the label attribute. Here is a simple example: <label for="cars">Choose a car brand:</label> <select name="cars" id="cars"> <option value="none">None</option> <optgroup label="Swedish"> <option value="saab">Saab</option> <option value="volvo">Volvo</option> </optgroup> <optgroup label="French"> <option value="citroen">Citroën</option> <option value="peugeot">Peugeot</option> <option value="renault">Renault</option> </optgroup> </select> And here is how the browser you are currently using will render the above example: Choose a car brand: None Saab Volvo Citroën Peugeot Renault This post is a Quick Tip. Background info is available in Quick Tips for web developers and web designers.Posted in (X)HTML, Accessibility, Quick Tips.
Publication date: 2009-10-05 more