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SEO & TECHNOLOGY NEWS WEEKLY WRAP UP
Google Presentations, Marryourdaughter.org, Adblock Plus Lead Out This Week’s Internet News Of Note
Google Presentations Debuts To Mixed Reactions
New program allows users to create, share presentations
September 20, 2007—Google’s much anticipated application, Google Presentations, made its debut this week, eleven month after the debut of the online document creation application, Google Docs.
Early reviews find that the application, which is similar to Microsoft Office Powerpoint, offers the convenience of portability, but lacks certain features, such as the ability to export Powerpoint files, that make it difficult to use, in some cases.
Users surveyed site the elimination of software licenses, large hardware to install said software, and the ability to collaborate with others on projects online as reasons for using both Google Presentation and Google Docs.
Confusion, Anger, Still Surround Controversial Website
Marry Our Daughter.org continues to generate site traffic, angry backlash, and slews of online proposals
September 17, 2007—Despite repeated statements from site creator, John Ordover, angry comments, public debate and outcry, and a surprising number of online marriage proposals continue to surround www.marryourdaughter.org
Ordover, a viral marketing consultant, science fiction editor, and urban nudism aficionado, according to The New York Times, created the site as a hoax, a way to draw attention to the very real problem of outdated, archaic under-age marriage laws in several states.
“People get so angry so fast they don’t stop to question whether it’s real,” Ordover said of his site, which has generated millions of hits in less than two weeks.
“We were trying to get people stirred up about this,” Ordover added.
Debates about the validity, legality, and cultural relevancy of the site have been carried out steadily online, on television, radio shows, and in print newspapers.
Adblock Pus Debut Sparks Controversy, Concern
New Firefox update debated among privacy advocates, Internet advertisers
September 20, 2007—Adblock Plus, an add-on for the Firefox web browser that eliminates almost all ads on a website has received criticism from those who claim that the blocking of all ads may, in the words of New York Times’ Noam Cohen “have the potential for extreme menace to the online – advertising business model.”
This potential, according to Noam, exists because this software occupies an industry niche, and Internet marketing giants, such as Google and CNN.com, are reportedly ignoring the ad-blocking addition.
Privacy advocates are cautioning users to exercise good judgment with the new addition.
“Before sharpening our weapons and strapping on our armor, “privacy advocate Lauren Weinstein advises, via his blog, ”perhaps we should give some serious thought to the ramifications of going d down the path of this particular Internet war.”
Weinstein adds that “If we are unwilling to view web ads, then many useful sites will undoubtedly move toward more direct ways to collect fees—or else close down operations entirely … if we don’t want ads, and we don’t want to pay directly for accessing most sites, there’s a serious dilemma afoot.”
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