At one time or another, most people want a red button - something that, when pushed, will more or less put an end to uncomplimentary comments (and the folks who write them).  There are ways of handling an online reputation that are both more realistic and less drastic, however.
People and businesses often have blogs.  Those [...]

Call it a combination of bad news and a bit of reassurance: if your AdSense earnings are sinking, you’re not alone. Anecdotal evidence abounds, and a new (and admittedly unscientific) survey pretty much clinches the trend.
A total of 187 people responded to Barry Schwartz’s question on the subject, and 117 of them (or 63 [...]

If a blog’s all you’ve got, then these findings probably don’t apply to you. If you’re a part of a larger company, though - or even if you are your company - a survey’s results suggest that a blog should be an important part of the company site.
Over a quarter - 27 percent - [...]

If there’s one thing that website owners might interpret as a mark of death, it could be a Google PageRank of zero. Yet - and you’ll have to decide for yourself whether they’re the Web version of zombies - plenty of people are claiming to get along just fine while suffering from that brand.
“Fine” [...]

When something new succeeds, the people who were first to embrace it often get money, admiration, and some other nice things. But when it fails, they just lose. And it seems like social network advertising is still a less than great idea.
Fresh comScore data shows that use of social networking sites in the [...]