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Here are some interesting topics and bits of news that made their way onto my desktop, either via my mailbox or feedreeder.

New Instant Messenger from Yahoo
The newly launched, web-based Yahoo Messenger client is here and runs on multiple web browsers. No more downloads. Yahoo users can instant message with their Messenger or Windows Live buddies from any modern, Internet connected computer they can find.

Web 2.0 sites shows strong growth
A New study from Hitwise shows that Web 2.0 websites accounted for 12 percent of all U.S. online traffic for the week ending April 7, 2007. That number represents an increase of two percent compared to two years ago.

Search Engine Strategies: MSN vs Yahoo vs Google Rock Em Sock Em Live Fight
The wait is finally over. WebProNews has exclusive video coverage of the much-anticipated Rock Em Sock Em Fight from the SES conference. In the first match up, MSN’s Kelly Thomas took down Yahoo’s Jim Lampley. For the championship match, MSN had to take on reigning champion Vanessa Fox of Google. Did Vanessa Fox remain the champion or did Kelly Thomas take all the glory? Find out all the exciting details of the fight in the video footage only provided by WebProNews.

Customize the Blog Author Comments
Would you like to customize the comments that you leave on your own blog? This feature could add a personal touch to the comment section, and it might also help the readers to identify your comments and to follow the conversation.

How Google, Yahoo & Ask.com treat the No Follow link attribute
How do search engines treat the no follow attribute in terms of linking and discovery? There seems to be a common misconception in the webmaster and search engine marketing field that inbound links which use the ‘no follow’ attribute have no value to the site which they point towards. Read on to find out more.

Top 10 sources for massive website traffic
How do you tap in to special sources or places on the web which will send massive amounts of traffic to your site. How can you do it. One very effective way to tap into the entire search engine source of traffic is to tag everything. Tags are just another name for keywords. As Web 2.0 or Social Bookmarking sites become more and more popular, tagging will become extremely important.

Google personalizes with iGoogle
Google just announced their new iGoogle Personalized Homepage service. This announcement includes a variety of new features, and more insight into where Google is going with personalized search.

Google Desktop 5 in 29 Languages
The official Google blog has stated that Google Desktop 5 will be released in 29 languages including the first release in Hindi.

43 Web Design mistakes you should avoid
A Comprehensive list of web design mistakes compiled by Daniel from Daily Blog Tips. It makes for very interesting reading.

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• May 4th, 2007
• Web 2.0 , Social Bookmarking , Blogging , Search Engines , Website Design