You might remember from my free 2005 e-book, Who Else Needs The Hottest Publicity Machine On The Web Today? or All You Really Need To Know About RSS, that I pointed out that Microsoft might impose a few changes as they bulldoze their way into the RSS space…

In an article published today by Elizabeth Montalbano of IDG News Service, she states that Robert Scoble, a Microsoft technical evangelist and blogger, says that Microsoft has not made a final decision as to whether it would rename RSS in the final version of Internet Explorer 7 like it did in the beta version.

Will Microsoft rebrand RSS? Will they change the spec? Will every RSS feed be required to carry Microsoft banner advertising? We shall see. Stay tuned to this channel for the latest info. Montalbano quotes Scoble as saying “We’re just trying to be compliant with everyone here not do something evil.”

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As of August 2nd, 2005, you can now pay for ClickBank purchases with PayPal. ClickBank has been beta-testing this for awhile and has just recently made it a permanent feature.

Besides PayPal, ClickBank also accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Eurocard, Bravo, Diners Club, Carte Blanche, JCB and online checks.

If you’ve been waiting to list your product on ClickBank until they offer support for PayPal, wait no longer! Do it today!

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Yesterday I told you about Yahoo’s launch of a new ad network, destined to compete with Google’s AdSense program.

Here’s an exciting inside report from a Yahoo beta tester. It’s looking good!

Stay tuned here for more details as they develop! Any competition for AdSense is a good thing…

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According to CNET, “Yahoo is planning to launch on Wednesday an ad network for small Web publishers intended to strengthen its hand against rival Google, a source familiar with the plan told CNET News.com.”

This was confirmed in an email today from Yahoo, stating “Today, Yahoo! Publisher Network launched a new self-serve platform that will provide small- and medium-sized web publishers with easy access to Yahoo! advertising and content. We’re very excited about our new offering, not only because it will enable a broader set of publishers to generate revenue from their sites, but also because it can offer publishers access to many of Yahoo!’s other products and properties.”

It’s in beta-test right now, but they plan to have it operational for everyone before the end of 2005.

Stay tuned here for more details as they develop! Any competition for AdSense is a good thing…

Read the whole CNET story here (caution: sometimes this link is very slow, you might have to re-try).

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