Yesterday YouTube unveiled the newest way to view the sites content, simply called YouTube XL.
Basically YouTube XL is a redesigned version of the YouTube website, optimized for televisions and large computer monitors.
Twitter Users Not Using Twitter
Are you one of those people who have a Twitter account, but doesn’t use it? If so, you’re not alone. Fresh statistics from the prestigious Harvard Business Review reveals that most Twitter account holders hardly every Tweet, retweet, follow, or are followed.
U.S. Internet Use Sees Dramatic Growth
More than half (62%) of households in the U.S. had Internet access in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 1997, according to new data from the Census Bureau.
Sixty-four percent of individuals 18 and over used the Internet from any location in 2007, while only 22 percent did so in 1997. Among households using the Internet in 2007, 82 percent used a high-speed connection, and 17 percent used a dial-up connection.
Microsoft Goes Live on Hulu for Bingathon
With the recent rollout of Bing, the newest search engine from Microsoft, advertisements were to be expected… but just what is a Bingathon?
The Bingathon is an all day infomercial / live show that will be hosted by Olivia Munn (G4’s Attack of the Show!) and Jason Sudeikis (NBC’s Saturday Night Live) on June 8th at 8:00 PM EST (5:00 PST).
How Google Handles Google Bowling
In a Q&A session at SMX Advanced in Seattle, Google’s Matt Cutts was asked the following question:
How does Google look at the issue that I can buy suspect links and point them to my competitor? How does your algorithm track that?
Matt Cutts Opens Up About Google Penalties
Not long ago, another installment of the wacky car race known as the LeMons was held. Rule-breakers are penalized by being forced to do things like paint Bob Ross landscapes on their hoods and participate in conga lines. Google’s punishment system isn’t quite as obvious, though, so Matt Cutts discussed the matter at SMX Advanced.
Newspaper Ad Revenue Drops By $2.6B In Q1 2009
Yup, that’s a B as in billion. Just when you think the newspaper industry can’t take another hit it gets hit with a haymaker. According to TechCrunch, the Newspaper Association of America reported a 28.28% year over year in Q1.
Social Media’s ROI Discussed At SMX
From the playground to the boardroom, "prove it" is the annoying phrase with which a lot of innovative ideas are met. However, if you’ve been tasked with proving the value of social media (to either a boss or to yourself), the contents of an SMX Advanced session should help.
Finding Opportunity In Mobile Paid Search!
In the session "Time To Think Seriously About Mobile Paid Search?," the speakers focused on mobile paid search opportunities and strategies for search marketers.
Coverage of SMX Advanced continues at Murdok Videos. Stay with Murdok for more updates and videos from the event this week.
Microsoft’s Bing is Here. Let’s Check It Out
Update: As the day has progressed, more people have experimented with Bing, and those who were already experimenting with it have experimented more. Not surprisingly, there have been flaws discovered. More criticism has surfaced.
While, Bing is techincally still in preview status, I have to assume they felt it was pretty much ready for prime time. After all, scheduled launch was only two days away anyway. Anyhow, here are a couple more articles on Bing observations worth looking at: