Microsoft reported its first ever year-over-year quarterly drop in revenue, in its entire 30-year history!
I’ll let that sink in for a second.
In its three decades of existence, Microsoft had never before seen a year-over-year quarterly drop, so if you needed a sign of just how bad this recession is, this is it!
The Conclusion of Facebook’s Voting Process
Based on a post for the General Counsel for Facebook, Ted Ullyot, the results for the Facebook vote are in and the new rules / terms of service are in. Or are they?
Online Newspaper Traffic Up 10 Percent
While the newspaper industry continues to struggle, one bright spot is online visitors to newspaper Web sites increased 10.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009 attracting an average of 73.3 million monthly unique visitors, according to a report from Nielsen Online commissioned by the Newspaper Association of America.
Google Shows Off 2 New Toolbar Labs
Google has introduced two new Google Toolbar Labs features. There is one with "My Location," and a simplified Chinese Toolbar.
"One of the best things about working on the Google Toolbar team is that when someone says ‘Wouldn’t it be great if Toolbar could…,’ our answer is usually ‘Yes! Let’s build it!"’ And then it’s just a question of when," the Toolbar Product Team says.
Bloggers Replacing the AP?
Yes, the AP (Associated Press) is desperate. Yes, the AP has lost control of the news. And yes, bloggers are more and more going local with their focus. That leads to an obvious question, will bloggers eventually replace the AP and other news organizations?
Google Profiles Go to the SERPs
Google as a social network has been getting a bit more play recently as they have made certain moves like giving users the ability to create vanity URLs for their profiles.
One wild card that Google has that trumps all other social networks is that it is the largest brand on the web. Furthermore, it is the largest search engine.
Twitter Spam Not Likely to Kill Twitter
Like all popular services, Twitter gets abused too. Who would’ve thought? Will spam kill Twitter? Well, do you still use email?
Perhaps it’s unfair to compare Twitter, which is still pretty much in its infancy to a communication medium that has been around pretty much as long as the web itself, but with the momentum that Twitter popularity is gaining, I can’t see it being incredibly threatened real soon.
eBay Warned About Misleading Ad
A British advertising watchdog has told eBay to stop claiming it offers brand new items for 25 percent less than retail stores.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said Wednesday, that eBay’s posters claim a 25 percent discount was misleading because it did no provide enough details of how the comparison pricing was conducted.
eBay hired a third party company to compare prices on certain items sold on its site and at major British retailers Debhenhams and John Lewis.
Compete Looks at Homepage vs Domain Visits for Top Sites
Compete has shared some interesting data looking at homepage visitors at the top publisher sites. Here is the top 12 in terms of domain visitors. Look at how the homepage visitors compare to the percentage of site visitors who visit the homepage.
Even Getting Shot Can’t Save A Journalist’s Job
You know times are rough for newspapers when taking a bullet for the company isn’t enough to save your job. One St. Louis reporter knows that all to well—at least, he knows now.