Microsoft’s new search brand should be announced sooner rather than later, and when that day comes, it looks like the corporation is going to make sure people notice. According to a new report, Microsoft intends to spend as much as $100 million on an advertising campaign.
Netflix Reaches Big Milestone
Popular Internet movie rental company Netflix has reached a milestone. It has shipped its 2 billionth movie. Perhaps more interesting is how much more quickly it shipped its second billion than its first.
Twitter Getting More Integrated with Search
Twitter is working on integrating search into its interface more than it has been since it began featuring the search feature on the home page. It’s only in the testing stage for a select few users at this point, but in the future, if you perform a Twitter search, the results will show up right on your home page instead of a different page altogether.
Benefits Of Offering Contests and Prizes On Twitter
A few weeks ago I made the mistake of wondering aloud when someone would start offering cash prizes for twitter followers. I had seen people offering physical prizes before, but never cash. A few random people decided to have some fun with me and start saying I was offering cash, so I just decided to run with it.Since this wasn’t a planned event I don’t have the exact numbers but you can see from the graph below I gained about 300 followers
‘MySpace Local’ Helps Support Local Music
It’s been said that all politics is local and perhaps the same could be said for music. Not only do many fans love to support local music, but they want to know the best places to see it. Bands too, want to know which are the best places to perform. But like a voter choosing between candidates, which one is for them? Which choice are other members of their tribe supporting?
Google Breaks Data Center Silence
Google’s never been too chatty about its data centers; the search giant is slow to even confirm the centers’ physical locations, never mind discuss what’s going on inside. But at the Data Center Efficiency Summit, Google spilled a few secrets, and there’s definitely some impressive technology in place.
Teens Spending Less On Online Music
Teens (age 13 to 17) purchased 19 percent less music in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to a new report from the NPD Group.
CD purchasing feel 26 percent and paid digital downloads dropped 13 percent compared to the previous year. With paid digital downloads, 32 percent of teens purchasing less digital music said they were unhappy with the music that was available for purchase and 23 percent were satisfied were satisfied with the digital music they already owned.
Anonymous Googlers Help Whip Congress Into Shape
An anonymous group of Googlers have helped create a tool citizens can use to whip Congress—and by “whip,” they mean call to voice support of the Fair Elections Now Act.
Conficker A Dud On April Fools
Well, just like how we watched the clock tick past midnight on January 1, 2000 and subsequently noticed the world was essentially the same as it always was—a few people preaching doom, a lot more stocking up on bottled water, and the rest waiting and watching with bated breath. April 1, 2009 goes down as the day the world was duped by reasonably harmless computer virus.
Hitwise Documents Huge Rise In Classifieds Traffic
Don’t be surprised if the people behind Craigslist and other classifieds sites are secretly hoping for a repeat of the Great Depression. New stats from Hitwise have arrived, and they show that Craigslist’s already-significant market share is increasing in such a way that it almost resembles a hockey stick.