The moment Twitter surpassed Digg.com was the moment it became a huge target; success comes with its own perils. While marketers early on were interested in the microblogging platform’s potential, an apparent flaw in the registration process left it wide open to automated spamming.
Talking Social Advertising with StumbleUpon
I fired some questions at StumbleUpon’s VP of Business Development, John Bryan. We talked about StumbleUpon advertising, the future of social advertising and more. I even tried to get him to spill a few beans about eBay’s interest in selling StumbleUpon. Here it goes…
Chris Crum: What is the benefit to an advertiser to spend money advertising with StumbleUpon as opposed to simply submitting their site like anyone else?
Google Health Gets Handle On Real-Time Medical Data
Never mind Santa – 365 days a year, it’s now Google that may know when you’re sleeping or awake. The tech giant will be able to track things like heart rates and blood sugar levels, too, thanks to a partnership with IBM and help from the Continua Health Alliance.
Traditional Retailers Need To Improve Search Presence
Online retailers such as Amazon are doing well with their search presence compared to traditional retailers, according to a study from Internet marketing firm Internet Engine.
"The Retail Search Presence Study" found that online retailers have a very strong presence, representing over 30 percent of the listings shown, while bricks and mortar retailers consistently have had the weakest presence of any group showing up only 12 percent of the time.
eBay Sells Out Seller on No Checks Policy
This ought to ruffle some feathers. An eBay seller forwarded an email they received from an eBay customer service rep. to Ina Steiner at AuctionBytes.
Hitwise Sums Up Facebook At Five
Today marks Independence Day in Sri Lanka, Across the Universe Day for NASA buffs, and, as you’ve surely heard by now, Facebook’s fifth birthday. To celebrate, Hitwise took a look at the social network’s state of being and some of its more recent achievements.
Competing with eBay by Making People Matter
As discussed in this article from the other day, Bonanzle is a site that is emerging as a contender to compete with eBay, who as we all know has been driving a lot of sellers away for various reasons.
Jenny
The article on CNN.com detailing a New Jersey DJ putting up his famous 867-5309 phone number and DJ business for sale on eBay said the owner hopes to make $40,000 to spend on a Caribbean vacation.
Current bid: $434,544.44.
Gmail Simplifies the Labeling Process
Google has taken a few steps to make labeling email messages in Gmail a little less complicated, particularly for those who are new to the service and not used to the Gmail labeling system.
Gmail users will notice that the buttons at the top of their inboxes are a little different looking now:
Google Asks Time Warner For Money Back
Roughly three years ago, Google bought a five percent stake in AOL for $1 billion. AOL then went down the tubes, and more recently, the economy has done the same. So everyone’s favorite search giant has now put Time Warner into a position where it may have to offer something of a refund.