Things aren’t looking so good in Silicon Valley these days. As the US economy adjusts to recession, funding for ventures is down, stock prices are falling, and online tabloids have to let go even their decadent Valley prostitution reporters.
MySpace, Facebook Top Mobile Social Networks
Close to half (46%) of those who use social networks have visited a social network by using their mobile phone, according to ABI Research.The majority (70%) have visited MySpace and another 67 percent have visited Facebook. No other social networking site reached 15 percent mobile adoption.
Matt Cutts, Hitwise Check In On Google Chrome
Like its metallic namesake, Google’s browser named Chrome attracted a lot of attention at first, then seemed to lose its shine and fall out of favor. Still, Hitwise found a surprising side effect of Chrome’s introduction, and Matt Cutts believes that it’s solid in most fundamental senses.
SMX East: The iPhone’s Effect On Search
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL are all at very different stages of corporate life, and often don’t focus on the same things. All of the companies have expressed an interest in the mobile market, however, and so as marketers consider matching this, a session at SMX East was called "Search and the iPhone."
Watch Sports And Stocks Through OneSeason
If you enjoy investing in the stock market and are also a big sports buff then you might get a kick out of a new service by OneSeason which allows users to purchase shares in their favorite professional athletes and ma
eBay Cuts Staff, Buys Bill Me Later
eBay said today it is purchasing U.S. based online payments business Bill Me Later for approximately $820 million in cash and $125 million in outstanding options.The company is also buying Denmark based online classified site dba.dk and vehicles site bilbasen.dk for $390 million in cash.
Ask Unveils Rebuilt Site
Ask’s share of the search market is lacking, to say the least; deficiencies in both the tech and PR departments have long kept it fundamentally distinct from Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. But an overhaul and ad campaign seek to fix all that.
Google, Yahoo Put Ad Deal On Hold
Google and Yahoo have agreed to put their search advertising deal on hold while Justice Department regulators continue their antitrust review of the controversial partnership."The companies have agreed to a brief delay in implementing this agreement to continue our ongoing discussions with the (U.S.) Department of Justice," Yahoo said in a statement. "We have had discussions with regulators and look forward to responding to their questions about this agreement."Google also issued a statement on the delay.
Interview with the $15 Million Blogger
Friday, we reported on Bankaholic, a blog written by Johns Wu, being sold for $15 million to BankRate.
Google Shoping for an Ad Agency?
You don’t see a lot of traditional advertising from Google. Their philosophy is to build great products and develop amazing technology and let it sell (and support) itself. Their marketing strategy has relied mostly on word of mouth – and its worked well. It just may not be enough for a company their size.