Bud.TV, CNN Lose At Online Video Game
I don’t mean to insult either Bud drinkers or CNN watchers, but I usually don’t picture a lot of overlap between the two. Still, there is a connection between the companies – both appear to have failed with certain aspects of their online video services.
Internet Tax Ban Introduced In Senate
The Internet Tax Freedom Extension Act of 2007 was introduced in the Senate yesterday and would extend the current ban on Internet access taxes for another four years.
Geotargeting for Censorship?
Segregating your traffic by geographical location is a useful thing and is known in the search engine marketing circles as “geotracking”, but you could go one step further and target specific traffic based on geographical location using the cryptic practise known as “geotargeting”. But what happens when it’s used to block access to users based on their geography?
Another Digg Success Story
Tim Ferriss
Buzznet Flies Away with $6 Million In Funding
Buzznet isn’t the biggest social network around, but it is one of the fastest-growing. In a recent round of financing, the company won the ability to expand even more – Buzznet took in $6 million.
Healthy Thoughts From Google
Health care information should be readily available from the health care system, with an emphasis on relevance and personalization. Preferably without too much government involvement.
Feedburner Fears After Google’s Grab
Things change when a large, publicly traded company acquires a smaller firm. Google’s $100 million pickup of Feedburner has elicited some negative speculation.
Google Pilots AdSense To Video
A closed pilot program for video ads on AdSense will launch this week; it’s a limited test that give online video publishers control of the ad displays.
Searches Say Blake Wins American Idol
If the number of searches for the remaining American Idol finalists is any indication, Blake Lewis is going to upset many a Jordin Sparks fan.
AAA Web Sites Help Consumers
As the temperature rises so are gas prices. AAA is offering consumers tips on how to save gas as well as fuel information at two of their Web sites.