Top 7 Lists Lead The Pack On Digg
Lists are good, but if they become too long, readers are liable to lose interest. Too short, and no one will think your 25-word post is worth reading. Top 10 lists have become the norm – but why? Russ Jones of the Google Cache combed through over 2,500 Digg stories to see if lists with more (or fewer) points do better.
Blogging, Affiliate Marketing & Social Traffic
Here’s an open solicitation for questions in the 3 areas I focus on:
Mobile Internet Not Yet Mainstream
More than half (53%) of 16-to-24 year olds say they have used the mobile Internet and 36 percent say they do so at least once per week, according to a recent survey from Harris Interactive.
Web Marketing the Old Fashioned Way
Lee Odden posted What’s Old Is New: Web Site Marketing Tips, and it’s a good read for Web marketers tired of chasing the latest social media trend. Some techniques date to the early years of the Web, but can still be effective if done right. Site announcements, surprisingly, can still generate traffic and links.
CNN Site Sees Value In Local Coverage
I’ve always thought it was kind of sad when local news networks try to cover national stories; they just don’t have the resources. But when national news networks try to cover local stories, the problem can still apply. The CNN site – a leader among national news sources – is going to see if it can avoid this issue while it increases local coverage.
CNN Site Sees Value In Local Coverage
CBS Snaps Up Wallstrip
Wallstrip is a Web video show that, through its mix of “stock culture meets pop culture,” is closely associated with Wall Street. Now it’s also associated with CBS – although those two names aren’t so similar, CBS has just acquired the company for an unspecified amount.
CBS Snaps Up Wallstrip
Microsoft Buying Yahoo Seen As Likely
Since Microsoft acquired online ad firm aQuantive for $6 billion, the likelihood of Steve Ballmer and company following that up with a Yahoo purchase became greater.
Google Trends Now Has Hotness
The experimental Google Trends site has added another measurement for searches, highlighting the hottest trends for site visitors.
Go Figure: A Yahoo Partner Googled Me
Last week, I wrote an article about the new Yahoo Poker site, and while researching it, I sent an inquiry to yahoopoker at pokerresponse.com (the address provided by the “Contact Us” page). The next day, a reply directed me to a certain Yahoo employee. But the email had passed through several people’s hands, and one individual had – in his own words – “googled” me.
Go Figure: A Yahoo Partner Googled Me
SEO Firm Banned For Life By FTC
Netvertise, Inc. and owner Elliot Krasnow were banned for life from promoting or selling franchises or business opportunities by the Federal Trade Commission.
The FTC alleges the company violated federal law by selling franchises for Website design, promotion services, and SEO software under false claims.