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Some People Will Click On Anything
Pose whatever theory you like as to why, but an AdWords experiment revealed that people will click on just about anything –…
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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…
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.
