Google Finance Cashes In Updates
Some new features arrived in Google’s Finance site, with the big addition being content from events like earnings announcements and analyst calls.
Online Retailers And Segmented Email
Internet retailers who use email to reach customers could improve their sales by using segmented email lists, according to an Internet Retailer survey analyzed by Vovici.
Around 40 percent of respondents said their email efforts returned conversion rates of 2 percent or less.
The .TV Relaunch
The .TV relaunch was not very successful because the premium domain name prices are yearly recurring fees (which may increase beyond that price buy some unknown amount).
People who would create great content and later stumble into a business model are not likely to do so on a premium .tv name…which means most of those domain names won’t have high quality content on them. Those that do may see thin profit margins because they have no control over their domain names…as they make them more valuable the registrar can increase prices without mercy, and when the registrant can no longer afford the domain names the registry gets to keep or sell any brand value the registrant built up.
Why Mobile Content is Slow to Grow
I just finished reading a NYT article on the frustration being felt by Hollywood because they can’t get advertising dollars to support their mobile content.
Layoffspace: A “Network For The Unemployed”
Some social networking sites target unemployed teenagers; others go for adult professionals. The newly formed Layoffspace.com bucks both trends by catering to unemployed adults.
Yahoo Keyword Inventory Tool on Life Support
If you’re a fan of the YSM Keyword Selector Tool (aka Overture Inventory Tool), I have good news and bad news for you. Yahoo Search Marketing is no longer supporting the tool, but the company is planning an update to the information.
Here’s part of the email I received from them…
Blogger “W ackos” Upset By Columnist Rant
A popular South African columnists not just reduced the blogosphere to a concert hall of air guitar players (which is pretty funny, you got to admit), but placed anonymous blogger "wackos" in a camp with the Virginia Tech shooter – and not so much in the metaphoric sense.
Search Insider Summit – Day 1
The day started with a sponsored breakfast by Compete.com with a presentation by Jeremy Crane on Compete functionality.
Nielsen Unveils Video Measurement Tool
Nielsen//NetRatings has introduced VideoCensus, a syndicated online video measurement service that combines panel and census research along with data on audience size, demographics, engagement as well as competitive activity.
MySpace Acquires Photobucket – Now Confirmed
Although the deal has yet to be confirmed by either party, it appears that MySpace did, in fact, acquire Photobucket. And although the figure $300 million has been mentioned, the terms of the arrangement (assuming such an arrangement exists) remain unknown.