About.com Consumes ConsumerSearch.com
About.com is all about acquisitions these days: Calorie-Count.com was swallowed up late last year, and UCompareHealthCare.com was brought into the corporate fold just last month. Now ConsumerSearch.com, which is all about “reviewing with reviews,” has been bought by About.com.
Google Tests Gadget Ads
Google is testing a program to put ads in Google Gadgets on websites. The Gadget would basically be a non-traditional ad unit, one with interactive parts as opposed to a pitch and a link.
Technorati Adds Authority, Subtracts Alexa
Blogs have a new number, Technorati Authority, attached to their profiles on Technorati, and that change was followed by the removal of Alexa traffic charts.
Ask Mobile Spins A Webby Award
The Webby Awards recognized a variety of websites and services, and when it came to mobile sites there were none better than Ask’s product.
English Premier League Sues YouTube, Google
YouTube was already being sued by a proverbial giant in the form of Viacom. Now some flesh-and-blood tough guys want a shot: YouTube (and its “corporate parent,” Google) is facing a lawsuit from the Football Association Premier League.
Second Life Popular In Europe
The popularity of Second Life continues to see solid growth and has established a major global presence. The virtual world game has now become more popular in Europe than it is in the U.S. according to a study released by comScore.
Recap: The Week in Search
This week the search world has been rampant with news of buyouts and related rumors. Here is a snapshot of the events of interest:
Microsoft Buying Yahoo? OSS Implications
Just read news about Microsoft potentially buying or merging with Yahoo. These are just rumours, and lots of analysis will discuss why the deal may or may not make sense.
Yahoo oneSearch Packs Bags For Canada, Europe
This past week, The Today Show has been running its annual “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?” segment. Matt traveled to five different countries (including the U.S., which seems like cheating), but Yahoo’s got him beat: Yahoo oneSearch just went “live in beta” in six.
Social Network for Communicators
A phoned-in comment to yesterday’s FIR podcast from PR podcaster Bryan Person brought news of a new social network for communicators launched by Chicago-based Lawrence Ragan Communications.