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Google's acquisition of Swedish-based Marratech, a video conferencing software company, should lead into Google Talk becoming more competitive with eBay's Skype and…
Much has been made of the ways in which Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft have accommodated the Chinese government - and rightly so - but Baidu, with its home field advantage, appeared to be in the clear. Now, however, Baidu is running into some censorship problems of its own.
If Ask.com hasn't gotten much attention because of their search engine lately, they're at least raising eyebrows through new (and kind of cerebral) ad campaigns. An algorithm that "constantly finds Jesus" but can't really find itself is beside the point – it's all about engaging the public and rousing curiosity, says Ask's VP of marketing. There have been billboard sightings in New York, LA, and…
I'll jump to the punchline first: What's the one thing that's wrong with social content sites like digg? The content!
Experian has announced that it has purchased Hitwise for $240 million. With the purchase Experian hopes to offer their clients more value by leveraging the data Hitwise collects from Web sites and online consumers. Hitwise was founded in 1998 and has over 1,200 clients in numerous areas such as financial services, media, travel and retail.
Everyone likes to feel special, but feeling singled out is a different thing entirely. Several companies seem to have failed to make that distinction in recent days, and now IAC/Ask, Acclaim, and American Airlines are paying the price for it in the public's eye.
