After the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association
OK, I’m finally back in Salt Lake and able to take a few minutes to post about my recent trip to Milwaukee to present to the Milwaukee Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA).
I am thoroughly impressed with the hospitality I was shown in Milwaukee. Everyone was very helpful and welcoming. I appreciate that very much. I intend to return to Milwaukee and see more of this great city.
Microsoft Gets Off Its Soapbox
In a surprising announcement, Microsoft has temporarily shut down access to its video sharing site. Still operating in public beta, Soapbox was poised to be Microsoft’s answer to YouTube in the real of user generated and submitted video.
After entering an alliance with News Corp. and NBC, however, Microsoft is perhaps moving Soapbox further down on its list of priorities.
A-listers Feel the Heat
One of the top search marketing bloggers “Michael Grey” recently made a video cast telling new SEO bloggers to “step away from the keyboard.” Going on to rant on about if you can’t add something unique or different to the conversation then why bother. Well for one even if your blog doesn’t have a lot of subscribers it can be extremely valuable for your customers, yourself, and search engine rankings (Google loves fresh content and so should you).
Scoreboard Media Group Doesn’t Get SEO as Marketing
Can you believe a professional search marketing company called the Scoreboard Media Group actually posted a claim that the first question you should ask an SEO consultant is:
Google Finance A Rewarding Experience
Though Yahoo Finance has earned its place as the top online financial site, Google’s version has several positives going for it that may be overlooked.
No More Moritz On Google’s Board
Michael Moritz will not seek re-election to Google’s board of directors, choosing instead to devote that time to venture capital giant Sequoia Capital.
Google’s Ads: Less Is More?
Ads are a necessary part of the Internet experience, but they have an undeniable power to annoy and frustrate. So when Google’s results pages seem a little less cluttered than those of its competitors, we breathe a collective sigh of relief without another thought. Yet as Robert Scoble points out, this clean presentation may be influenced by a keen business sense as much as it is by kindness.
iTunes Set To Be Bum Rushed
Lately, people seem to be appealing to the social nature of the Internet to affect commercial endeavors. For example, there is a site set up specifically to vote for the worst performer on American Idol. Another group is looking to send a message to the recording industry with online mass marketing tactics.
Appealing to the viral nature of the Internet, the group at Bum Rush The Charts is looking to strike back at those who seemingly have a beef with podcasting or any other mediums that choose to make use of audio material for fair use purposes.
Press Pause: Google Wanted To Get Sued?
Programmer Michi Kono has an interesting theory. When Google bought YouTube, all anybody could talk about was the inevitable legal hassle the video-sharing site would face. And sure enough, Viacom slapped them with a $1 billion lawsuit. Kono says that’s exactly what Google wanted.
Plan A was to buy YouTube and hope nobody said anything. Plan B was to get sued and settle this copyright issue once and for all.
Music On Mobiles Popular With All Ages
A survey from online wireless retailer LetsTalk found that over 83 percent of music phone purchasers are over the age of 25, and that 55 percent of those 35 and older listen to music on their cell phones.
The music option on cell phones has gained in popularity with users of all ages with 63 percent of multimedia cell phone users having listened to music on their phones. More than 50 percent have downloaded 20 or more songs, and 89 percent have downloaded four songs or more to their phones.