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Small Business and Health Care
As a small business owner, I'm concerned about the growing costs of health care. This year our insurance went up 16%...nothing to…
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Over One Third of U.S. Adults Own a Game Console
Nielsen//NetRatings says that more than one third of US adults online, 36.5 percent own a game console, and another 15.9 percent own a portable game console. Game consoles have become popular with all ages and are considered to be a major part of America's home entertainment systems. When it comes to who owns consoles, 71 percent are married and 66 percent have at least one…
Was YouTube Search Bad By Design?
We considered the effectiveness of YouTube's video search, and how it might be fixed. Now that Viacom has sued Google and demanded damages of upwards of $1 billion for copyright infringement, we have to wonder if YouTube's native search was impaired, rather than ineffective.
Viacom Sues Google, YouTube
Since negotiations fell apart between YouTube and Viacom, analysts have been speculating about whether or not the media conglomerate would take legal action against the popular video-sharing site. Specifically in light of the fact that Viacom video clips continue to appear in YouTube's library on a regular basis.
Video SEO Wiki Launched
Due to popular demand, blinkx.com founder and CTO Suranga Chandratillake is launching a video search engine optimization wiki along with VSEO guidelines for advertisers and content producers looking to break away from traditional text-based SEO.
$250m/year Yahoo, AT&T Deal Burst: Yahoo Threatened
According to a story on Wall Street Journal, the deal between Yahoo! and AT&T worth $250mn/year is at stake. Clearly, Yahoo! is not in a shape to accept such a major loss of revenue and might dip below red. In fact, the company has already suffered 5% of its market capitalization due to the reports of “renegotiations.”
