Newspaper Software

The New York Times Reader, a piece of software you can download to read the NYT on your PC, came out in beta last fall and I immediately downloaded it for a few reasons — including the fact that I am a geek, a newspaper journalist and a big NYT fan. And I have to admit that it was (and is) pretty slick. Thanks to…

Papers Do Video w/ Mixed Results

As the word “paper” becomes less and less a part of the newspaper world, things like video are becoming more and more common. While there are some exceptionally well-designed video efforts out there — such as the Washington Post’s OnBeing, which I wrote about recently — there are also some that are, well… underwhelming, if that’s a word.

Google’s GMail Trademark Challenged In US

Google hasn't had much luck in Europe holding on to its Gmail trademark, but we haven't heard much in the way of a challenge in the US. A petition for cancellation filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office shows that it certainly hasn't gone unchallenged.

Yahoo Gets a Copy of Jackson’s Plan B

Like many shareholders of Yahoo — whose stock has climbed somewhat in the past few months, but is still well below where it was at the beginning of last year — blogger and management consultant Eric Jackson has been less than pleased with the company’s performance over the past year or so.

My Minimum AdWords Bids Jumped to $10 per Click

Dear Kalena... First - I have been a constant visitor to your blog and thanks for all the useful insights you share. Coming to my issue - we do PPC advertisements on Google. Our campaigns have been running fine for 2-3 years. Suddenly last week Google dropped 2 of our important keywords saying the 'quality' is not good and we have to increase our minimum…