Will the Real CM Please Stand Up?
Of all the forms of traditional and new media marketing, blogs continue to evolve as the global exchange for sharing ideas, opinions and interpretations across all industries. So much so, that yet another old online strategy is being dolled up as a new trend, extending the original practice of participation from traditional forums into the blogosophere.
Google Buys Video Game Ad Firm
Red Herring is reporting Google has acquired video game advertising firm, Adscape Media for $23 million. It’s unclear at this stage whether this is a just a move to buy a "few potentially interesting patents" or Google’s entry into in-game advertising.
Oversight Unseen In Google Carolina Deal
North Carolina’s Caldwell County ponied up $250 million in tax breaks to Google to entice it to build a data center there but didn’t study whether the deal made good financial sense.
‘Google Me: The Movie’ Now In Production
Well, we knew it was coming. After "Google: The Musical" debuted up in Minnesota last year, we knew anything was possible, perhaps inevitable. "Google Me: The Movie" is due out in the near future, a documentary focusing on filmmaker Jim Killeen and his journey of self discovery.
Smart Card On The Money
SmartMetric, Inc a developer and manufacturer of advanced secure identity and transaction solutions has developed software that works with its biometric fingerprint card that allows a person to send money over the Internet from one card to another.
President and CEO of SmartMetric, Colin Hendrick said the peer-to-peer funds transfer or card-to-card money exchange will change the way money is handled. He went on to say that the fingerprint-activated card has the potential to revolutionize the way money is transmitted.
AMD Sets Up Shop In Second Life
AMD officially launched its virtual presence today by opening its Dev Central Pavilion on AMD Dev Central Island, which can be found within the online world of Second Life as part of its Developer Archipelago.
With a virtual presence within the online community, AMD hopes to extend its Developer Outreach program into a virtual space for meetings, lectures, training courses and networking opportunities for developers.
Hyperlocal Focus Will Relaunch Topix
Rich Skrenta of Topix.net thinks that the time has come where local community will drive Topix to greater heights, and that community-driven content merits re-organizing the site to emphasize it.
Google’s Got Game. Advertising, That Is
A long rumored deal has finally been hashed out between Google and in-game advertising technology firm Adscape Media, with Google giving up $23 million for the company.
Social Photo Sharing and Stock Photography
Dan Heller’s Photography Business Blog: "In 2000, I wrote an article called, ‘The Five Truisms of the Photography Business’, and Truism #1 is ‘There are more people who have photography as a hobby than as a profession.’
Creating A Successful Website On A Small Budget
Yuri thinks so and wrote a post last week entitled Create a small business website on a small budget to tell you what you need to think about if you want to get it done.
Here’s the basic checklist of what you should be doing:
* research your customers
* research your keywords
* plan your website
* get a content management system
* get a website template
* improve template usability
* make the template accessible