A Look At The Online Travel Market
When it comes to making travel arrangements 37 percent of consumers choose to go online and use a suppliers Web site directly while 20 percent of consumers use online travel agency Web sites. Still 43 percent of consumers say “It depends” which option they will choose according to a survey by market research firm eVOC Insights and RelevantView.
YouTube Censors Islam Critic?
At YouTube, You can say pretty much whatever You want, as long as it’s not about Islam. If that’s not true, YouTube user Nick Gisburne begs to differ after his account – his entire account – was deleted for its "inappropriate content." What exactly did he say? Well, nothing really. He let the Koran speak for itself.
Pirates of the Googleplex?
Fans have flocked by the millions to theatres worldwide to take in the first two installments of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise. While Captain Jack Sparrow is enjoying the spotlight, however, the film studios are turning their attention and ire toward pirates of another sort.
Yahoo Mobile Drives Ads Across The World
Nineteen countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas will be in Yahoo’s sights for mobile advertising, with the debut of a new platform for mobile marketing clients. Interactive ads for big brand names will be in the top space at the Yahoo Mobile web home page.
Barack Obama Goes For The Web Push
Howard Dean led the way with his grassroots online efforts that brought his failed Presidential campaign millions in contributions. The Senator from Illinois has a campaign that wants to build on Dean’s work and avoid his mistakes.
PayPal, eBay Crushing Google’s Options
In terms of traffic growth and market share, it’s just no contest. So many more people hit eBay’s options that Google’s Checkout and Base may as well be invisible.
When Microsoft is beating Google at something, it can’t be a good thing. As Hitwise analyst LeeAnn Prescott noted in her look at how Google Base and Checkout have fared since last summer against eBay and PayPal, Windows Live Expo has a larger market share than Google Base.
Google Gets Too Personal?
Are personalized search results good or bad – or both? With the recent upgrades for Google account holders, a lot of people have begun to reconsider this question; Jim Hedger and Philipp Lenssen were among those who applied their minds to the issue.
EMI Considers Pulling the Plug on DRM
Earlier this week, Steve Jobs wrote an open letter in which he criticized the major record labels for demanding stringent copy-protection technology that limits the flexibility of the music to be played across different device platforms.
Representatives from Warner have rebuffed Jobs’ assertion that the elimination of DRM would bolster the online music market, citing potential privacy concerns.
EMI, however, is rumored to be looking at ways to unlock the DRM on its musical catalogue.
Blogger Attempts To
Google’s not doing so well in China; according to some estimates, the market share of its main competitor, Baidu, is 35% larger. Perhaps, then, the company will listen to Isaac Mao, who has given his opinion on how “to save Google in China and save Internet in China.”
IOC Thinks About, Maybe, Letting Athletes Blog
The International Olympic Committee said athletes competing at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing could possibly be allowed to blog about it – maybe – if they have to – but they’re still not really sure if it’s a good idea.