LinkedIn Gets “HookedUp” With $13 Million
LinkedIn has been done pretty well for itself; over 9 million “experienced professionals” have joined the online network, and a value of about $250 million was placed on the company. It’s surprising, then, that LinkedIn recently went to the trouble of collecting $12.8 million more in a round of financing.
Google Leans On “Old” Blogger Users
Some people are creatures of habit; others are just the tiniest bit afraid of new things. Those who use old versions of Google’s Blogger may soon have to embrace some changes, though – Google is going to start, in an entirely non-evil way, forcing them to switch to the new version.
Google Custom SEs Another Trust Source
Recently Bambi Fransisco asked Googler Peter Norvig about using wikis in search, in response to Wikia’s search threat.
YouTube Plans To Share The Cash
It’s time for Google and YouTube to share the wealth generated through advertising displayed on the video sharing site, though it’s a model YouTube’s founders may not have wanted to embrace.
Wikipedia Goes On Trial?
Professors at most major universities frown upon research papers that cite Wikipedia as a resource, given the socially driven nature of the site. The United States judicial system, however, seems to believe that using Wikipedia as a reference in court rulings is a good idea.
Matt Cutts Talks About Changing Site Ranks
Matt Cutts had some time ago said that Google is doing data pushes every day which is resulting in changing of ranks.
Half Of E-Gift Certificates Distrusted
Wish-lists and e-gift certificates are necessities for sites that sell goods online. But usability flaws are potentially limiting their reach as the online marketplace swells. It doesn’t help that a large portion of the population may not have psychologically accepted them, nor does it help that an emailed gift certificate has a high likelihood of being marked as a phishing attempt.
Debugging Tip for Flex/ColdFusion
There are multiple methods of debugging applications, including the very cool FusionDebug, log files, ServiceCapture, and the debugging rolled into Flex Builder 2 itself.
New Ideas for a New Market
Time Magazine made me Person of the Year.
Email and Link Building
The difference between getting 5 links and 50 links for a story is often just a couple good mentions.