Google Joins Forces with China Mobile
Google in early 2006 promised they’ll “be making significant and growing investments in China”, with their self-censored Google China search engine being “a necessary first step”.
Leveraging Sales Compensation to Drive Sales Performance
Sales executives have long embraced the vision of leveraging incentive compensation to drive performance within their sales teams.
Social Networking Meets Stock Investing
TheStreet.com, Inc. has announced an agreement with A.R. Media, a New York-based media holding company, in launching a new Web site entitled Stockpickr – “The Stock Idea Network.”
Lessig: IP Reform? Fuggedaboutit
Now that Democrats have won control of Congress, one might have expected intellectual property law reform to take place. Creative Commons backer and noted law professor Lawrence Lessig says it won’t happen.
Internet Explorer Unsafe For Most of 2006
It seems that every time Microsoft releases an update to its Internet Explorer browser, there’s a zero-day exploit waiting to be taken advantage of by hackers and identity thieves the world over.
A Balance Between HR and Risk Management?
Human Resources Directors are often charged with hiring employees, ensuring that the employee is properly trained, and delivering the bad news when the employee is not working out.
New Amazon Site A Shoe – In ?
Amazon.com has launched a new Web site that will focus solely on shoes and handbags. The name of the site is Endless.com and will offer 250 brands and 15,000 styles. The site also boasts that it will offer free overnight shipping on all items. It will be interesting to see if the overnight free shipping will remain permanent or if it is just an initial promotional tool.
YouTube And The Brazilian Sex Video
YouTube cannot seem to stay away from controversy. From being sued and threatened both domestically and globally over copyright issues to the latest scandal south of the border. This new trouble involves a video of a Brazilian model and her boyfriend “befriending” one another on a beach and in the water.
Ways to Help Digg Get Better
Before too much time goes by, I wanted to take note of something that Muhammad Saleem wrote over on his blog The Mu Life about 7 ways to improve Digg.
Winner Gives All
Rich Skrenta’s analysis of Google’s winner take all positioning in search and advertising is a highly recommended read.