Winner Gives All
Rich Skrenta's analysis of Google's winner take all positioning in search and advertising is a highly recommended read.
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Rich Skrenta's analysis of Google's winner take all positioning in search and advertising is a highly recommended read.
While browsing Google Labs, I noticed new Firefox extensions.
Something entitled "The Sausage Manifesto" harkens to memory surreal Kids In The Hall sketches - kissing the sausage box; a scratchy-throated table-pounding old Canadian with a one-track disgustingly syrupy mind - but that's not what it is. The Sausage Manifesto is a marching order written in the chilly twilight of a Chicago morning: a writ demanding that search engines do more about click fraud.
A firestorm of negativity has surrounded Google in recent weeks concerning the company's practice of advertising its own services as "tips" in SERP pages queried by users. At least for today, the company has put that practice on hold.
Oscar makes his annual appearance in late February, and the latest service from Ask.com wants to get you to the cinema to catch some celluloid masterpieces before the Oscar pools begin at work.
A discussion going on on several blogs about whether Digg should be included in Google's search results has got me thinking about the value that Digg provides to internet users outside of the Digg community.