Google News Struggles In Scandinavia
Media groups in Norway and Denmark have begun, like several others before them, to protest Google News’s practices. The Norwegian association objects to the reproduction of certain images and photographs, while the Danish faction is asking Google to make separate arrangements with each publisher.
Gambling Sites Crap Out After Bill Signing
It’s snake-eyes for the top ten gambling sites as visits plummet in the wake of US legislation passed and signed into law banning online gambling.
Will Blogs Replace White Papers?
Blogs are bringing about changes in the way we live, the way we buy, the way we interact; giving a chance to speak and be heard to millions who would not otherwise bother giving their opinion in mainstream media.
Entrepreneurial Growth Opportunity
Only 13% of owners and managers read blogs relating to their business and fewer than one in ten maintain blogs for their business (7%).
Marbles Lost, Blender Co. Mixes Up YouTube
If anyone doubted the wild, wonderful things a marketer can do with a phenomenon like YouTube, they can suspend that disbelief by turning to Blendtec. A $50 demonstration of sheer blending power attracted six million viewers in just five days.
Google News Still Facing Problems
The problems of Google News are refusing to subside in the Scandinavian countries.
The NHL and Youtube
Nice job by the National Hockey league, inking a deal with YouTube to distribute clips of highlights, and opening up its own “web channel.”
Downloading TV Shows Leads To More Watching
CBS has released results of a poll that indicate viewers who download TV shows watch more TV than the average viewer. The poll shows that half of the users downloaded programs they had never seen and later became fans of those programs.
Google’s Click To Call Ripe For Abuse
Google is testing a new service called Click-to-Call. It allows users to be connected to businesses they are searching for on the results page. When you click on a business you then enter your phone number. Google then connects you to that business.
Custom Web Controls for ASP.NET Apps
Custom web controls for your ASP.NET application are a brilliant way to separate, reuse and “refactor” your code pieces. In that sense I consider myself to be a control freak and that’s a good thing!