Stanford Says You’re Hooked On The Net
Internet addiction used to be a joking matter, but it has reached a point where the reality of too much WWW has…
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Internet addiction used to be a joking matter, but it has reached a point where the reality of too much WWW has…
Though Yahoo! has the largest video streaming audience (but just barely), Fox Interactive Media streams 20 percent of the US-initiated videos on the Internet, according to comScore. YouTube, just 21 months old, is third all around.
Talk about a potentially disruptive technology! Google has released a new product that integrates with AdWords: a landing page testing tool called Website Optimizer to help sites maximize conversion rates. It's high-powered stuff. More info from Google here. It seems only select advertisers will be invited to participate in the beta.
The British Government is seeking to stop an EU directive that would force any website featuring video clips to register as a Television-Like Service.
In May of 2005, Google acquired Dodgeball, and then . . . nothing. Now, almost a year and a half later, Dodgeball users are being asked to sign in using a Google account, which led one blogger to remark that the company "is apparently a Google orphan no more."
There are certain guidelines that companies should bear in mind when undertaking new ventures into the blogosphere. For starters, an effective blog should be a springboard for conversation as opposed to merely an information resource.