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Real-Time Search API Mania
Real-time search engine Collecta announced the release of its API today, meaning developers will be able to use it to pull real-time…
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Facebook in the News for Several Reasons
As you may know, Facebook surpassed MySpace in traffic a while back. New data from Hitwise indicates that the launch of Facebook Connect likely played a major role in this. The following graph shows a major increase in market share of social networking visits starting with the time when Facebook Connect was launched:
Google Outlines Plans To Monetize Online Content
Google has plans to introduce a micro payment system aimed at helping online publishers earn additional revenue. In a document submitted to the Newspaper Association of America in a response to a request made by the NAA to a number of companies, Google outlined its proposed payment plan.
YouTube Readies Friend-Finder Feature
It looks like Conan O'Brien's imaginary YouTwitFace site is coming one step closer to reality. Last night, YouTube announced that it's introducing a new "You may know these people" feature, which of course sounds quite similar to Facebook's "People you may know" offering.
Bit.ly Teams Up with Yfrog on Image Sharing
Update: The YFrog and bit.ly partnership is now live. A YFrog spokesperson says that with Apple announcement that iPod nanos will now come equipped with video cameras – this opens a new, inexpensive way for people to capture video and then post it to Twitter.
Geography Not Too Valuable in PPC Bid Management
A study that the Rimm-Kaufman Group began in early August set out to find out if certain regions and specific zip codes play significant roles in paid search conversions. The thinking was that low-population areas with fewer brick and mortar stores are usually more successful for catalogs, so perhaps the same would be true with paid search.
