Nearly 70 Percent Of U.S. Households Play Video Games
The number of American households that play computer or video games has risen to 68 percent, a three percent increase over 2008, according to the Entertainment Software Association, a group that represents U.S. computer and video game publishers.
"This is the new golden age of entertainment software. Our products are now being enjoyed by over two-thirds of Americans," said Michael D. Gallagher, CEO of the ESA.
Tony LaRussa Taking Twitter To Court Over Fake Account
It was only a matter of time before the lawyers jump on the Twitter Express. While might suspect that some big Hollywood celeb would be the one concerned with having their image “abducted” on Twitter it instead goes to a veteran Major League Baseball manager, Tony LaRussa of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Some of the coverage of this event portrays LaRussa as a guy with no sense of humor.
YouTube Set To Debut Movie
YouTube is set to premiere Luc Besson’s new movie, the first time a film debuts both online and in theaters.
The move by YouTube is part of its strategy to boost ad sales and reach profitability. The Google owned property will premiere "Home" tomorrow, a movie about the environment produced by Besson, who has previously directed "The Fifth Element," "Nikita" and "Leon."
Paid Search Tips From Microsoft, Facebook, And Others
Companies that have made it this far should feel hopeful about the future; we may finally be coming out of the recession. Not everything’s back to normal, though – just ask General Motors – and so if you’re in the position of needing to justify the use of paid search (or just wanting to get better at it), a session at SMX Advanced aimed to help.
Intel Invests $884 Million in Mobile
Intel has announced today that it is acquiring software-maker Wind River Systems for $884 million. Wind River makes embedded devices.
Embedded systems and mobile devices include smart phones, mobile Internet devices, other consumer electronics (CE) devices, in-car "info-tainment" systems and other automotive areas, networking equipment, aerospace and defense, energy and thousands of other devices.
Online Job Demand in the US Declines
The Monster Employment index, which is a monthly gauge of U.S. online job demand, went down 29% in the past year. It actually went down a couple points after rising slightly in April. It might not be all bad news though.
Do You Dig the Idea of Ads on Digg?
Digg has announced plans to roll out a new advertising platform called Digg Ads. This platform will give users more control over which ads are displayed on the popular site. It’s not ready to go just yet. The pilot will be launching in several months, but it will be "an ongoing work in progress."
Facebook Posts New Payment Terms
Update: The terms are now live.
Original Article: Facebook announced today that it has posted a draft of its Payments Terms to better explain how financial transactions will take place. The terms were created as a means to govern purchases made through the site.
Google PageRank: Sullivan & Cutts discuss nofollow
PageRank sculpting is a pretty advanced SEO tactic, and it has been widely used by SEO pros since Google’s Matt Cutts described its use on YouTube, giving the strategy the official green light. At SMX Advanced in Seattle, the same harbinger of Google insider information offered a stunning revelation: Google changed the way it handled link structures intended for sculpting.
Cutts Explains How Blogs Can Rank Higher In Google
If you want your blog to do better in Google’s search results, Matt Cutts recommends WordPress. According to a presentation Google’s Webspam captain gave at WordCamp San Francisco, Word Press takes care of about 80-90 percent of SEO mechanics.