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Internet Gets American Idol Wrong
Every year one can take a quick a look at Internet activity and predict who’s going to win American Idol. It totally…
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While Twitter Tweets, Yahoo’s Meme Barks
Yahoo has introduced their own version of Twitter. For now, at least, you can only use it in Portuguese. It’s called Meme—borrowed from a word coined by Richard Dawkins (he used the word to describe a human gene that causes selfishness).
How Do Google’s New Search Options Affect SEO?
Google's search options were designed to allow users to refine their searches. That means users will use these to weed out irrelevant results and better find what they're looking for.
Twitter Talks Revenue & Real-Time Search
At the All Things Digital Conference, otherwise known as D7, Twitter Co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone talked about possibilities for making money in the future, but once again, did not want to give too many details away. Williams said the company is working on a form for people to fill out to give them money, so evidently something is in motion. TheStreet.com reports:
Phishing for Popularity on Twitter
In an effort to build its own popularity, social networking has played largely upon the individual’s craving for popularity. How many friends you have on Facebook, how many followers you have on Twitter, or how many connections you have on LinkedIn can all be perceived as indicators of an individual’s Internet popularity. Just yesterday, a worm hit Twitter that preyed upon such desires.
How Bad Times Are Good Times For Small Business
Bankruptcies are the highest they’ve been since 2001, a million people have lost their jobs, and small businesses got the stimulus package shaft. And that’s the good news. It’s all good news, says Mark Deo, executive director of The Small Business Advisory Network and author of The Rules of Attraction: Fourteen Practical Rules to Help Get the Right Clients, Talent and Resources to Come to…
