Twellow Gets a Makeover
Twellow has undergone a big redesign, and now has a cleaner look with a convenient tabbed browsing format.
If you are unfamiliar with Twellow, think about it as a yellow-pages service for finding people on Twitter. You can search for things or browse the directory to find people who tweet about the topics you are interested in. This is a Murdok service.
Schmidt Sticking To “Profitable YouTube” Story
It’s been close to three years since Google bought YouTube, and so far, the site has cost the search giant a lot more money than it’s made. But Google’s CEO still believes the situation will right itself, and new info from an analyst goes a little way towards bearing out his line of thought.
EveryZing Partners with NBC Universal on Video Search
Video ZEO firm EveryZing has closed an $8.25 Million round of funding from its existing investors, which include Fairhaven Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Accel Partners and BBN Technologies. EveryZing has also added GE and NBC Universal’s Peacock Equity Fund as an investor.
EveryZing will also be deploying its universal search and publishing solutions across a number of NBCU’s Internet properties. The goal is to improve the video search experience for some major media sites.
Will Micropayments Work for the Wall Street Journal?
The Wall Street Journal Online will reportedly be launching a micropayment model for content this fall. Some other news publications appear to see this is a brilliant move, but asking people to pay for content on the web will draw its share of skepticism.
WSJ Managing Editor Robert Thomson says, "It’s a payments system — once we have your details we will be able to charge you according to what you read, in particular, a high price for specialist material."
Follow These CEO’s On Twitter
BusinessWeek is reporting on over 50 CEO’s that are using Twitter to some degree or another. Last August the magazine covered just 18 folks of this ilk but apparently there is a lot more to choose from these days. Each CEO has a profile attached to them that gives their handle as well some some insight as […]
Understanding How Competitors Are Driving and Engaging Traffic
Last month Compete.com launched with a new look. Murdok had a few words with Compete’s Director of Market Development, Aaron Prebluda who talked a little bit about the new design. Have you used Compete since its relaunch? What do you think about it? Share your thoughts.
Men Want It Fast, Women Want It All
The following is based on research, not sexism or prejudice of any kind. Conclusions are by nature overly general, and there are many exceptions to the following “rules” of masculine and feminine behavior. Quite simply, there really are general and stark differences in the behaviors men and women, but this fact should never be used for discrimination or other types of abuse. Also, in the following, jokes and wisecracks abound. The author apologizes in advance if you don’t find him funny and reminds you they’re only jokes.
Newspapers Not Effectively Using Social Media
Newspapers should be using social media more effectively to engage their readers and boost online revenue, according to a new survey by Gartner.
"In the wake of the economic challenges facing the U.S. newspaper industry, publishers are losing focus on the crucial imperative of how to capitalize on those consumers who remain loyal, engaged online and print readers," said Allen Weiner, research vice president at Gartner.
Should Companies Restrict Employees Use of Facebook, Twitter?
Update: The original title of this article was "USA Today Publisher Restricting Employees from Using Social Networks?" USA Today called Murdok requesting a change because it made it look like USA Today itself was discouraging social media use, which is apparently not the case.
Can eBay Win Back Sellers with a Shift in Focus?
eBay recently announced it was returning to its roots as an auction site more focus on the "secondary market". This is probably a wise move as interest and enthusiasm for eBay have both steadily dwindled over the past year or so.