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Reddit Launches Video Site
Reddit has launched a new video site called Reddit TV (located at Reddit.tv). The site pulls videos from the "what's hot" section…
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Google Adds Advanced Statistics Search Feature
Statistics junkies may soon have to guard themselves against Google addiction. The search giant announced a new search feature this afternoon, and said feature looks set to find and present public data with rather remarkable ease.
Microsoft Testing Vine Beta
Microsoft has launched beta testing for a service called Vine, which was originally conceived after Hurricane Katrina. Some are comparing the service to Twitter, but I don't exactly see the connection other than it lets you communicate with your friends, which could pretty much be said of any social network, email service, or telephone.
Users’ Gamble Is Web’s Jackpot
People forgive advertising if an ad addresses their needs directly and keeps what they enjoy free of charge. They’re even willing to sacrifice a little benign personal information, if information is the currency granting them access to reward. It’s very simple conditioning—action yields reward—and that simple conditioning is the primary reason Facebook will succeed eventually.
Workers Sharing Too Much Information On Social Networks
More than half (63%) of system administrators are concerned that employees share too much personal information on their social networking profiles, putting company infrastructure at risk, according to a new survey by Sophos.
Advertisers Looking More and More Toward Video
A 2008 survey from MarketingSherpa indicated that 52% of viewers took action after seeing an online video ad; 28% looked for more information; and 16% bought something. Statistics like these appear to have resonated with some advertisers, because advertising through online video seems to be on the way up.
