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YouTube Changes Names of Video Sections
In a bit of what YouTube refers to as "Spring cleaning," the site has made a few changes to the names of…
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Rumor: Plethora Of Android Phones On The Way From Orange
Fair warning: a new tale concerning Google's Android operating system actually started in another language and remains unconfirmed. That said, it looks like the software may be ready to really take off, as telecommunications giant Orange is supposed to launch around half a dozen more Android phones in the next nine months.
MySpace Launches Free Wedding Contest
Weddings can be exciting events, especially if its your own and you agree to get married on a social networking site while allowing users to plan all the details for you or that could be something of a nightmare. MySpace has launched a contest for one couple to win the wedding "of their dreams" in its new reality web series, "Married on MySpace."
Google Insights for Search Gets 3 New Features
Google has launched a few new features for Insights for Search, which should make the tool even more useful to marketers than it already was. If you are unfamiliar with the tool, it was launched last summer, and it helps marketers find trends in search so they can be applied to your own marketing campaigns. It was discussed fairly extensively here.
Twitter Tweak Could Improve Search Rankings
Twitter has adjusted the title tags for member pages. Where they used to go "Twitter / username" they now go "User's Real Name (username) on Twitter"
1 in 5 Google Visits Come from Browser Search Box
AT Internet Institute released its monthly Search Engine Barometer for the month of February, revealing some interesting findings. For one - one out of every five Google visits is attributed to the browser search bar. That's 20.1% of Google visits - three times more than Live Search (7%) and ten times more than Yahoo (2.3%).
