Google Maps Blends UGC Into Search Results
The search results traditionally provided by Google Maps might best be described as "straightforward." They were fine so long as users already had a good idea of what they were looking for; they were rather less useful for browsing. But the blending of user-generated content into the results should change all that.
Microsoft Closing Shop on adCenter Analytics
Microsoft’s adCenter Analytics has not yet left beta, and it appears that it will not ever do so. The company announced today that the program will be shut down at the end of the year.
CEOs Say The Darnedest Things
A year later, a Microsoft and Yahoo assault on Google still can’t be ruled out. Steve Ballmer says he’s still interested, and even though Yahoo’s new chief won’t kiss and tell, her apparent lack of confidence in her company is telling enough.
And what does Google CEO Eric Schmidt have to say to potential MicroHoo, search, and Twitter competition?
Good luck, kids.
Affiliate Marketing Suggestions And Advice
Search this, social media that – a certain group of people might have thought all of PubCon would pass without so much as a nod in their direction, eh? Well, never fear, as one session did indeed focus on affiliate marketing and some of the advantages, drawbacks, and strategies associated with it.
Google Changes Mobile Image Results Pages
Google has launched new image results pages for Android, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices in the US, the UK, and Japan. With the new results, users can scan up to 20 images on a single results pageand get details for images of interest.
Facebook Launches New Ad Targeting Options
Facebook has launched two targeting filters for Facebook ads. These are language and radius targeting. Both have been heavily in demand by advertisers.
Hulu Encourages Users To Be Social
Hulu’s got a lot working in its favor: good content, high-quality clips, and the whole it’s-actually-legal thing. Now, both users and advertisers should be happy to hear that the video site is gaining a social component, too.
Facebook CEO Drops Out of Billionaires Club
There are just over 300 fewer billionaires in the world this year, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is one of them. According to Forbes’ latest Masters of the Universe list (my name for it, not Forbes), Zuckerberg’s net worth plummeted by $600 million last year due to Facebook’s inability to make money.
The Twitter Ecosystem Explored
In some business circles, Twitter’s an accepted part of the scenery by now; people have figured the service out and are using it to accomplish impressive things. Not everyone’s taken to Twitter like a duck to water, though, and so at PubCon South, a few of the folks who are further along led a session on the Twitter landscape.
Google Checkout Ups Its Fees
In early May, merchants will start being charged larger fees for using Google Checkout. Google is also discontinuing AdWords free transaction processing.