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Wanted: New Media Business Models
What we’re seeing on the Internet right now is a major upheaval of business models, a revolution that’s going to be viciously…
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Developers Taking Advantage of Best Buy’s API
Last month Best Buy announced a new social and API-driven initiative to give its web business a boost. The Best Buy Remix Developer Network comes with an affiliate plan that lets developers earn commissions if the traffic they send to BestBuy.com results in a sale.
As Time Runs Out, MySpace Starts Counting Pennies
You’ve got a hundred million registered website visitors. Now what? Some say focus on growth and retention. Another might say the next step is to try and sell them things. Perhaps a third voice says both. MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe is looking for the fast track to MySpace money—his job’s on the line this year—or at least to where he last saw a few hundred…
Facebook Vanity URLs Could Help Search Engine Rankings
Facebook is the most popular social network in the world. In areas where others have advantages over it, Facebook seems to be making changes to improve.Obviously there is the new Twitter-like functionality of its real-time news feeds/filters. But Mike Arrington points out another thing that Facebook is starting to do - vanity URLs.
Would Jesus Game Digg?
The United States Marines, the Mormon Church, and the Korean Department of Tourism are all paying Australian-based uSocial to game Digg.com for them, according to a blog post at the Los Angeles Times.
The Anti-Zen Of Keyword Analysis
I suppose the best way to look at a list of popular search queries is from a kind of Taoist it-is-what-it-is perspective. Trying to find meaning in the collective conscience could drive one batty, especially if you’re the judge and despair type.
