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Social Network Users Prefer Opt-In Ads
The majority (71%) of social network users have two or more profiles on different sites and 26 percent have four or more…
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Can Your Business Benefit By Letting Users Hide Ads?
Contrary to what advertisers might like to believe, not everyone wants to see their ads. This is why televsion advertisers don't like TiVo. Advertising is how a lot of online businesses make their bread and butter though, and without ads, they simply could not generate enough revenue to stay alive. At least one online business believes that allowing users to turn off ads might actually…
Former eBay CEO Wants to Be Next California Governor
Everybody knew it was coming, but today, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman announced her announced she has formed an exploratory committee that will see her running for Governor of California in 2010. Whitman is a fifty-two year old Republican, and aims to replace John Matrix himself - Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Google Gets in Sync
Google introduced a beta version of Google Sync today. This allows Google users to sync their Gmail contacts and Google Calendar events to their iPhones or Windows Mobile devices (with Google's own Android, all the data is automatically synced).
Did Bill Gates Really Release Mosquitoes on a Crowd?
I'm still trying to make out whether this is an elaborate hoax or if Bill Gates has finally lost his mind, but numerous reports and tweets (including one from Evan Williams himself) indicate that he has just unleashed a bunch of mosquitoes on the crowd at the TED conference, say
Lime Wire CEO Talks Music Industry & Company’s Future
I recently got in touch with George Searle, CEO of Lime Wire, who owns one of the most widely used file sharing services of the same name. Even if you have never used LimeWire, you have no doubt read about it, as it has been mentioned frequently throughout the years when illegal file sharing lawsuits are reported on.
