Six Apart Reveals the Laws of Motion
Six Apart, the company behind the popular Movable Type blogging platform recently introduced a free social application for use with that platform. Now, they have posted the "laws" of this application. Those are:
Undersea Cable Whac-A-Mole Game Continues
The people and businesses that rely on the SeaMeWe-4 underwater cable for Internet connections cannot be happy. Although repairs following a December 19th incident were more or less completed on schedule, a new break has screwed things up yet again.
Googlers Around the World Helping Children
Google employees in different cities around the world have been doing their best to prove that Google is not evil. Well, I haven’t seen this cited as an official reason, and I like to think that they’re doing it because they care, but different branches of Google are helping children in a variety of capacities this holiday season.
Perceived Value Is Reality
Closing the sale is a delicate and at times unpredictable process. Consumers have varying reasons to reject or accept an offer and often some incentive is necessary. But what kind of incentive is most effective and brings the most return for the retailer? A discount? A gift? Free shipping?
Rose to Build a Better Digg?
Digg founder Kevin Rose has put up a list of his New Years resolutions. Most of them probably won’t affect many people besides him, but one that sticks out is "Build a Better Digg." His list goes:- Be mindful- Zazen- Build a better Digg- Start a small tea website- Climb- Camp- Video blog- Fish w/my Dad- Read- Less drinking- Make time to date someone seriously- Run a 5k- Budget
Hitwise Weighs In With Holiday 2008 Data
While the news may not be enough to cause encore performances of "Joy to the World," a new report from Hitwise on Christmas and Boxing Day search and traffic stats isn’t all bad. Interpreted in a certain way, it even provides signs that the UK’s economy is doing all right.
The Google Government in 2008
It has been a big year for Google in a number of capacities. The company constantly begins new projects, and many are ones that have a tremendous impact on users’ lives. Whether that be something as simple as allowing video chat in Gmail, tracking the flu virus, or helping to educate the young.
RIAA Has Facebook And MySpace Ban Project Playlist
Late last week MySpace responded to notices from the RIAA by banning all ProjectPlaylist widgets from its site. Yesterday Facebook followed suit.
A Search Engine Marketing Challenge
A few search engine marketers have come together to present the SEM Challenge, which is described as a project for the search engine marketing community to use their online skills to make a real difference in the offline world. The initiative is working with charity organization FORGE, which works with displaced communities in Africa. The challenge itself is to meet their budget gap of $100,000 through a pro-bono SEM campaign designed to increase awareness and donations.
Google Hopes The Thought Really Counts
We didn’t verify if Google really has a history of $20,000-$30,000 holiday bonuses for employees. Regardless of past amounts, Googlers are getting Google phone instead this year. There is, after all, an economic crisis going on. It could be worse. Employees at a certain other search engine got pink slips. Still, one imagines it’s a hard come-down from being so pampered. Part of the memo, courtesy of Valleywag, reads this way: