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Election season was good for media companies; people, places, and things were taking out ads left and right. Now, in the hopes…
Google clarifies misconceptions about bounce rate, showing its importance and factors influencing it for website owners and digital marketers.
Google nearly sneaked this one by us. Probably for the best. They wouldn’t want word to get out their actually listening to people—the comments would never cease. In mid-December Google launched the Google Product Ideas blog, focusing initially on ideas for Google Mobile. The initial blog post reads:
Consumer Reports publisher Consumers Union has acquired Consumerist.com from Nick Denton's Gawker Media. Consumerist.com will operate independently of Consumer Reports publications, and will reside under a new non-profit entity called Consumer Media LLC.
Google shouldn't be surprised if people are unhappy when they're told they'll "get" to pay for Android apps; this hardly sounds like an improvement over the price of "free." But priced applications are en route to the Android Market, and the development may have a couple of beneficial effects.
When all is said and done, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales’ legacy is secured. He created one of the best resources of information in history. Keeping that legacy alive, though, may require a new revenue model.
