Report: High Point Passed For Some Holiday eCommerce Traffic
Here’s hoping eCommerce sites are satisfied with the number of shoppers they’ve received so far this season; a new Hitwise report makes it look like things have already crested in at least one respect. Yet there may be ways for retailers to succeed, and consumers are certainly in a good position.
Blogger Arrested Over Chinese Democracy
Despite the fact that Axl Rose is the only original member left in Guns N’ Roses, his (I say "his" because this is truly one man’s project with the help of some hired hands) album Chinese Democracy is quite possibly the most anticipated album in history. At this point (and I can say this as a huge fan of the original band), it’s not even that people expect it to be good.
YouTube Channels Charitable for the Holidays
YouTube is pointing to a number of its channels that are getting charitable this holiday season. Well, some are always charitable, but the holiday season tends to bring out the best in many organizations, and the YouTube team thought it would be nice to highlight some of them.
Keyword Suggestion Tools From Google And SEOBook
Key Differences Among the Most Commonly Used Keyword Suggestion Tools – Part TwoThe 800-Pound Gorilla and the New Kid on the Block: Google and SEOBook
China Resumes Web Censorship Tradition
When people have guests, they tend to shape up. Parents stop yelling, couples stop arguing, and maybe children don’t make as much of a mess. Then, when the guests leave, everything goes back to normal, and it appears that China is heading in this direction with respect to banning websites.
CBS to Take Online Video Seriously
CBS is re-launching TV.com, a site it picked up in its CNET acquisition. Currently, the site is kind of a go-to resource for all things television, except actual TV content. They do have some video clips and episodes of things, but it’s not Hulu.
Domain Names Equivalent To Billboards?
Seizing a domain is like seizing a billboard, argue the attorneys appealing Kentucky governor Steve Beshear’s attempt to take possession of 141 gambling domains. Even if domains were forfeited, users could still access gambling sites via IP addresses, which become destinations without signs over them.
Social Media Influencing Purchase Decisions
More than half (54%) of consumers say that information from a brand representative is more valuable than what is usually found on a company Web site, according to new study, "The Impact of Social Media on Purchase Behavior" by research firm OTX on behalf of DEI Worldwide, a social media marketing agency.They found that 63 percent of consumers would like to share their opinions about a brand or product with a representative, and 67 percent are likely to pass along information from a brand representative to other people.
How Search Engines Manage Click Fraud
In the session "Search Engines on Auditing" the speakers discussed how search engines handle auditing concerns.Richard Zwicky, Founder & CEO, Enquisite, discussed auditing issues with PPC and how they try to figure out what went wrong. Analytics ecosystem:CollectAnalyzeReportOptimizeMonetizeWays ad networks protect you:Invalid/discounted clicksReal time behavior analysisProactive filteringOver-time analysis
Countries’ Top Twitter Users Tallied
It’s almost the end of the year, and that means it’s time for lists. Naughty and nice, most and least popular . . . you know the routine. Now, one new list shows how well Twitter has (or hasn’t) caught on in different parts of the world, and names some of its top users, too.