Twitter Gets Connected with Google
Google has announced that its new Friend Connect platform has now been integrated with Twitter. Now you can Tweet from any Friend Connect-supported site.
"This means that when you join a friend connected site, you can choose to use your Twitter profile, discover people you follow on Twitter who are also members of the site, and quickly tweet that you have found a cool website," explains Google Friend Connect Product Manager Mussie Shore.
The Year in Online Music
Recently I dug back through our archives to put together something of a retrospective looking at the year in online video. Now I have done basically the same thing looking at 2008’s happenings in online music.
Americans Would Give Up Sex For Internet Access
Most Americans find Internet access essential to daily life, with some favoring it over TV and having sex, according to a survey by Harris Interactive done on behalf of Intel.The survey found that the majority of Americans (65%) feel they cannot live without Internet access. In addition 71 percent said it is important or very important to have Internet-enabled devices, such as laptops, netbooks and mobile Internet devices that offer them updates on important issues including the economy.
Mark Cuban To Yahoo: Acquire Everything
The holidays are, to be honest, a bad time for tech news. With many of their employees either taking time off or shopping from their desks, companies don’t do a lot that needs to be covered. But if Mark Cuban has his way, Yahoo will provide plenty of material by going on an acquisition spree.
The New Language Of Marketing 2.0
Sandy Carter, author of "The New Language of Marketing 2.0" talked with Murdok about the different aspects of using social media in marketing.Should businesses be more involved in social media or less involved?
Looking at Online Video Trends
As you are no doubt aware, online video has experienced a tremendous year in 2008 in terms of growth and usage. I have personally documented a fair amount of the happenings in the industry over the year myself.
Google Suggest Testing Links, Ads
When Google Suggest was first released, Google freely admitted that its development had begun about four years earlier. Since the feature did little more than save keystrokes, this seemed kind of sad. Only now Google’s testing some upgrades that might make Google Suggest both sophisticated and profitable.
eCommerce Site Optimization Tips
While there’s no telling what shoppers might be willing to brave this year for the sake of low prices, an eCommerce site shouldn’t remind users of a military gauntlet. Speakers at an SES Chicago session called "eCommerce 101: Optimizing your Shopping Cart for Search and Conversion" discussed ways to make shopping experiences pleasant and productive, instead.
Online Holiday Spending Sets New Record
Online holiday retail spending has slowed slightly, but remains relatively solid according, to a new report from comScore.For the holiday season through December 12, $19.44 billion has been spent online, about the same amount as last year. For the twelve days beginning with December 1 (Cyber Monday), the kick-off to the heaviest part of the online shopping season, sales totaled $8.26 billion up 3 percent compared to a year ago.
Discussing Social Media with Twitterers
A little while back, I sent out a request via Twitter asking if anyone would be interested in being interviewed for a discussion on social media. With the medium meaning so many different things to so many people, as well as how it can be used, I was interested to hear the views of the people I connect with.