YouTube Grabs 100 Million Video Viewers
U.S. Internet users watched 13.5 billion online videos during October, marking a 45 percent increase compared to a year ago, according to comScore Video Metrix.In October, Google sites once again dominated, ranking as the top U.S. video property with 5.3 billion videos viewed (representing a 40 percent share of all video viewed) with YouTube accounting for more than 98 percent of all videos viewed at the property.
It’s Not Mojo: How to Take the Guesswork Out of Keyword Selection
Gut instinct and superficial analysis just can’t cut it anymore when choosing keywords, a hallmark of search engine optimization (SEO).The stakes are high for sophisticated marketers who need to give an SEO program the best shot at success in a competitive marketplace. It can take months to secure premium organic rankings for some relevant words that can bring traffic to clients’ sites. If they pick the wrong keywords, they’re going to waste a lot of everyone’s time and cash.
You’ve Got it Better Than Ever For Viral Marketing
Nobody ever said that viral marketing is easy. Well, somebody probably said it, but if it were that easy, everybody’s viral campaigns would be wildly successful, and unfortunately, that is just not the case. For every successful one, there are probably thousands of campaigns that just don’t catch on.
Facebook’s French Connection
Facebook has been making a lot of efforts to expand internationally, and that continues today with the promise of a new team in France starting with one guy.
Is Google Second-Guessing Itself?
Times are tight. Heck, college professors are having to sell ad space on exam pages to make up for budget cuts. It would make sense that Google would increase the number of ads on its search pages, too, except it’s hard to forget certain executive speeches about fewer ads with better targeting.
Online Holiday Shoppers Remain Satisfied
Even with a decrease in online shopper satisfaction on Cyber Monday year-over-year, customer satisfaction with retail Web sites has remained steady ever since, according to ForeSee Results’ weekly holiday benchmark.
Google Adds Magazines to Book Search
Google’s quest to organize all the world’s information has taken another step forward today with the announcement that magazines are now appearing in Google Book Search. In time, these results will also become part of regular Google searches.
How Are People Succeeding on Digg?
Learn how to succeed on Digg with our comprehensive guide. Understand Digg’s significance, tailor your strategy, and refine based on feedback.
Tons of Holiday Google Mobile Tips – Video Style
In an effort to spread some holiday cheer and perhaps some more Google Mobile use, Google is posting a number of holiday video tips for using the Google Mobile service. For instance, here are a couple of mildly amusing videos of Santa using Google Mobile to figure out how to give himself the Heimlich maneuver after he begins to choke, and finding a locksmith when he can’t gain entrance into someone’s home. For some reason, he’s delivering presents in the middle of the day.
Microsoft Talks Up Vista Customer Satisfaction Trend
A lot of eyes may be fixed on Windows 7, but Microsoft hasn’t given up on Vista just yet. An executive recently spoke out in defense of the operating system, saying that customers’ reactions are improving.