Microsoft’s Next OS a Nod to the Stratosphere?
Kit Ong at Geeks With Blogs discovered something interesting today that has speculation flying all over the place. First of all, there has been talk of a Windows "Cloud" operating system for some time now, which is what makes this find particularly interesting.
Online Video Viewers More Engaged
A large number of online video viewers are more engaged with what they watch on the Web than they are with TV, according to a new study from online video site Veoh Networks.Veoh found that what it calls " engaged viewers" (those who watch more than an hour of online video a week) make up nearly 40 percent of all online video viewers and watch close to 75 percent of all online video.
Internet Ad Market A Bull or Bear?
Seems like it all just depends on how one spins it sometimes. The IAB and PricewaterhouseCoopers tout a bull market for online advertising in the first half of 2008. The Associated Press, though, describes a second quarter decline as the beginning of the end. Of course economic pessimism is sort of en vogue these days. IAB’s version goes this way:
Yahoo Unveils New Calendar
A whole lot of people love simple, wall-hung calendars, and if we’re to be honest, some of us make do with even less (torn scraps of paper, anyone?). Still, for the uber-organized and tech-inclined, a new calendar from Yahoo has become available.
Majority Of Fortune 1,000 Companies Will Use Social Media
Social media will be adopted by more than 60 percent of Fortune 1,000 companies with a Web site by 2010, according to research firm Gartner."A key benefit of establishing a community is the amount of information an organization can gain about its customer base, which can be used for short-and long-term customer relationships," said Adam Sarner, principal research analyst at Gartner.
Authors Of Search Engine Marketing Talk
Mike Moran and Bill Hunt, authors of the new edition of "Search Engine Marketing, Inc.: Driving Search Traffic to Your Company’s Web Site,"spoke to Murdok about some of the changes they have seen in the industry since their last book in 2005.How has social media impacted search engine marketing?
Son of Click Fraud: Cookie Stuffing
A phrase like “cookie stuffing” sounds like it could have only pleasant connotations: Cookie Monster cookie-stuffing his face; ice cream with cookie stuffing; the cream between Oreos. Leave it to a lawyer to run that for everybody.
SMX East: Tools, Glorious Tools
In the session "Tools, Glorious Tools" the speakers discussed different tools to consider for search marketing.(Coverage of the SMX East conference will continue at Murdok Videos. Keep an eye on Murdok for more notes and videos from the event this week.)
Google Gets Back To Linking Basics
Although it takes less than 15 seconds to create an outbound link, some people will spend quite a bit more time agonizing over the ramifications. Now, Google’s issued a blog post about outbound links, and the company’s official stance amounts to "relax."
Netflix Shares Slide, Company Still Setting Records
Netflix shares fell 13% yesterday, but at the time of this writing are up over 5% today. The drop is a result of a trimmed fourth-quarter outlook.