Vote For Your SXSW SEO Sessions
The initial submissions of session suggestions for the Interactive portion of SXSW that made the first cut have been published. Now it’s up to the voting public to decide which sessions make it next. I’ve heard a bit of feedback from last year’s attendees on the quality of content in the search engine optimization sessions, so it will be nice to see what makes it this year.
Social Networks’ Popularity As Determined By Search
MySpace is on top in the U.S., Facebook follows, and so on; we’re all familiar with the usual social network rankings. But here’s some interesting news: Orkut seems better suited to Iran than America. And Facebook, while successful here, should consider relocating its headquarters to Turkey. Or so imply some new stats, anyway.
Hitwise Puts Google Over 70 Percent
It’s time for another mini-party at Google and some more mourning at Yahoo, Microsoft, and Ask; a certain search giant cornered a U.S. market share of over 70 percent in July, according to new Hitwise data.
Allman Brothers Sue Universal Over Digital Downloads
The Allman Brothers Band has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) for around $13 million over royalties from CDs and digital downloads.The lawsuit seeks payment for some of the Southern rock group’s songs recorded for its first label Capricorn Records, from 1969 to 1980, when the band had such hits as "Melissa," "Ramblin’ Man," and "Midnight Rider."
Google Apologizes For Gmail Outage
A two-hour blip in Gmail’s availability spurred a rush of complaints both in and out of Google before the problem received a fix.
Know Your Clicks, Google Says
Advertising clients who feed Google’s revenue machine may not always know the difference between an illicit click and one that’s outright fraudulent. Google wants them to understand which is which.
Georgian Gov’t Sets Up Cyber Camp At Blogger.com
After government servers were allegedly knocked offline by Russian cyber attackers, the Georgian government seems to have revived its Web presence on Blogger, Google’s free blogging service.
Adding Significant Value to Twitter
Much has been written in recent months about the allure of Twitter and why people stick with it through thick and thin.
Invisibility Cloaks and Bad Ideas
The trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince debuted on the Internet a couple weeks ago and created some buzz unsurprisingly, and you can bet that as the movie nears its November 21st release date that the Internet buzz will be at full capacity.
Forget Print, Can Journalism Be Saved?
It would take steely nerve or extreme romanticism to major in journalism these days. The pay was never great for the green and the aspiring, and hence consideration of journalism as a career required some stubborn devotion to the importance of the Fourth Estate. But a decade ago, one at least assumed there was security, honor, and even prestige in the profession, which was motivation enough.