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Apple is everywhere in the news this week, with its big score on the American Customer Satisfaction Index, its MobileMe problems, its…
It looks like mobile search is about to be taken seriously. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon Wireless has tapped Google, and the two are close to reaching a deal that would see Google's mobile search come pre-installed on Verizon handsets.
The other day I posted an article about Pandora's probably upcoming demise as a result of a royalty rate hike put in place by SoundExchange, which represents record labels and the artists signed to them. If popular opinion around the 'net is any indication, the issue is a lot larger than Pandora shutting down. An Industry in Peril
Things have been looking up for Hulu and online video in general for a variety of reasons. News has come out today emphasizing this fact even more. ABC News is reporting that the FCC thinks that cable television providers are charging too much for access. I couldn't agree more.
In the SES session "Measuring Success in a 2.0 World", Matt Bailey, president, SiteLogic said, "The only way to get beyond 1.0 analytics is questions. Something no analytics software will do for you."
There's talk of lowering the drinking age, with at least a few colleges' presidents backing the idea. This change would lead to an absolute marketing blowout. In the meantime, though, Facebook's found its own workaround solution by introducing a system of demographic restrictions.
