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Are Search, Web Traffic, Indicators Of Offline Value?
I was out of the country when Heelys hit the scene, so learning about them later, as a novelty shoe line that…
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Live Search Maps Touts Highlighted Listings
Google's mapping products tend to attract a lot of attention, and like so many of Google's efforts, a lot of advertisers, too. Microsoft wants everyone to know that there are advertising opportunities available through Live Search Maps, too, though.
Netflix Outage Angers Customers
Online DVD movie company Netflix said today it is experiencing its worst major outage in its history, preventing shipments of discs to around a third of its 8.4 million customers.The company said it was unable to ship any DVDs on Tuesday, some on Wednesday and none so far on Thursday.
Twitter Turns Off SMS Updates
I wasn’t going to give Twitter’s "we’re stopping SMS text messages in most countries" announcement much real estate today, then a single comment gave me pause for thought. First, the background:
Brits Ask For Tats, Cake, and God
I think we're past trying to extrapolate too much meaning from top search term lists—it just gets depressing. During 2007's cyclical year-end keyword clearance, even the engines themselves resorted to "gainer" and category lists, editing out the repetitive (and somewhat base) who's-who of porn and pop culture—yeah, we get it, the people can't get enough of sex and rich, pretty idiots. What else are they…
Christmas In August: Tips For Holiday Marketing
Got your back-to-school marketing campaign all wrapped up? Good, now you can start on your Christmas campaign. Yes, I said Christmas campaign. Yes, it is only August. Hey, you got time to lean, you got time to. . .preen your holiday season marketing plan. Yeah, I know. Sometimes corny's all I got. Bygones.
