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What The Web Needs Now: A Profile of Profiles
Last week, Exxon had a weird situation on its hands: a fan set up an "official" Twitter profile and tweeted on behalf…
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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…
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.
