Microsoft’s Pro Photo Summit
My pal Robert Scoble has a blog post up entitled "Is Microsoft Trying to Capture the Photography Market?" Robert’s post is in part a reaction to Microsoft’s invite only Pro Photo Summit which is taking place this week up on Wednesday and Thursday at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond. Scoble is going to be attending as am I.
No Kids, No Votes, No Souls, on eBay
One thing we know about a culture based on money and trade: People will sell anything if allowed, and even when not allowed. eBay proved that point long ago and not half a year goes by without crazy stories of what people will buy and what they will sell. The latest: one German baby; one American Presidential vote.
Microsoft still willing to buy Yahoo
But they won’t deal with the current board of directors at Yahoo to do so.
Local Video Advertising Expected To Take Off
The online video ad market is expected to grow a lot within the next few years, and according to The Kelsey Group, small and medium-sized businesses will play a big part in this expansion. Look for their contribution to increase from around $10.9 million in 2007 to $1.5 billion in 2012.
>1 Is The Lonliest Number
A lot of my recent speaking engagements at both Search Engine Strategies and SMX have been geared towards running an SEO company, dealing with a changing economic landscape and similar issues. It is with this in mind that I got thinking about what separates one company from another. There are many great SEO and SEM firms out there, I like to think that Beanstalk is among them but there are also a number of poor ones. What separates the two and why will some succeed and others fail?
Will Netflix Survive a Future Without DVDs?
There have been questions as to whether or not Netflix will be able to survive the future where DVDs are obsolete. Many don’t think they will be able to compete with companies that offer downloadable and streaming movies via set top boxes.
Google Not Shy About Privacy
Last month I had reported that Ask.com had added a direct link to its privacy policy via a "Privacy" link conveniently placed on its homepage. It was observed that even Google didn’t have the ‘Privacy Link’ and that this move might compel the search giant to do the same to their homepage too.
Searching For America’s Next President
This weekend, as we fire up the grills and the sparklers (and some pyrotechnic contraband, depending on where you live), we also fan the flames of patriotism and of brotherhood, knowing that despite our differences of opinion in politics, the flames in our bellies are unending and conceived in the spirit of the unity of all voices.
Powerset: Why A Google-Killer Sells So Cheap
Of all the post-Google search engine startups, Powerset was touted as the most likely Google-killer. We waited with bated breath, we rubbered our necks around to get a better glimpse—early reports were stellar, yes this was the one to take on Google and. . .Wait, what? Sold to Microsoft. $100 million? Wait, what?
Word Of Mouth Marketing Seminar
One of the highlights of The Aloha Summit a few months ago in Hawaii was having Andy Sernovitz beam in electronically and join us for an hour of discussion and insight. Andy should be a familiar name, he’s the author of Word of Mouth Marketing.