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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.

Google Has To Give Up Personal YouTube Data

Just yesterday, I had a conversation, agreeing that the only thing that could topple Google, would be privacy. The same day, a judge presiding over the Google/Viacom case issued a court order requiring Google to turn over your personal data.

Selling Your Soul On The Internet Is Hell

Things aren't cool anymore once everybody starts doing them, that's the Law of Cool*. The same applies to selling one's immortal soul on the Internet, which has entered let's-throw-a-toga-party-like-they-did-on-Animal-House status**.  Our latest soul peddler is from New Zealand, who learned like others before him that hosted auction websites don't want anywhere near his soul or lack thereof.

Hitwise Proves The Value Of Yahoo’s Non-Search Parts

Suppose that Steve Ballmer and Jerry Yang miraculously agreed on something: the sale of Yahoo's search department.  A new Hitwise report sorts through the pile of properties that would remain, and as it turns out, the leftovers look pretty tasty.

More Than Half Of Americans Have Broadband Connections

Over half (55%) of all adult Americans now have a high-speed Internet connection at home, according to a new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.The percentage of Americans with broadband has increased from 47 percent in early 2007 and 42 percent in early 2005. Of those who access the Internet at home, 79 percent have a high-speed connection and 15 percent use…