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Man Becomes Weepy Mess Over Totlol
Okay, okay, okay. So, not too long ago I was too macho and manly and calloused by the societal impositions of masculinity…
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Yahoo Highlights Problems With Top Ad Placement
A search engine company might be expected to stress the importance of ad placement - "stay on top," it would urge, with the related message "pay us lots of money" remaining unsaid. But Yahoo's taking a more honest route and pointing out that it isn't always necessary to own the number one spot.
Desperate Consumers Searching For Gas Deals
Their queries may not yield more than a couple of cents difference in price, but even that adds up enough to compel people to search for gas price comparisons.
9 Million Mobile Users Shop Via Cell Phone
That's right - 9 million US mobile users turned to their mobiles to make purchases. Not just to research where to buy, but to actually burn a whole in their credit cards via their cell phones.Nielsen Mobile detailed the new report, which sees purchasing of goods and services via mobile phones on the rise. And guess which gender likes spending more via their mobiles. Wrong…
Time’s 50 Best Websites
Today Time.com is launching its 50 Best Websites for 2008 list. There are some personal favorites represented like Kiva, Mint, and Geni (I like four-letter sites), some I think are premature like Search Me, one or two I think would have been more fitting for 2007 or earlier like Yahoo Answers, and a bunch I haven't heard of and will have to check out soon.Here's…
Is Jilted Microsoft Turning Eyes Toward eBay?
Companies generally don't comment on rumor or speculation—that's the blogosphere/news media's job. The speculation du jour, which seems very likely born of non-buyer's remorse, is that Microsoft is eyeing—or should eye—an acquisition of eBay or, at least, PayPal and/or Skype.
