Google Describes How They Print Money
The auction-based process used by Google and other search advertising companies sets the keyword price for ads, in a way that Google’s chief economist described as an efficient and equitable process.
Google Friend Connect – Sharing Social Networking Profiles
First MySpace announced data portability, then Facebook announced Connect, and now Google has Friend Connect. Each is making it easier to share profile information from one social networking site to other web sites (and hoping to be place you go to do that).
Google Sites Top U.S. Video Property
U.S. Internet users watched 11.5 billion online videos in March 2008, a 13 percent increase over February and a 64 percent boost over March of 2007 according to comScore Video Metrix.Google was again the top U.S. video property with more than 4.3 billion videos viewed (38% share of all videos) gaining 2.6 shares over the previous month. YouTube made up 98 percent of all videos viewed at Google Sites.
Is Harmony.com Worth $5 Million?
Shortly after Fund.com raked in $10 million, reportedly a record-breaker for a straight domain price, Jay Westerdal, the 30-year-old CEO of Name Intelligence, Inc., put up Harmony.com at the starting bid of $5 million, a sale that went live officially today.
RSSmeme Puts Out API
Bloggers looking to brag on themselves (or "share their most popular stories," if you prefer) can now do it more easily thanks to Benjamin Golub. Golub’s RSSmeme API will create a list that should work with all of the most popular blogging platforms.
Researchers See Gmail “Spam And Phishing Threat”
So long as it winds up in the trashcan, spam isn’t too much of a problem for end users. Yet security researchers have discovered a way in which spammers could use Gmail to send a massive number of messages straight into inboxes.
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Facebook Connect Announced
Yesterday MySpace announced that you can use your MySpace profile on other sites. Not to be outdone, today Facebook announced their version. It’s called Facebook Connect and it’s a good sign that data portability is catching on. Especially because Facebook usually doesn’t follow suit when it comes to sharing data (unless it’s for advertising).
The Joyful Side of Reputation Management
Reputation management offers a joyful journey of connectivity, creativity, and community engagement.
Google Previews Friend Connect
There is a trend emerging: online giants making it so users can take their social networks with them anywhere they go on the web, sort of like digital carpooling. Google threw in its offering today, or will tonight anyway, with Google Friend Connect, a wash-n-wear service for incorporating social networking into non-social-networking websites.