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Baron Pulls Twitter Auction
Knowing the value of a web-celeb's Twitter account will have to be on hold. Andrew Baron, founder of the well-known video podcast…
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Google Website Optimizer & Urchin 6 Come Out To Play
It sometimes seems like beta tags hang around Google's products forever. That's no longer the case, though, at least as far as Google Website Optimizer and Urchin 6 are concerned.
Google Kills Estimates
Google shares spiked by over 18 percent in after hours trading, about the same time the search giant's earnings report hit. The dramatic rise is attributed to a trouncing of Wall Street estimates.Google reported revenues of $5.19 billion for Q1 2008, or $3.7 billion after traffic-acquisition costs, pulling in a non-GAAP earnings per share of $4.84. Analysts had predicted $3.61 billion in revenues and an…
Twitter Account And Googleplex Tour On eBay
It started with Rocketboom founder Andrew Baron putting his Twitter account up for auction on eBay. He had 1,500 followers then and at last check he’s at 1,757.
Global PC Shipments Remain Solid
Global PC shipments grew by 14.6 percent to 69.5 million units in the first quarter of 2008, which beat previous estimates of 13.2 percent according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.The U.S. market showed signs of the economic slowdown, but growth remained positive at 3.5 percent for the quarter. The other international markets compensated for the U.S. coming in more than 2 points above estimates…
Search Engines Increasingly Important To Video Sites
Video sites should thank comedy shows, car magazines, and news anchors for traffic - they've been plugged by all of them. Search engines and social networks also belong on that list, though, and new Hitwise data shows that they're about even in terms of significance.
