Why Not Rename To TechCrunchMeme?
Ready, set, bloviate. So, at the top of TechMeme’s Leaderboard, which ranks the publications according to their presence on the aggregation site, it shows TechCrunch as the go-to blog for all things tech or, assumedly, tech-business related.
Google Observes Earth Hour, Gets Energy Issue Backward
Google could have promoted energy conservation by lighting up gigantic "save electricity" billboards. Instead, in at least one country, the search giant has taken the equally unproductive path of turning its homepage black.
Man Cleared Of Facebook Harassment Charges
A UK man from Birmingham has had harassment charges dismissed over his contacting of an ex-girlfriend on Facebook. The case is thought to be a first in the UK involving a social networking site.
The Apple Of Your Eye Is a Trick
Lots of studies have shown that subliminal advertising doesn’t work—at least it doesn’t work as a direct cause of desired behavior. For example, imperceptibly flashing a hot dog in front of an audience does not increase hot dog sales. A recent study from Duke, though, says Apples might make you more creative.
Web 2.0 – Call It Something Else
Or should that be “Words”? However, you cut it and define it, there’re marketers out there who do their best to make use of Twitter, Squidoo, Hubpages, MySpace, Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, Metacafe, Youtube, Revver, forums and other social networking site (of the “Web 2.0″ ilk) to generate adsense or affiliate income.
Political Parties Embrace New Media
New media usage is a commonplace activity for U.S. adults in all major political parties, according to BIGresearchs’s "Simultaneous Media Usage Study."
Who’s #2 In Music Downloads?
Earlier this week USA Today
SEO Step Seven Of Ten: PPC
Welcome to step seven in this ten part SEO series. The ten parts of the SEO process we will be covering are:
The McDonaldization Of The Internet
A new report from Hitwise highlights a trend that matches what’s going on in the brick-and-mortar world: The mainstreaming of everything. It also shows that Internet users value what they perceive as authority websites, and that perception is a collective one—or if you prefer, a brand on the collective psyche.
Comcast, BitTorrent make nice over file sharing
Comcast has agreed to stop the traffic shaping of BitTorrent connections and work with the company to find common ground on rich media distribution and network capacity management.