A Survey About Email and Romance
Love is not a usual topic on Marketing Pilgrim. The closest we might come is covering Problogger Darren’s Rowse love letter to AdSense. There’s a fine line between queasiness and sweetness. And it is that time of year.
Valentines Day Virtual Flowers
1-800-Flowers has launched BokayMe.com, a site that allows people to send virtual flowers to each other. The service is free for basic bouquets and up to $3 for enhanced bouquets.
Online Video, Men And Women
In a new study that looks at what types of online video people view, Nielsen Online found that women lean towards watching network television online and men favor user-generated content. Women are almost twice as likely as men to watch online video on TV networks Web sites, while on user- generated sites such as YouTube, men 18 to 34 were more than twice as likely as women in the same age group to watch videos.
MacBook Air Not Selling All That Well
Only Apple knows exactly how many MacBook Airs it expected to sell, and thus, only Apple knows whether current figures are disappointing. Still, new findings suggest that people are doing more looking than buying, and that by year’s end, transactions involving the Air will account for only 16 percent of Mac sales.
New(ish) Gmail Reaching Speakers Of 37 Languages
There’s something seemingly futile about discussing language options; after all, anyone who’s reading this article already understands English. Still, we’re somewhat excited to report that Google is releasing a new version of Gmail in 37 languages.
Online Cruise Buyers Want Offline Help
Online travel companies say that potential travelers looking to book a cruise are more comfortable talking to human sales people than just purchasing costly trips on the Internet.
Google China Prepares Sink Or Swim Music Partnership
Cultural dissimilarities will remain; Google isn’t likely to move its headquarters to China and replace thousands of American employees. The company may overcome one other obstacle in that market, however, as it prepares to enter a partnership with Top100.cn and make music available for free.
SEO Step 3 of Ten: Site Structure
Welcome to part three in this ten part SEO series. The ten parts of the SEO process we will be covering are:
Yahoo: Ads Key To Success, Not Microsoft
In a letter to shareholders, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang recounted the company’s strengths and said management will make its advertising services a must buy for marketers and publishers.
Amazon Says No To New York State Tax
Amazon.com along with other online retailers may be required to collect sales tax in New York State if a proposal by Governor Eliot Spitzer is adopted. Amazon is opposed to such a plan.Residents currently are on an honor system when it comes to reporting Internet purchases and paying taxes on those items. Online retailers with a brick-and-mortar presence in the state are required to collect sales tax at the time of the transaction.