CNN’s New Domain and Other Topics
There is a lot going on this week and it is only Monday, January 21st 2007. I thought I would catch you up on some of the interesting, totally unrelated things, not in any order of importance. I considered covering each of these items today, but
Comparing Web Analytics Tools
Last week CMS Watch released the latest Web Analytics Report. This report by Phil Kemelor, the lead analyst of this Report, reviews and compares several web analytics tools in the market. The web analytics tools reviewed in this reports are24/7 Real Media – Open Ad StreamAuriQ Systems – RTMetricsCoremetrics – Online Analytics
Google & Facebook See European Trouble
Google and Facebook, sweethearts of the Internet who would never face legal challenges on this
Mike Rhodin Speaks at Lotusphere
Chris Miller: With the entrance into Social Networking with Connections, what will Lotus do as we get to 3.0? MR: Challenges hierarchical systems, business systems could break down private information shared. dangers regulatory meltdowns on sharing regulated
Freshness Random At Major Search Engines
Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft varied so much over a three-year study period that researchers found none of them consistently rated best at updating their indexes.
Google Tells EU Of Devotion To Privacy
The dominant search advertising company worked on convincing members of a European Parliament Committee that its DoubleClick purchase won’t infringe on people’s privacy.
72% Of Consumers Have Watched Video Online
More than half (72%) of consumers have viewed video online and the majority of all age segments have watched online videos, including 58 % 65 years and older according to a new survey from Burst Media.
The survey found that 58 percent of respondents view online video content at least once a week. Men are more likely than women to view online video content over the course of a week (67% versus 49% respectively). Thirty-three percent of men 18-24 years old watch some type of online video content daily.
Getty Images Falls Victim to the Changes of the Internet
It seems like every week there’s another example of how the Internet has toppled business models that have been in place longer than the Internet itself. Control is not really possible when there are so many ways to pirate or undercut sales. The newspaper, music, movie, and now images market are changing drastically (and I love to read Seth Godin’s take on the changes).
A Modest Proposal – WPP And Google
Don’t look now, but WPP honcho Martin Sorrell has been tipped to be looking for another acquisition to complement the ad giant’s 24/7 Real Media buy from 2007.
Qik and Seesmic – Live Video
Being able to record video of something and then share it with lots of people – YouTube, anyone?