Lime Wire’s Plans for Working with the Music Industry
Earlier this year, we spoke with Lime Wire CEO George Searle about the music industry and the company’s future, as it offers one of the most widely used file sharing services. Now we have engaged in a Q&A with Zeeshan Zaidi, who came to Lime Wire as the company’s Head of Global in July, with a background as a record label executive, a musician, and a lawyer.
Google-Backed Undersea Cable Project Moving Forward
Quite some time ago, Google and a number of other companies announced their intent to create something called the Southeast Asia Japan Cable (SJC). This week, there was confirmation that the undersea fiber optic project is progressing.
Go to Google to Gain Weight
As you may know, Google’s Matt Cutts regularly answers questions submitted by users via videos uploaded to Google’s Webmaster Central YouTube Channel. Usually the questions and answers are helpful tips and explanations regarding the workings of Google and how webmasters can better accomplish some goal related to their sites’ performance in the search engine.
Twitter App Numbers Growing Strong Going Into 2010
At the LeWeb conference in Paris Twitter is busy making sure that all the developments in the real-time search and social media world aren’t just coming from the Googleplex. Maybe it’s the end of the year rush or it’s the need to create excitement going into 2010 since 2009 was a rough year for many. Whatever the reason the news is fast and furious inthe space in general.
Facebook’s Shift to Public Privacy: What’s the Deal?
Facebook shifts towards public privacy settings, prompting questions about user autonomy and the influence of platforms like Twitter.
Google Makes a Second Real-Time Search Announcement
This may be the year of real-time search, but this week alone has captured much of the attention related to the subject. Yahoo is rolling out something close to real-time search today, and of course the big news is that Google has begun incorporating real-time search results right into its regular SERPs.
Americans Overloaded On The Internet
Explore the modern era’s information overload, its impact, and the challenges and opportunities, especially for digital marketers.
Kaufman Bros. Analyst Upgrades Yahoo
Just in time for the holidays, a financial expert has given a sort of present to Yahoo. Or, perhaps, given everybody else a way to spend whatever cash they receive. Regardless, Kaufman Bros. analyst Aaron Kessler has upgraded his rating on the search company from "hold" to "buy."
Is Twitter Ready For Mainstream Real-Time Search?
If you are a Twitter user, you have probably experienced errors trying to use the service a time or two. In fact, Twitter being "over capacity" is so common on Twitter that the "Fail Whale", which is displayed in such instances has something of a cult following. People even wear T-shirts sporting the image.
Google Most Popular Site Among Seniors
The number of seniors actively using the Internet has increased by 55 percent to 17.5 million over the last five years, according to a new report from Nielsen.
Among people 65+, the growth of women in the last five years has outpaced the growth of men by 6 percent.
More seniors are also spending more time online. Time spent on the Internet by seniors increased 11 percent in the last five years, from 52 hours per month in November 2004 to just over 58 hours in 2009.