Google Throws More Support Behind Static
Google joined another wireless alliance this week, the Wireless Innovation Alliance, a coalition of technology companies and public interest groups devoted to opening up "white spaces" for broadband use.
Chris Sacca Quitting Google
Chris Sacca was no Vanessa Fox – do a search for him within Murdok, and you’ll find just five articles in which he’s mentioned. Sacca will mirror Fox in at least one way, however, as he’s leaving Google at the end of this month.
Gen-Y Favor Electronics This Holiday Season
The majority of Generation-Y (70%) said they will shop both online and at retail stores this holiday season, according to a survey from market researcher Peanut Labs.
Radiohead Goes to the Store
We’ve covered the Radiohead experiment since it started. And as of Monday, the experiment is over. It did give them a lot of press, I’m not so sure it gave them a lot of cash. Normally artists aren’t the best at distribution and marketing, which is why there are middlemen. In every industry I’ve seen this usually serves both sides well.
Did Google Use Poor Timing for Updates?
The Guardian newspaper have today written an article titled Is Google a Grinch or a good guy?, which asks many UK SEO’s (myself included) for their views on the recent Google paid link debate.
Models Stealing Quantum Notes Leads To Science!
A YouTube video featuring Australian models talking quantum physics turned out to have plagiarized Scott Aaronson’s lecture on "Quantum Computing Since Democritus," and he has reached a settlement over this usage.
Paid Links and Google Kool Aid
Michael Gray doesn’t know who I am, I don’t expect him to. We sat next to each other one day at lunch during Pubcon, he is a polite, engaging guy, with obviously tons of knowledge in SEO/SEM field.
Scoble on Scoble’s Business
Yesterday, while I was on a panel discussion at LeWeb3 talking about the future of video something happened that discussed my future. I was driving the computer during the panel discussion, demonstrating bleeding edge video technologies like Seesmic and Kyte on stage when someone wrote in my Kyte.tv channel’s chat room that I should check out TechCrunch. So, in front of everyone I pulled up the post. You’ve probably read it by now.
Mobile Advertising Not Exactly Taking Off
We’ve reached the point at which the average person is sure to own a cell phone. He or she still isn’t too likely to surf the Web with it, however, and he or she is almost definitely opposed to mobile advertising. All of which points to the conclusion that mobile ads won’t take off in the way proponents have predicted.
Time to Install Service Packs!
I just spent the entire day distracted by Windows Vista Service Pack 1, namely not getting any real work done while my computer was busy installing it. You should install SP1, too, just be aware of the time it might take.