StumbleUpon Releases SearchReviews
StumbleUpon has launched SearchReviews, a new feature that allows you to discover interesting content anywhere you search.
GOOG or CALL for Free 411
Both Google and Microsoft have now introduced their voice-based local search facility for your phone.
Search Engine Fatigue Infects Many Users
Carpal tunnel syndrome . . . eyestrain . . . and search engine fatigue. Yes, there’s now one more problem from which deskbound people are likely to suffer.
The Big Convergence Of Online Advertising
It’s hard to imagine a Web without onramps like search engines these days. They’ve become an essential part of the online experience. It may be equally as hard to imagine what the next phase of online advertising will be, as used to the sponsored links as we are.
Social Networks Impact Retail Sites
If Santa’s sled is extra heavy this year, his reindeer can blame it on Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo – a new report from Hitwise indicates that social networks are having a huge impact on retail sites.
Bluepulse Takes Mobile Social Network Forward
From camping gear to kitchenware, “all-in-one” can be a major selling point. Now, with an update that’ll let users see their messages and updates on one screen, Bluepulse, a mobile social networking company, is hoping to capitalize on this trend.
Hitwise Launches Retail Data Center to Public
Hitwise, announced the launch of its new Retail Data Center. This publicly available website provides weekly online shopping trend data, based on how U.S. Internet users interact with more than 20,000 online shopping sites, across 21 shopping categories such as Video Games, Electronics and Apparel.
Google Helps With Keyword Analysis
The vagaries of keyword Quality Scores for AdWords have caused advertisers to ask for more information from Google.
Reputation – Both Corporate & Personal
It has been an interesting week – a few blog posts out there attacking others, a nice article on online reputation that was syndicated from the Seattle Times, and a phone call via Facebook asking me about … defending your reputation because of blogs.
Wisdom of Consumer Crowds?
Following up on the theme of the rewiring of our brains, is the internet making us smarter consumers as well? There certainly seems to be evidence pointing in that direction.