Showtime For Real-Time With Google

Real-time search is, appropriately enough, going to become quite visible very soon.  Google announced today that it's rolling out real-time features, and the comprehensiveness of this effort is almost unprecedented as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are all onboard. Google's list of partners doesn't stop there; FriendFeed, Identi.ca, and Jaiku are also cooperating.  Plus, standard blogs, news sites, and other Google properties (like YouTube) are contributing…

Twittering As a Full-Time Job

Pizza Hut's transition from a Twintern role to the introduction of a full-time Tweetologist shows the evolution of jobs in the digital age.

Google And Ask See Search Gains In November

Google's share of the search market inched up by 1 percent in November accounting for 71.57 percent of all U.S. searches conducted during the month, according to Hitwise. Yahoo trailed landing in the second position with 15.39 percent of the search share representing a 5 percent decline from October. Bing also saw a dip of 2 percent and ended up with 9.34 percent of the…

Online Video Viewing Continues To Boom

DVR and online video continue to show considerable growth in the U.S., up 21.1% and 34.9 percent respectively, in time spent in the third quarter of 2009, according Nielsen's latest Three Screen Report. In Q3, the average American watched 31 hours of TV per week, with 31 minutes spending playback mode with their DVR. In addition, each week the average consumer spent 4 hours on…