On Facebook, Poop More Popular Than Privacy
There are variations on the phrase I don’t give a [flying] crap. But apparently that’s not always true. At Facebook, at least, they’ll give one, or throw one, so long as its imaginary and only costs them some personal information.
Google Buys Jaiku
Less than two weeks after Google acquired Zingku, a mobile social network, they announce that Google has acquired Jaiku.
Yahoo To Jump On Alibaba IPO
When Alibaba holds its IPO, Yahoo will be first in line, and the search engine company will reportedly have enough cash in hand to buy 10 percent of the available shares.
AT&T Sets Spectrum Price, Buys Out Aloha
The remaining frontier is in the sky, as you might guess, and AT&T’s buyout of Aloha’s chunk of 700 MHz spectrum in advance of January’s government auction is a strategic move to conquer that frontier.
Delta’s Blog Caught in the We We Calculator
Brian Eisenberg of Grok.com took a well placed swipe at the Delta blog. Brian ran the text of the post about how Delta gathers customer input through the customer focus ("We-we") calculator and found these results:
Wal-Mart Gets Into The Broadband Business
Wal-Mart plans to begin reselling satellite based broadband from Hughes Communications.
Laughing at Facebook’s “Older” Users
Over the weekend I saw the New York Times article about how college users of Facebook were laughing at those of us who are, um, “older.”
Google Street View Gains Six New Cities
Street View is one of Google’s most popular programs, and it just got a lot more inclusive. Users can now take a virtual stroll through Chicago, Pittsburgh, Portland, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Tucson, which brings the total number of Street View cities up to 15.
New Yahoo Search Marketing Features
Following last week’s announcement of how Google finally has a real challenge, the official Yahoo! Search Marketing Blog announced updates for YSM.
Exclusive: Miss America Talks Net Safety
Miss America is taking steps to keep kids safe on the Internet with a new web browser designed especially for kids. Miss America, Lauren Nelson, spoke exclusively in a video interview with Murdok about the launch. The browser is a partnership with the Children’s Educational Network.