Empty Edmunds Page Tempts Google

A fuzzy photo, some estimated engine stats, a projected price range - I’ll take anything I can get when it comes to unreleased automobiles.  But Edmunds.com has created a vehicle review page based on just a name - and not even a name that’s sure to make it into production - which caused one onlooker to wonder if the site was gaming Google.

Online Retailers Need Better Optimization

Eighty-one percent of Internet Retailer Magazine's top 100 retailer's Web sites are fully taking advantage of search engine optimization and marketing according to a new study by online marketer Oneupweb.

Microsoft Shows Google Who’s Daddy

Forget search for a minute because Microsoft's consistently third place there. As a parent company, Microsoft websites beat Google sites in both unique audience and time per person, says Nielsen//NetRatings.

PeopleJam Procures Financial Backing

Here’s the news: PeopleJam just raised some funds from AOL Time Warner’s former COO and the current CEO of TiVo.  Here’s the background: PeopleJam is a social network that’s currently in an invitation-only testing mode; membership may or may not, as the homepage suggests, allow you to “take your life to the next level!”

Thirty Something’s Balance New And Old Media

A new study by ABI Research found that a large amount of digital content is consumed by a small but influential group of digital media users, while the average user is looking for new ways to manage content.