How Many Social Networks?
I’ve just joined Social Media Committee from the Web Analytics Association. and Marianina Chaplin threw out a great question to the group today on whether Facebook has become the most influential social media network. I have such conflicting feelings about my personal use of social networks that I thought I would post them as my blog today.
The Language of Search Marketing
Every industry has its lingo, its own internal jargon. Language has a tendency develop on its own, especially within more isolated sub-groups. But there is also a macro level to it, pervasive word couplings people used when seeking specific results.
Yahoo Video Plans New Attack On YouTube
There are dozens of YouTube competitors, and most people would be hard-pressed to name four of them – they’re often (comparatively) itty-bitty sites with equally small user bases and budgets. Yahoo’s got some heft to it, however, and the company is preparing to strengthen the service that’s known as Yahoo Video.
Behavioral and On Site Targeting Factors
Behavioral Targeting is the ability to target users based on their behavior on your website (this is one form known as on-site targeting). The concept of behavioral/on site targeting is exactly how business should be done: offer a customized solution to your end users so that they are truly engaged with your website.
Plaxo’s Pulse To Get Going On Monday
Plaxo is launching a new social network, dubbed “Pulse,” and it should offer a number of interesting features; indeed, a couple of them will address flaws in Facebook’s setup. Yet despite this – and the preliminary support of several notable figures – many onlookers doubt that Pulse can do well.
Google Phone Speculation Runs Wild
We have speculated before about the potential for a Google phone and an ad-supported network to back it. Google may have an early version of the device ready to go.
Dvorak Dupes ‘Em Again
God, I love it when the blogosphere blows up. It keeps my job entertaining. This time, a well-known columnist set some bait, and let the traffic flow. PC Magazine can’t be paying for the insightful commentary, but cranky old men that know how to fire up the A-listers are definitely worth something.
Google Tracks Hydrogen Peroxide Terrorists?
This isn’t breaking news in the business or financial sense, but it is, as far as anybody seems to know, new. So here we go: British police have put a sponsored link in Google’s search results, and that ad connects hydrogen peroxide and the anti-terrorist hotline. Confused? So are the rest of us.
Google Leases Land In Chelsea
I’ve always said that, if I got sufficiently rich, I’d start buying land. Land belonging to neighbors, land belonging to businesses – pretty much any land I could see, until I owned my own suburb, city, or state. Now, I’ll never be that wealthy, but Google already is, and the company is leasing a suspicious amount of space in Chelsea, New York.
Japanese Companies Lash Out At YouTube
A group of Japanese media companies were very critical of YouTube today at a Tokyo press conference.