Google Addresses IM Etiquette

We’ve come to think of Googlers as cool people, as smart people, and above all, as tech-savvy people.  I’m not here to challenge that perception, but a new post on the Official Google Australia Blog implies that Google’s employees deal with some of the same crap as the rest of us.  The topic of the post?  IM etiquette.

This Is Your Brain On Wi-Fi…

It's comforting (in a morbid, misery-loves-company-kind-of-way) that educational systems in other countries have problems. We hear a lot about Asia kicking our butts, especially in math and science, but we don't hear of jolly old England's technophobic teachers very often.

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.