Reasons Why Google Should Acquire Facebook
I was reading Adotas this morning and noticed an article titled Google To Acquire Facebook? Google has been on a purchasing frenzy as of late and the acquisition of Facebook would further strengthen their arsenal. However a $900 million pending deal with MySpace (who provides Google with 11% of Google’s traffic) and a no-compete clause makes Google have to tread very gently. Google does not want to end up losing MySpace to Yahoo!
Zillow Adds New Features
Zillow, a real estate Web site has added several new community features to their site. The most notable are individual neighborhood pages in over 130 U.S. cities and 6,500 neighborhoods.
Sohu Will Soon Share Videos
Sohu’s getting into video sharing; new reports indicate that “China’s premier online brand” will launch a service within the next week. This should nicely round out Sohu’s current crop of products.
Betcha.com Makes Bet, Loses
The latest in victimless-crime-nanny-state-neo-prohibition news comes out of Washington after state authorities seized computers from Betcha.com, a gambling site trying to float just under the letter of the law.
Is Facebook the New Press Release?
Robert Scoble recently asked whether or not Facebook may represent a new kind of press release.
Demystifying Bounce Rate
Time and again my clients ask me about Bounce Rate. This made me think that there is still confusion about what bounce rate and exit ratio are. The three main questions that have come up are
Casio Cameras Now Include “YouTube Mode”
Thanks to LG’s Google phone, and to the Google Mini and Search Appliance, people are getting used to the idea of Google-branded hardware.
But YouTube cameras?
Those are (sort of) what will result from a new deal between Casio and the video-sharing site.
Unique Content Sources in Saturated Markets
Hamlet Batista commented on my last post that a problem with blogging is that many people look to the same sources for inspiration and information to blog about. Even in the most saturated markets there are a wide array of unique data sources. Here are some of my favorites:
When Legal Has to Review Content…
Question: We have a multi-week turnaround on our content which makes it hard for us to write about fresh news. Is there an easy way to get past compliance, legal, and information only formatting requirements?
Answer: This is in no way legal advice, but here are a few ideas that might work…
Use Flash, But Don’t Offend Google
The Flash Player has been installed on millions of PCs worldwide, making it an attractive way for web developers to present content to their site visitors.