Facebook Scaring Google?

Facebook App Fund Isn’t Such a Bad Idea

There’s lots of skepticism out there about stodgy venture-capital fund Bay Partners creating a special investment vehicle for Facebook apps, called AppFactory. Om’s post is entitled “Bonkers By The Bay,” which pretty much sums up his point of view on the idea — that it’s a dumb move by a VC firm that has been swept up in the Facebook hysteria, and that it’s dumb…

McCain Buys Up Online Ads

We’ve said it time and time again: in the 2008 presidential campaign, the Web will play a major role.  But as new numbers come out concerning Web ad buying, we’re getting a clearer idea of how the candidates have responded to the online world.

Optimizing Your Optimization: A Holistic Approach

In the past week, there has been an influx of online marketing tips and how-to's on industry blogs covering everything from how to optimize eBay stores and contextual ad campaigns to social media marketing for business-to-business. We thought these were some excellent sources for creating a more universal online marketing campaign.

Be Wary Of Free Credit Report Sites

There are a number of Web sites that heavily advertise "free" credit reports and charge consumers for services they probably do not need, according to a Consumer Reports WebWatch study.

It’s Official: Page Views Don’t Count

The pageview is officially on its way out the door as a web site performance metric - Nielsen is dropping page view measurement in its Web traffic reporting. Instead, they will report the time visitors spend at sites.