Resist the Dark Side of Social Media
Thanks to Chinwag and everyone who showed up at their event – The Dark Side of Social Media – last night where I was on an excellently diverse panel discussing the issues that arise as people splurge their life stories onto a web which never forgets.
Yahoo Go Gets Improvements
Yahoo Go is on the move – a beta version of the mobile service is set to be introduced in 13 new countries, and Go 2.0 will be launch in the US on Friday. According to Yahoo, “[t]he Internet on the mobile phone will take another big step forward” thanks to these developments.
MySpace Launches Beta Instant Messaging
MySpace has officially announced the beta launch of their instant messaging service, MySpaceIM.
Yahoo oneSearch May Reach 100 Million New Eyes
The first line of a fresh Yahoo press release describes the corporation as “a leading global Internet company,” and I have to wonder: isn’t that pretty old news? Yet, following a deal with six mobile operators throughout Asia, the phrase may bear repeating.
Jaiku/Twitter/Facebook/Kyte/Plaxo – Pay Attention!
I’ve really been bitten by the Facebook/Twitter/Kyte/Jaiku bug. Stephanie Booth, everyone’s favorite Swiss blogger, met me tonight at the Jaiku party (that’s Jaiku’s PR guy, Neil Vineberg holding the Jaiku poster) and said I had to add Dopplr to my bag of tricks (it keeps track of where you, and your friends, are).
DMA Search Marketing Council Interviews
Here is a collection of short video interviews taken during day one of the DM Days conference in New York. The Direct Marketing Association has a variety of special interest groups called “councils”. One of them is focused on search marketing and appropriately named, the Search Engine Marketing Council, or SEMC.
DM Days Social Media Keynote
The DM Days 2007 conference kicked off with a keynote presentation starting with DMA President and CEO, John Greco.
Rumor: MySpace Swap For Yahoo Stake
News Corp could be offering Jerry Yang a deal where they would trade MySpace in exchange for a stake in Yahoo.
Microsoft, Google Settle Vista Complaint
The Department of Justice has reached an agreement with Microsoft that will end a complaint made by Google about a Vista feature.
Business Reviews Added To Google Maps
Google will tap its users for business reviews to complement the ones they collect from other online sources and display.