Online Sales Slow Down
New statistics have indicated that online sales are slowing, and this has worried some people. Yet “slow growth” is still growth, and – some projections accompanied those stats – even if 25 percent per year (in 2004) was great, nine percent (in 2010) won’t be too shabby.
The Best of SMX
Don’t have time to read our extensive SMX Advanced coverage? We still want you to be able to get something out of the conference, so here’s the best of SMX Advanced, from tips to soundbites and everything in between.
Open Letter to Yang
Welcome aboard, Chief Yahoo.
I did a little asking around, to some people that matter in the industry, people that care about your search division, and especially about your Panama rollout. What will happen next? Anything cool? Bold?
I’ve got some rough news for you: they don’t think you’ll do it. Maybe they don’t think you can do it. Everybody’s couching their language in lukewarm "we’ll see" platitudes.
Well, it’s good to get that out of the way. Low expectations mean at least you can beat them, I guess.
Double Dipping in Google’s Organic Results
Subdomain Spam
Since Google has been over-representing site authority in their relevancy algorithms many sites like eBay have begun abusing the hole with the use of infinite subdomains. These techniques not only effect branded search results, but also carry over to many other competitive keywords.
Google Could Get Content License In China
It’s not a sure thing – “preliminary regulatory approval” is all that Google’s gotten so far – but it appears the Mountain View-based corporation is on its way to receiving an Internet content license in China.
(Yawn) Google Still King of Search
The US uses just four search engines mainly, and one of them almost two-thirds of the time. The same one dominates traffic driven to most ecommerce sites. Can you guess which?
DM Days New York
After a few days home in Minnesota I’ve gone on the road again to the DM Days conference in New York. Just two hours sitting on the tarmac this time.
Is 30 Too Old To Be A Web Visionary?
Ah, your Twenties – when your invincibility nearly reaches the heights of your arrogance. How I miss them, when I was certain any moment Oprah would call to recognize my brilliance, and my bedroom had a revolving door.
Web 2.0 Puts Reason To Sleep
Several noteworthy thinkers consider the whole Web 2.0 meme as part of their series of discussions appearing on the Britannica Blog. We’re still waiting for them to talk about Web 2.0.
Google, Indians Join Forces To Limit Logging
Most businesses have a formal and structured environment; at Google, jeans are the norm, and dogs are allowed at work. But in a move that goes far beyond normal business practices – think pygmy marmosets instead of Great Danes – the search engine company has announced a development involving a tribe of Brazilian Indians.