MSM vs. Online Publishing

Nielsen//NetRatings (Still) Sets Google At #1

Friday is the end of the workweek.  The day should move along quickly, smoothly, and without any surprises.  In that spirit, then, we bring you the results of the latest Nielsen//NetRatings search share rankings: in May of 2007, Google was still on top.

Google, U.S. Government Could Take On Censorship

As businesses go, establishments don’t get much bigger than Google.  But even the Mountain View-based corporation needs a little help now and then, and in its war on censorship, Google is seeking assistance from the United States government.

Yahoo’s Board To Walk The Plank?

Terry Semel has stepped down, but Semel wasn’t Yahoo’s one and only problem.  It stands to reason, then, that more “corrective actions” may take place, and that some of those actions may affect people, not software.

YouTube Could Launch In Korea

Effort is difficult to measure; it’s not like companies exert it in pounds or cubic feet.  Still, if I were to judge the effort Google has put into its South Korean operations, I’d guess the company has only tried harder in the US and China.  Now those rankings may change, as word spreads that a Korean version of YouTube could launch.

Don’t Crash The Next Google Dance

The Single Grain blog suggests that with PageRank updates happening roughly every three months, there are five ways to put one's blog into position for a boost. Three of them could make your dancing feet all thumbs, though.