Do You Really Need Traffic from Search?
Jennifer Laycock is starting an interesting experiment where she’s out to prove a business can survive without Google. Actually she’s out to prove that a business can survive without any search traffic at all. In time the search engines will be allowed back in, but the idea is to show that search traffic while useful is not necessary to build a business and drive both traffic and sales.
Apple Embeds iTunes In Bebo
In the UK, and particularly in Ireland, the social networking site known as Bebo is a big hit. Apple’s also more than a little bit popular. So it turned some heads when Apple announced a new arrangement that would involve both iTunes and Bebo.
Yahoo’s Semel Takes His Lumps From Shareholders
It’s easy to imagine Yahoo chief Terry Semel went home limping after yesterday’s meeting with shareholders, and promptly crawled inside a bottle of fermented comfort. Shareholders weren’t happy with his performance, and they told him so.
Yahoo’s Flickr Adds Support For 7 New Languages
Pictures tend to transcend language barriers, and now Flickr is trying to do the same – Yahoo’s photo-sharing site has just added support for seven new languages.
Short Term Blogging – The Complete Guide
One of the most challenging aspects of blogging that hold many companies and individuals back from jumping into starting their own blog is the ongoing commitment that blogs often require.
EBay Explores Human Nature, Likes What It Sees
Okay all you pessimists and realists, you’re not going to like this, but that won’t be all that surprising. EBay chairman and founder Pierre Omidyar says people are basically good, and that basic goodness is what made eBay what it is today.
Google Introduces AdWords Business Pages In AU
Compared to much of the rest of the world, the nation of Australia is pretty young – you might say it got off to a late start. Google’s doing its best to help the country’s inhabitants catch up, however, and in Australia and New Zealand, the search engine company recently introduced AdWords Business Pages in an attempt to get more businesses online.
Politics As Usual On YouTube
YouTube is often thought of as a powerful political tool, and, well, it probably is. But new statistics indicate that YouTube users gravitate towards mainstream candidates, and that “negative” videos are among the most popular political clips out there.
Google’s Paid Link Reporting
Google added a new section to webmaster central today entitled “report paid links”. How anyone other than me or quite possibly my book keeper know whether a link is paid or not is very questionable, but let’s dig just a little deeper shall we.
You can get the full data on this page but I’ll reprint it here because some of you might be concerned about privacy issues as far as Google is conceded:
New Google Analytics Features
After receiving numerous requests for the same features, Google Analytics has added some new features. They include: