Joost Names New CEO
Internet television service Joost has named Mike Volpi as their new chief executive officer. Mr. Volpi is taking over for the company’s founding CEO, Fredrik de Wahl, who will become Joost’s chief strategy officer.
“Joost Names New CEO”
Europeans Go Online 24 Hours Per Month
An average of 122 million Europeans age 15 or older were online in April compared to 114 million in the U.S. according to comScore World Metrix study.
“Europeans Go Online 24 Hours Per Month”
Google Maps Takes On Public Transit Info
If you ride some form of public transportation – be it subways, trains, or buses – you may know about Google Transit, which helps users “[c]reate your own transit trip, complete with itineraries and maps.” That service worked just fine (within a few areas), but the search engine company now plans to incorporate much more information into Google Maps and Google Earth.
Ask Morphs Into Ask3D
If anyone was wondering why IAC put up a $100 million marketing budget behind Ask.com, the relaunch of the search engine as Ask3D should answer that question.
SMX: The Fear Hits Personalized Search
People want better search results, but the personalization technology that can enable it may be a little scary to the privacy-conscious.
Finding Online Sources To Trust
In the United States and the United Kingdom, a couple of librarian-driven resources show just how potent informational sites with vetted content can be for Internet users. Resource Shelf’s Gary Price tells us more.
SMX: SEO Tip! Love The Social Media
Social media marketing can turn the mild-mannered site marketer into an energy-wielding superhero, infused with the pure power of link love and heavy traffic.
Google Maps To Add AdSense
Let’s see . . . Google Maps tells me to take a left, and then hang a right at an ad reading, “Click Here Now to Save $$$.” Wait, that can’t be right . . . And it won’t be, but Google has revealed that it will incorporate AdSense into its mapping services.
Rocketboom Gets YouTube Sponsorship
Rocky-historied video blog Rocketboom has a new sponsorship model and a major new sponsor. The first sponsor paying out to associate its name with Ms. Joanne Colan is online video phenom YouTube.
Joost Adds New Content Partner
Joost has partnered with Next New Networks who will offer three channels on the Internet television service.
“Joost Adds New Content Partner”