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Getting More Blog Readers and Twitter Followers
Of people who both blog and tweet, the majority would overwhelmingly prefer to have more blog readers than followers on Twitter. This is according to surveys conducted by Darren Rowse who runs ProBlogger and TwiTip.
Best Buy Getting Into Movie Download Business
It looks like Best Buy is getting into the business of offering movies for download. This could step up competition with the likes of iTunes and Amazon, and even Netflix really.
The concept is a product of Best Buy partnering with CinemaNow, the same company that Blockbuster has dealt with to offer movies through set-top devices. According to Variety:
Google Getting Desperate Trying To Monetize YouTube
I’m pretty sure that if it were not for its enormous size and price tag, Google would have shutdown YouTube along with all the other services that couldn’t turn a profit for the search giant. As it stands, Google has so much invested in the video sharing service that to fail would likely wipe at least a dollar from its share price.
eBay Getting Rid of Skype
Update: paidContent.org is reporting that eBay CEO John Donahoe says that the company is "still open to other offers" and that he will “maximize the value of Skype. Period." Any "reasonable offers" made between now and 2010 (when the proposed IPO is scheduled) will be evaluated.
AdWords Getting New Conversion Tracking Metrics
Google announced today that in the coming months, they will be updating the AdWords conversion tracking metrics in the new AdWords interface, and other account management platforms like AdWords Editor and the AdWords API.
20 Tips for Getting More Out of LinkedIn
LinkedIn wants you to use their social network. It only makes sense that they would provide helpful tips for doing so on their company blog. What’s a better use for a company blog anyway?
But LinkedIn is a popular social network among business professionals anyway, and those who already use it heavily and those who don’t can potentially benefit just the same by taking LinkedIn’s advice.
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Twitter Getting More Integrated with Search
Twitter is working on integrating search into its interface more than it has been since it began featuring the search feature on the home page. It’s only in the testing stage for a select few users at this point, but in the future, if you perform a Twitter search, the results will show up right on your home page instead of a different page altogether.
Twitter Getting Rid of VIP Autofollow Service
For a privileged few who requested it, Twitter provided an “autofollowing” service that saved premium members the time and effort it takes to follow back everybody following them. Twitter sent out word they will no longer be offering this service.