As Microsoft weighs its acquisition options with Yahoo, it’s interesting that its board is pretty much leaving the decision to CEO Steve Ballmer. Could it be that Ballmer’s next move be the one that decides his future at Microsoft?
Affiliate Summit: Contextual Advertising Options
Pick something – a Web browser, toothpaste, whatever – that you’ve set against comparable products. Maybe you gave those alternatives a fair chance, and came back to Product #1 in the end, anyway. As Joel Comm weighed various contextual advertising options at Affiliate Summit 2007 East, it seemed like that same sort of circular journey was taking place, but you won’t hear me complain; it’s always nice to have extra choices.
Google Maps Gets Drag-and-Drop Options
There have been a number of times that I’ve doubted a mapping service’s wisdom – perhaps I think it’s better to use Leader, instead of Virginia, Avenue. Another scenario involves me finding my final destination, but then deciding to park a block or two away. A new drag-and-drop feature in Google Maps has the flexibility to handle both these situations.
Site Revenue Generation Options
Today I got to thinking a lot more seriously about revenue generation options for monetising websites.
Although I’ve pretty much doubled my Adsense earnings over the past month, it’s still not a huge amount.
And today it really hit me how meagre the revenues are relative to other earning options.
Yahoo’s Local Ad Options At New Panama
The second part of Yahoo Local Advertising Options, Post-Panama at ClickZ has some fine tips on local search marketing. Patricia Hursh, the author of this writeup explains intricately which ad product is best for your online marketing needs.
PayPal, eBay Crushing Google’s Options
In terms of traffic growth and market share, it’s just no contest. So many more people hit eBay’s options that Google’s Checkout and Base may as well be invisible.
When Microsoft is beating Google at something, it can’t be a good thing. As Hitwise analyst LeeAnn Prescott noted in her look at how Google Base and Checkout have fared since last summer against eBay and PayPal, Windows Live Expo has a larger market share than Google Base.
What Options Back Dating Means for Stock Investing
Just when you thought it was safe to write a check for stock investing, the options backdating scandal hits.
BBC Weighs Its Social Networking Options
When I think of the BBC, I think of great television . . . of shows like “Monty Python,” “As Time Goes By,” and “Top Gear.” Then there’s MySpace, the social networking site that is most commonly associated with giggling teenage girls. Well, the BBC has announced plans to pursue social networking, but adults need not worry that the corporation is chasing after “that crowd.”
Options, Bugs, Phones – Time For Macworld
The Macworld Conference & Expo starts next week in San Francisco, but the parade of Mac fandom led off by Steve Jobs’ keynote will have negative news about stock option shenanigans, earnings restatements, and a daily diet of Apple bugs offsetting the positive Mac vibe.
Google’s Options on its Options
Sometimes I think that Google has a bunch of pissed-off ex-securities lawyers on staff whose sole job it is to screw around with things and come up with ideas that make Wall Street mad, or confused, or both.