Has Google’s model of spidering and indexing web pages in an ordered list become obsolete? Is the old static model of search about to be replaced? Does a real-time online conversation (a la Twitter) make for a more relevant and compelling search experience? These are the questions that I recently posed to a group of search and Internet experts. To say that these guys know their stuff would be a complete understatement. It’s more like these are the professionals that have defined the modern science of search and search marketing. You’ll see what I mean when you read the quotes below.
Icahn May Move To Replace Yahoo’s Board
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn made his intentions known after acquiring some 50 million shares of Yahoo stock: he’s going to wage the proxy fight that Microsoft chose not to conduct.
Will Blogs Replace White Papers?
Blogs are bringing about changes in the way we live, the way we buy, the way we interact; giving a chance to speak and be heard to millions who would not otherwise bother giving their opinion in mainstream media.
Google Adwords Gets Find & Replace Tool
Every time I start pondering a blog topic for StraightUpSearch a feeling of venomous backlash comes over me; all I can think of are the many things the search engines get wrong and should improve upon for Paid Search Marketers.
Windows Live Search to Replace MSN Search
Microsoft’s Live.com is getting major upgrades (very slow right now) via Scobelizer and more details including RSS feed search over at Read/Write Web.
Another call to replace PR with blogs
So Steve Rubel gets up at Gnomedex and says something along the lines of, “Blogging is PR with candor.” I wasn’t there, but I’ve read the reports of people who were.
Will Blogs Replace Press Releases?
Scott Baradell cites an Economist article in which Bruce Lowry of Novell foresees blogs “completely replacing press releases within 10 years.” The argument goes like this: The Net has promoted transparency.
TiVo CEO to Replace Himself
CEO and co-founder of TiVo, Mike Ramsay has began looking for his own replacement as CEO, even though he will remain chairman.
Why You Should Replace Paper Notes with a Tablet PC
Tablet PCs are powerful, light-weight, portable computers that combine many of the features of a standard laptop with those of a personal digital assistant like a Palm handheld. While Tablet PCs are often seen as fancy tools for doctors, lawyers, and other high-paid information workers, one of their best uses is a low-tech activity that almost everyone does – taking notes. While at first, it sounds crazy to replace pencil and paper with a comparatively expensive, heavy, fragile, battery-powered Tablet PC, it really isn’t.
Using Style Sheets To Replace The Font Tag
In the last issue of DesignNewz, we covered the basics of cascading style sheets, their hierarchy, and how to reference them in HTML. In this issue we will go more in depth on style sheets, focusing primarily on the the basics of syntax.