A piece just sent to me as part of the Poynter Institute’s E-Media Tidbits email distribution stopped me from working so I could gnaw on it a bit.
Studying the CompetitorsVia my Son
Ted Wallingford writes: “If I were Steve [Ballmer], I would allow my kids to use Google and the iPod, observe their activities, and find out just what the heck Google and Apple are doing right! Will the Microsoft ever learn? Come on, little Microsoft!! I’m pulling for you I really am!”
Studying Paid Search Growth
eMarketer has some interesting stats on paid search. Some of it, is eMarketers usual “take someone elses work and re-publish it” stuff, but there are some new views on old data.