Facebook's real problem isn't Privacy, it's Monetization. 3 possible solutions...

For those who label me Facebook Fanboy #1, let me interrupt my regular FB gushing & ... to figure out its monetization engine (AdWords), a long time after it started to get serious traction with users & search. It's certainly possible given more time, Facebook will discover how to tune [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 19:54:11
Blog: Master of 500 Hats...

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“To hell with more. I want better.”

“Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway. You look at the people around you, the street you stand on, the air you breathe, ... , Google, Yahoo!, and MSN.  To hell with more major search engine sponsors and speakers.  I want better ... .  A search engine ‘phone book’ or directory isn’t a threat to anyone, is it? Last year I saw the People [more...]

Date: 2008-01-06 22:14:34
Blog: Alt Search Engines ...

Stompernet SMARTS Launch Analysis And Purchase Bonus

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you will know that one of the things I love to demonstrate is how well an authority blog can rank in the search engines for high profile product launches. It has been a while since Andy Jenkins [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 15:09:44
Blog: Niche Marketing - Andy ...

Careers: The Marketer's Personal Brander

It’s a funny thing about marketers. In my experience, many are savvy, hard-hitters when it comes to marketing everyone but themselves ... should try in this search engine-driven world to encourage people writing about us to use our middle names or initials as well. Otherwise, we risk being lost in the search engine sea. Tom furthers [more...]

Date: 2008-01-12 04:43:19
Blog: FC Experts: John N. Pas...

TKG Data and Analysis: A Weekly Recap

In case you missed any posts this week, here are a few highlights. Click below to read each post in full. Competing for Attention in the Social Networking World Peter Krasilovsky’s post this morning got me thinking about MySpace’s future. It makes a lot of sense that the company would come out with an ad product to rival Facebook’s Pages and [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 22:44:06
Blog: Kelsey Group Blogs...

Why we should give Wikia Search more time

Why we should give Wikia Search more time Filed under: seo — Patrick Altoft @ 9:19 am Everybody seems to be slating Wikia Search from day one ... is the only search engine to have got geotargeting right and that’s why they have an 80% market share ... you search for blogstorm it brings up my photo. That doesn’t happen with Google. One of the worst [more...]

Date: 2008-01-07 09:19:30
Blog: SEOptimise | Search Eng...

Wikia Search Offers Radical Departure From Standard

There was significant change during 2007 in the online marketing space. The major search engines went on a buying spree, search and online marketing finally became ... search engine than Google. This ambitious plan is worth watching, but probably won’t change [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 12:00:18
Blog: OnlineMediaDaily ...

Insider Data Trading (The Real Reason Keyword Prices Will Rise in 2008)

2007 was a year of extraordinary consolidation in the online ad sector, and one very interesting consequence of this consolidation is the fact that the Big Three search ... of their online marketing efforts. For example, a given publisher might be buying some search media from Google [more...]

Date: 2008-01-07 19:15:58
Blog: Search Insider ...

Google Maps market share up 10% in one year

If this trend continues, according to hitwise, Google Maps will become the “maps leader” in the United States within two years. Over the last twelve months, Google Maps gained 10% and almost every other major maps destination lost ground — this sounds a bit like the search engine wars, but with larger fluctuation. Google [more...]

Date: 2008-01-09 23:21:50
Blog: | Googling Google | ZD...

Google Maps gaining market share vs. MapQuest

Heather Hopkins at Hitwise has analyzed MapQuest and Google Maps traffic trends in her post GoogleMaps Making Inroads Against Leader, ... is from traffic from the Google search engine. •This can’t really be attributed to an increase ... and their increased use of the Plus Box in the main search results and Adwords & their use [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 03:24:37
Blog: Understanding Google Ma...

2008 Boston VC Blog Predictions

As I did in 2007 as well as 2006, I thought I'd throw out a few predictions for 2008. So here we go, in no particular order... 1) No Recession ... are proving harder than expected. The particularly strong inflation pressures on search engine [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 14:00:15
Blog: Seeing Both Sides...

Citizen Media Business Issues: Ad Space

(This is the eighth in a series of postings about citizen media business issues. See the introduction here. All of these entries are considered to be in “beta” and will be revised and refined as they find a home on a more permanent area of the Center for Citizen Media web site [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 17:20:38
Blog: Center for Citizen Medi...

Event Planning - it’s hawt.

  Thanks to Sue Pelletier at the face2face blog for highlighting this article from Yahoo! ... advertising, public relations, search engine optimization and web design. A generalist that has experience ... online and has evolved into a think tank for marketers, educators and community leaders interested [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 15:43:21
Blog: Access All Areas...

Ask.com CEO steps down amid shakeup

Ask.com Chief Executive Officer Jim Lanzone is leaving the company in a management shakeup at parent Interactive Corp ... the site last year the search engine remains fourth, behind Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft, but ahead of AOL ... Engine Optimization successMicrosoft preps Vista to thwart rogue gadgets Source: CNET News.com - Business [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 06:26:49
Blog: Extra Technology News...

Kinetic Electric

Kinetic Electric is precisely what it appears to be: a self-produced effort by an untested yet talented sequential artist ... like an ambiguous cancer, and everyone is still in search of their own personal gods, their next “big ... uncertainty engine." And you have to wonder: “Why the hell is she building this robot?” The answer [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 23:45:34
Blog: Ghostmap Microwave...

Wikia Search, Knol, an API for Wikipedia, and Decentralization

Google is too powerful and Wikipedia should save itself (and the world) by introducing fully open API ... engine’s ranking of the website increases links from other sources as well). So here Google ... at the source (Google Search) of at least 50% of traffic to the World’s 9th most visited website [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 05:53:52
Blog: innonate — Exploring th...

Global Thoughtz: International Marketing Blog

So what's Global Thoughtz? Global Thoughtz is a new marketing blog created by Manoj Jasra (me) ... marketing strategies, search engine market share, technology, social media and much more ALL from different countries from around the world. If you are interested in contributing send us an email [more...]

Date: 2008-01-07 05:44:06
Blog: Web Analytics World - S...

Mapquest vs. Google Maps - Google Closing In

Heather Hopkins over at the Hitwise Blog today wrote a very interesting post on how Google Maps is rapdily closing in on market leader Mapquest ... from the Google search engine. Google sends more of its own traffic to Google Maps than to Mapquest ... and attracted 22% of visits to Maps websites. Yahoo! Maps and MSN's Local Live stand 3rd and 4th.Traffic [more...]

Date: 2008-01-09 20:48:00
Blog: Web Analytics World - S...

MySpace and Monster? Not so fast.

Will all those 20-somethings on MySpace soon be able to use another News Corp. (NWS) subsidiary to help them find a job? ... investment in online job search engine Simply Hired in April 2006. What’s more, before the Monster rumors [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 16:32:52
Blog: Media Biz ...

FREE Demon? Yes, FeedDemon is Now Free!

yesterday's announcement about FeedDemon being free, I spotted a number of people asking why anyone would use a desktop RSS reader ... synchronization engine, which makes feed retrieval exceptionally fast.  Unlike non-synched desktop ... . Those points aside, there are a number of reasons why many people prefer desktop RSS readers [more...]

Date: 2008-01-09 18:40:57
Blog: Nick Bradbury...

Top Picks For Office Tools To Give You An Unfair Advantage Over Your Competition

Evan Marc Katz asked me for some recommendations on office tools and I started writing an email, and then thought I'd share the tools with everyone. Good luck with them. I currently use all of the following... Finances Bank of America - Allowed me to open 16 accounts with no monthly fees, so clients mail payments directly to dedicated accounts [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 09:21:48
Blog: Mark Brooks...

To 'extract, transform and load' or to federate

One of the major questions for library systems is the role of metasearch or federation. I have written about this here (Metasearch: a boundary case) ... search, sometimes in smaller course or subject bundles. The issues here are well-known, not least ... repository, ILS, institutional repository, ...) and offers an integrated search. This may still [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 15:11:07
Blog: Lorcan Dempsey's weblog...

Why Microsoft Is Acquiring FAST

On January 3, 2008, we emphasized the strategic importance of focusing on enterprise search in 2008 to improve the customer experience you provide ... has released its first advanced search engine, a first release that will take some years to catch ... . Microsoft seems to agree. On January 7th, Microsoft offered to buy Norwegian enterprise search [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 17:10:22
Blog: Outside Innovation...

Updated Proton BLM Stage-by-Stage Teaser

here. Now we are able to see clearly the roofline of the car in person without disguise. It’s not awkward like some Japanese hatch-turned-sedan cars, but I did notice that the BLM is a taller than average sedan, probably to improve the headroom in the interior. [more...]

Date: 2008-01-09 19:41:54
Blog: Paul Tan's Automotive I...

That little Misunderstood PowerShot G9

Yesterday I happened to look at the stats page for this blog and was struck by the fact that, all of a sudden, the Canon PowerShot G9 is responsible for a large proportion of the search engine delivered hits on the blog. The level of those G9 related hits has been growing for some time, but it’s really taken [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 22:00:08
Blog: Musings on Photography...

Rock/Creek Builds Expanded Web Presence With Coptix

Chattanooga, TN- Rock/Creek has launched a redesigned e-commerce web site, developed by Chattanooga's leading integrated design company, Coptix, Inc ... with the latest in web-standards & search engine-friendly methods. The new site is much easier to update ... . The company has also named Coptix as its Interactive Agency of Record. rockcreek-screenshot [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 20:48:19
Blog: Rock Creek Chronicle...

Google home page

Here is a question for all of you Firefox power users … When was the last time you saw the Google home page? ... is the latest search engine market share report I could find, from September ‘07: Search Engine Market ... As opposed to jumping straight to the search results page from the search box in the top right [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 00:00:42
Blog: Rowan Simpson...

What Does 2008 Have In Store For Local?

Locals Only - A Column From Search Engine Land Many people I speak to still ask the familiar question, " ... more complex than the general search market, which features an ecosystem built around a small number [more...]

Date: 2008-01-07 14:12:12
Blog: Search Engine Land: Mus...

SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 7, 2008

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Don't Blame Google For Your Own Linking Failures Here's a pair ... , the open source search engine from Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales' Wikia, Inc. organization [more...]

Date: 2008-01-07 21:11:12
Blog: Search Engine Land: Mus...

SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 10, 2008

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Understanding Search Usability - Part 2 In part 1 of Understanding ... about the low-cost networking series that is backed by Search Engine Land's forum site, Sphinn. The idea [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 22:20:00
Blog: Search Engine Land: Mus...

SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 11, 2008

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New AOL Finance Gains Market Share To Become Top Site TechCrunch ... at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 22:20:00
Blog: Search Engine Land: Mus...

Baidu To Launch New Japan Search Engine

prbaidujp Baidu appears to have decided that they’ll never abandon the Japan market with the forthcoming new Japan search engine. Its new Japan search engine will be launched on 23 this month. This revamped search engine ... market. Yahoo! Japan still leading the search engine market and any new entrants do not seemed [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 08:11:02
Blog: TagEdge - Tech News, Ve...

Porn Gets a Set-Top Box

First of all, with CES and the Adult Entertainment Expo in the same town (the AEE opened Wednesday) ... with a proprietary search engine that enables you to find programming using a variety of search terms ... you watch. Spend as much time as you want searching for movies or navigating through scene selections [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 23:35:46
Blog: Tech-Ex...

The Value of Online Real Estate - Your Site Has More Value Than You Think

Over the past few years it has come to my attention that many site owners, ... Mark Jackson of Search Engine Watch. Potential ... of a site. A smaller group understand that PageRank, links & search rankings are also of value [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 22:56:10
Blog: Rants from the Server R...

Two new studies on the state of privacy

"No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks", states the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was adopted by the United Nations in 1948 [more...]

Date: 2008-01-09 21:28:29
Blog: HYPERtext...

Interview with Jimmy Wales: “Quality search is a commodity”

Wikia Search After waiting for a year, it finally happened today: Jimmy Wales launched an alpha version of Wikia Search ... network we’ll launch on Monday is just a project to build a search engine. We’re not at all pretending ... people will switch to his engine: “It’s very easy for people to switch from one search engine to another [more...]

Date: 2008-01-07 19:59:17
Blog: The Next Web - Now!...

Inman Connect review

Five quick observations about this week's Inman Connect NYC: The declining housing market, ... John Vogel does propose a solution.Brian Boero provides 50 powerful tips to help your business ... , then their competitors will and still leave them in the dust as blogs eventually dominate search [more...]

Date: 2008-01-09 18:30:10
Blog: TRANSPARENT REAL ESTAT...

Basics of Search Engine Optimization

For those unfamiliar with the practice of search engine optimization, also known as the acronym SEO for short ... sponsored / natural search results) otherwise known as search engine result pages (or SERPs). SEO ... with achieving a high search engine position. Internal linking - how the sites navigation is established [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 16:31:16
Blog: TwinCitiesTech.com Inc....

Increase Your Impact Online by Duplicating Your Success

One of the great advantages of internet marketing and blogging is that what you learn through one project or website can be applied to others ... t have to waste as much time with unprofitable marketing methods on future projects. Search Engine Optimization ... . The lessons that you are learning through your experience today can not only help you to build [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 02:08:57
Blog: Vandelay Website Design...

Roundup: Floating data centers, Xobni, Jaffe, Lanzone, Revver & more

Here’s the latest action: 1. Data centers floating in the SF Bay? 2. CEO of search engine Ask goes to Redpoint 3 ... this one. lanzone.jpg CEO of search engine Ask goes to Redpoint — IAC/InterActiveCorp’s Jim Safka becomes chief executive of IAC’s search engine, Ask.com, which has remained steady at around 4 percent market [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 07:34:34
Blog: VentureBeat ...

Search Engines: Caught Somewhere In Time

Yesterday at 6pm EST, I was speaking with a successful entrepreneur who mentioned that the sale of his company ranked in the Top Internet deals of ... it, a normal search engine like Google would suffice. Opportunities for Niche Search Engines Bear in mind ... of money and time in a vertical, domain-specific search engine called MetaMojo.com. I even [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 22:58:41
Blog: HipMojo.com - Main Stre...

What Kind of Returns Do Investors Look For?

HitWise reports that Jason Calacanis‘ new venture, Mahalo.com, garnered 0.02% market share in the search market ... Dodge, who published a great post saying that 1% market share in search = $1B in market cap ... . But give him credit for trying in a cut-throat and competitive space like search. One thing however [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 00:13:29
Blog: HipMojo.com - Main Stre...

Should CBS and Yahoo! Merge?

In the past, we’ve looked at many alternatives for Yahoo!’s Board, management, and shareholders (I am one). Those options have thus far included: - status quo (a $100B market cap by 2010?) - merger with eBay - merger with Viacom - acquisition by/merger with Microsoft - taken private - sale to AT&T - can Google buy Yahoo! [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 17:23:45
Blog: HipMojo.com - Main Stre...

Getting results in a competitive market

Getting results in a competitive market Posted in All by Rich on January 10th, 2008 My web design company, Richard Quick Design, does a lot of search engine and Google pay-per-click work for clients. Getting visitors ... currently doing some work for 1st 4 Mortgages, a company who do mortgages in Cornwall, and I thought [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 06:21:13
Blog: Web Design Book...

Liveblogging NITLE, “Scholarly Collaboration and Small Colleges in the Digital Age”, 5th panel

Liveblogging NITLE, “Scholarly Collaboration and Small Colleges in the Digital Age”, 5th panel January 11th, 2008 Dan Schnaidt, ... of faculty collaboration in digital contexts at Wesleyan, “back-end engine”, since 2000. Focus on creating ... Village) People with a fieldwork component to their work really found the learning objects approach [more...]

Date: 2008-01-12 01:01:37
Blog: Easily Distracted ...

Free Internet Marketing Methods that will Save your Internet Business

Best things in life are free, as many would say. This especially holds true with efforts in advertising one’s products or services ... your business through free search engine submission and optimization. Submit your website to various ... or search engine optimization-friendliness of your articles, you can look for free content from article [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 09:51:11
Blog: Internet Marketing Blog...

Mobile Video Search Is Here, Courtesy Of JuiceCaster

Juice Wireless Inc. has just launched a brand new service via their JuiceCaster mobile social networking platform that allows users to search for ... works on almost all video-enabled mobile phones. The Mobile Video Search engine is primeval ... user-posted videos from a handheld device. The new service is called Mobile Video Search (MVS [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 19:20:10
Blog: AccuraCast Search Daily...

Hey, Wikipedia, Save Us From Googlebot! Give Us an API!

SAI contributor Nate Westheimer is the founder of BricaBox, a stealth-phase NYC start-up. He writes the blog Innonate ... get 40-something percent directly from Google, but one has to assume that the search engine’s ranking ... and the release of Wikia Search (see Allen Stern’s excellent coverage here). If there’s one thing that’s clear [more...]

Date: 2008-01-10 12:24:37
Blog: Silicon Alley Insider ...

A Look at the Kazuma ATV

A Look at the Kazuma ATV January 11th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed The all terrain vehicle market is a extremely competitive, quickly evolving market.  The colors, features, sizes, and costs that are available can make ... the all terrain vehicle market by surprise. The Kazuma Company is established in China and Kazuma ATVs [more...]

Date: 2008-01-11 21:21:42
Blog: Expert ATV Comparison G...

Charity search engine Everyclick.com hoping to increase success

Everyclick.com, a UK-based search engine that raises money for charities each time a user conducts a query, ... to make Everyclick.com their default search engine. It is now the eighth most popular search engine ... in the US and new links with big firms. The site works in the same way as other search engines [more...]

Date: 2008-01-07 20:21:12
Blog: Search engine optimisat...

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