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Category: General News
You’re listening to Google Radio…
It seems that practically anything having to deal with the Internet involves Google. Not anymore…now you get to deal with listening to Google ads on the radio! According to multiple sources on the Internet and confirmed by the search engine giant, Google is expanding its services from the digital media to the print and broadcast […]
Blogging your way into politics…
If you’ve been watching the news or even been reading about this year’s political campaigns, chances are that you’ve run into someone talking about a political candidate’s blog or some political pundit’s website with their two-cents. Well CNN has taken that one step further with tonight’s election results. As broadcasted, approximately thirty (30) of the […]
Online Tourism Measured…
In a fascinating article published online in August 2006, recent online trends were revealed regarding how hospitality and travel firms are using web marketing effectively. The organization that conducted this study, A Couple of Chicks Marketing, surveyed over 250 hospitality industry professionals to gain a benchmark on tourism marketing and search web trends in 2007. […]
Create your own search engine…
Call it charity, philantrophy, or simply a way for Google to reach out to a larger market…whatever it is, Google has released new tools that will allow users to create their very own search engine. Yes, that’s right…Google wants to control more online advertising revenue and be a great influencer in how you navigate the […]
Internet Explorer: The Next Generation…
It seems that Microsoft has come to its senses and started a new revolution with its recent release of Internet Explorer 7. With tab-like browsing similiar to Firefox, a brand new look for its browser, RSS Feed capability, and additional security, IE7 has everyone talking. Could it be one of the better versions that Microsoft […]
Wanted: Lost Ad Online…
Over the course of my experience with SEA/SEM, I’ve encountered questions regarding online ads and where they’ll appear. I’ve received questions such as “I can’t see my ad on Google when I type in my search query. How come?” Well the answer is because if you advertise with a big search engine such as Google […]
Selling knowledge back to the masses…
The Washington Post reported today on a story about PicksPal.com and how it’s methodology of choosing 30 “experts” to effectively predict the outcome of sporting events and sell that prediction back to the public. This philosophy of selling knowledge isn’t an old thing. With the introduction of the Internet, word of mouth, or viral marketing, […]
Internet Connectivity…
The recent quake in Hawaii last Sunday, internet connectivity was limited to just a few sites that were accessible. For those outside of Hawaii, trying access Hawaii-based websites was very difficult, partially because of the lack of power available during the day. Regardless, it was near impossible for anyone to find out what was going […]
Uncovering ‘Project Panama’
Codenamed “Project Panama”, this apparent top-secret project being undertaken by Yahoo! appears to be the search engine giant’s attempt to redeem itself in the wake of new competitors. With the success of Google AdWords and the unveiling of Microsoft’s response to the apparent “duopoly”, Yahoo has been losing ground (and revenue) and has been forced […]
There are always two sides to the story…
So not everyone is happy with the Google/YouTube deal. For all the efforts that Google is taking to assuage fears that it will take YouTube and manipulate it so badly that people will begin to stop using it, there is feedback on the recent announcement by the founders of YouTube on their site. Above you […]