IDC: Global Ad Spending to Hit $106B in 2011
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
Research firm IDC (NYSE: IDC) is looking ahead to rapid growth in online advertising spending in the next three years, projecting that the global market will reach $106.6 billion by 2011.
While they see impressive annual percentage increases, the researchers note that online ad spending is still a relatively minor part of advertisers’ media buys.
“Compared to more mature types of advertising, Internet advertising is growing at a phenomenal rate,” wrote IDC Chief Research Officer John Gantz. “But Internet advertising is still relatively new and growing from a much smaller base.”
The report comes at a time of considerable macroeconomic uncertainty, as economists debate whether the U.S.
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IDC: Global Ad Spending to Hit $106B in 2011
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
Research firm IDC (NYSE: IDC) is looking ahead to rapid growth in online advertising spending in the next three years, projecting that the global market will reach $106.6 billion by 2011.
While they see impressive annual percentage increases, the researchers note that online ad spending is still a relatively minor part of advertisers’ media buys.
“Compared to more mature types of advertising, Internet advertising is growing at a phenomenal rate,” wrote IDC Chief Research Officer John Gantz. “But Internet advertising is still relatively new and growing from a much smaller base.”
The report comes at a time of considerable macroeconomic uncertainty, as economists debate whether the U.S.
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Goodbye, Bill. Hello, Steve
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
Image courtesy Reuters Friday, June 27, 2008, is truly the end of an era. The founder of the software industry’s most successful company is leaving after 33 years. Bill Gates is iconic, and despite all the press coverage that constantly surrounds him, enigmatic. He’s probably a certifiable genius; it certainly showed early on when he was a programming wunderkind. It’s also showed in his technical chops: Even his detractors have to admit that he’s an incredibly astute businessperson and executive. To say he’ll be missed in those roles would be a gross understatement. Where he goes from here, besides trying to help the world’s underprivileged, is anyone’s guess. (Read the full post about ‘Goodbye, Bill. Hello, Steve’…)
Icahn Support From Legg Mason Doubtful on Yahoo
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
A portfolio manager at Legg Mason Capital Management, Yahoo’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) third-largest shareholder, said on Friday he is not sure if he will support activist investor Carl Icahn’s board slate. Icahn has nominated a slate of directors to replace Yahoo’s board at an Aug. 1 shareholders meeting and is seeking to oust Yahoo Co-founder and Chief Executive Jerry Yang in a bid to revive buyout talks between Yahoo and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). “Icahn has got three things. He wants to fire Jerry, eliminate the severance package and he wants to force the sale,” said Robert Hagstrom, whose Legg Mason Growth Trust counts Yahoo as its top holding. “If he can’t force Microsoft to buy them, what’s plan B? (Read the full post about ‘Icahn Support From Legg Mason Doubtful on Yahoo’…)
Goodbye, Bill. Hello, Steve
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
Image courtesy Reuters Friday, June 27, 2008, is truly the end of an era. The founder of the software industry’s most successful company is leaving after 33 years. Bill Gates is iconic, and despite all the press coverage that constantly surrounds him, enigmatic. He’s probably a certifiable genius; it certainly showed early on when he was a programming wunderkind. It’s also showed in his technical chops: Even his detractors have to admit that he’s an incredibly astute businessperson and executive. To say he’ll be missed in those roles would be a gross understatement. Where he goes from here, besides trying to help the world’s underprivileged, is anyone’s guess. (Read the full post about ‘Goodbye, Bill. Hello, Steve’…)
MySpace Opens Profile Portability API
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
MySpace will enable sites across the Web to tie their users’ accounts into their profiles on the popular social network, with the release of the API for its Data Availability initiative.
The company’s Data Availability project previously counted only Yahoo, eBay, Twitter and Photobucket as partners, supporting profile-sharing on their sites. With the release of the new API, however, access to MySpace profiles is open to any site looking to layer in a social dimension.
“Our users spend hours updating and making changes to their profiles, uploading content, and building friend relationships,” MySpace’s Rhonda Rondeau wrote in a company blog post.
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Microsoft to (Finally) Acquire Powerset? Should Someone Tell Icahn?
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
Microsoft to (Finally) Acquire Powerset? Should Someone Tell Icahn?
Microsoft must have been putting on a good poker face a week ago when it said they weren’t looking at any internet-based acquisitions in the wake of failed talks with Yahoo. Venture Beat is now reporting that Microsoft is poised to acquire semantic search company Powerset in the neighborhood of $100 million.
Meanwhile, Carl Icahn is still living his proxy dreams. He’s calling on Microsoft to not make an alternative deal with Yahoo unless a $33 per share guarantee is in place, according to Reuters.
The question is: Which of Microsoft’s bluffs should we call? The one where they said they weren’t interested in acquisitions?
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Human Flesh Search Engines in China
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
Human Flesh Search Engines in China In China, online vigilantes, or “netizens,” use the Internet as a “human flesh search engine” to find and punish people who publish material they consider inappropriate. “Human Flesh Search Engine” is an imprecise translation of “ren’rou sou’suo,” which can be translated as “human-assisted search engine.” In China, though, the Internet is searched by people to hunt down other people and conduct muckraking campaigns. A mob of Chinese ‘netizens’ tracked down and punished a 21-year old video blogger whose clip they deemed unpatriotic. (Read the full post about ‘Human Flesh Search Engines in China’…)
Google Maps Rotten Neighbors
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
Google Maps Rotten Neighbors Rotten Neighbors, founded last July, is the U.S. twist on “”human flesh search engines.” The site singles out neighbors for offenses ranging from sanitary to violent. Using Google Maps, Rotten Neighbors shows homes of the accused, represented by red Monopoly-style houses (for rotten) and green (for good). Most of the postings are anonymous on Rotten Neighbors which averages several hundred thousand “hits” per day. Neighborhood ratings can be given for Noise, Safety, Appearance, Services, Traffic based on a star system that rolls up into an Overall rating. Yes, you can find where registered sex offenders live in your neighborhood. (Read the full post about ‘Google Maps Rotten Neighbors’…)
Google Updates BlackBerry Search Results Pages
Autor admin | 27.06.2008 | Category SEO
Google Updates BlackBerry Search Results Pages
Two weeks after launching faster pages for mobile search, Google Mobile is announcing updates to search results pages for BlackBerry devices. Included in the update:
Need a visual?
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