Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Should a business blog be personal?:
I posed the question, “ How personal should a business blog be ?” in January 2007, in my travel blog. I’m not sure that there is a definitive answer to this question, as ever it is a matter for personal judgment and balancing priorities. My…
Monday, November 13th, 2006
Blog ads replacing TV, e-mail marketing:
LONDON: Blogs are becoming a force to be reckoned with as a means of advertising products, according to a survey. An Ipsos MORI poll found that the Internet journals are a more trusted source of information than TV advertising or e-mail marketing. But
Thursday, October 12th, 2006
Citizenbay, a Web community of people searching, sharing and producing local news and information, announced today the launch of its global community in which anyone can post or search localized content. This free service allows members to post stories and information that are then reviewed and ranked by their peers. These rankings collectively determine the prominence of a member’s post.
Citizenbay users have the opportunity to contribute to their community in two ways: by writing their own newsworthy posts or seeding news stories they find online. Users are also encouraged to add multimedia elements to their posts, from photos and videos to podcasts.
In addition to sharing information, members have the opportunity to monetize their contributions based on the rankings of their posts. Each day, the top 10 most popular stories in each of the 80 primary cities in the United States and Canada covered by Citizenbay — a total of 800 daily — based on the number of votes received by fellow members — are rewarded with a payment.
Posts are organized into channels, and in addition to local news include classifieds and events. Currently, Citizenbay provides local news to more than 80 primary cities across the United States and Canada. Cities not included in this primary list are classified as secondary cities, which offer both local coverage and coverage for their closest primary cities.
“Our goal is to build a large network of contributors in each of the cities we cover, who will contribute to daily news postings that will keep their communities informed and entertained,” explains Oleg Tscheltzoff, founder of CitizenBay. “By allowing users to vote on the most popular stories, we create a democratic and social method of disseminating local news that isn’t dominated by an editor’s decisions.”
Technorati Tags: portal, news, user-generated content, search, local, social media
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
On his blog, Matt Cutts has confirmed that an update has occurred for Google PageRank.
Technorati Tags: mattcutts, matt cutts, google, pr, pagerank, update, search engine, seo
Thursday, September 28th, 2006
Photobucket announced that it has exceeded more than 25 million members. The site, launched in 2003, has become a creative hub delivering billions of personal photos, graphics and videos daily to over 200,000 different websites — including eBay, Craigslist, MySpace, Blogger, and LiveJournal — and enables sharing via email, instant messaging, and mobile devices. comScore Networks reports that Photobucket is one the top 50 most visited websites, with 15 million unique visitors per month.
Photobucket’s user base has grown 300% over the past year since September 2005, driven by consumer demand for a fast and easy way to share personal digital content using one central online hub.
Technorati Tags: photobucket, photosharing, online photos, ebay, cragislist, social media
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
Just checked out the Google homepage and noticed a cupcake - it is their 8th birthday! The Official Google Blog has more info, including a link to the cupcake image.
Monday, September 25th, 2006
Neil Patel at Pronet Advertising starts off the week with some tips on increasing the popularity of your blog with great content.
Making your blog popular through content - Pronet Advertising
Technorati Tags: blogging, blog marketing, writing, advertising
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
Top search providers, ranked by total searches. Searches represent the total number of queries conducted at the provider.
Table 1: Top 10 Search Providers for August 2006,
Ranked by Searches (U.S.)
Provider - Searches (000) - YOY Growth - Share of Searches
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1. Google Search 3,003,205 30% 50.2%
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2. Yahoo! Search 1,434,169 23% 24.0%
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3. MSN/Windows Live Search 595,584 3% 10.0%
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4. AOL Search 328,559 -18.2% 5.5%
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5. Ask.com Search 136,919 30% 2.3%
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6. My Way Search 135,706 42% 2.3%
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7. iWon Search 30,827 -15% 0.5%
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8. EarthLink Search 24,324 -20% 0.4%
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9. Dogpile.com Search 23,033 -18% 0.4%
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10. SBC Yellow Pages Search 22,929 36% 0.4%
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Technorati Tags: nielsen, netratings, search, searchengine, yahoo, google, msn, aol, ask, marketing
Sunday, September 17th, 2006
Translating your Blog into Different Languages:
They say that there are those who make money from their website catering to USA, Canada, UK and Australia and then their are those who exceed more by catering to every type of language under the sun.
Technorati Tags: blogs, blogging, translation, lost in translation, cultures, diversity
Saturday, September 16th, 2006
Link Bait Addiction and .edu Link Myths:
I don’t recall if I’ve ever actually met Eric Ward, but I’ve been reading his stuff for years. So, shame on me for only just subscribing to his RSS feed - might have something to do with the fact that he just added MP to his blogroll …
Technorati Tags: seo, optimization, search engine, google, yahoo, msn, edu, linkbait, hahaha, tagging
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