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Widgets reached about 21% of the worldwide internet audience in April according to ComScore. About 40% of widget use, or 81 million of those people, came from North America. Slide had the largest reach, followed by RockYou, Picturetrail and Photobucket.
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comScore released its Internet Yellow Page (IYP) search rankings for Q1 2007, which showed Yellow Book Network was the fastest growing property with an 85-percent gain, while Yahoo! Sites was the market leader, accounting for 22.4 percent of searches.
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Another pro gaming venture. I’ve watched pro gaming matches on DirectTV in the middle of the night after consuming a bit too much caffeine during the day. Is it entertaining? Well, I won’t be setting my alarm or Tivo any time soon. But I’m not Gen Y…
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This is a cool mobile app — it turns mobile phones into portable art galleries on the cheap.
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IT professionals cite social media as the most trustworthy online source of information when making purchasing decisions, according to the inaugural IT Social Media Index.
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“Do you ever use the internet to participate in an online discussion, a listserv, or other online group forum that helps people with personal issues or health problems?” 12% of internet users say yes in this study,
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According to Women’s Wear Daily, Urban Outfitters is testing a text-messaging program that could allow customers to shop by cell phone.
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The NCAA had a newspaper reporter tossed out of the press box yesterday because he was posting live updates on a baseball game to the The Louisville Courier-Journal’s website. Bad move!
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Interesting corporate blog by Patagonia.
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When will the streets in virtual worlds be identical to our own? Soon says Michael Arrington, and I agree. Through the grapevine I’ve learned about a virtual world of “great music locals” that will launch in the coming months.
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NBC announced an online venture intended to supplement Advanced Placement high school courses in three subjects: American history, government and English. This should attract brands trying to reach Gen Y.
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Ben Hammersley has undertaken a new project with the BBC, showing how shows are made, behind the scenes… “Behind the scenes” is an interesting content strategy for any company to consider.
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clearTXT recently introduced Ubiquity, a distributed information delivery system for universities. It is currently used by more than 70 educational organizations, including University of Cincinnati, Seton Hall and University of Memphis.
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Playboy is open for business in SL. Of course I will visit, but just to read the articles.
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Research says “…teens are willing to receive special offers and use their mobile phone to shop if it gives them information about, and access to, the things they want.”
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