Archives for March 2008
links for 2008-03-28
Hong Kong tycoon Li raises personal Facebook investment above $100 mln - MarketWatch
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing said Thursday he has increased his personal investment in social networking site Facebook to more than US$100 million, and might invest even more. Facebook China is enroute! Smart move by Facebook management and investors.
(tags: facebook china)
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links for 2008-03-24
Is OpenID Being Exploited By The Big Internet Companies?
OpenID, a single sign on solution that allows people to sign into different services with the same login, gained significant momentum over the last year as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL all pledged their support. But little action has been taken…
(tags: openid)
ESPN Turns Off Ad Nets
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Engadget Google Search Result Includes Search Box
Doing some research this morning I noticed this entry in my Google search result.
This is a cool new Google feature that will be well received by users, sites and advertisers.
links for 2008-03-22
CBS Sports Facing March Madness Backlash on Facebook. “This App Blows.”
I’m having fun with this app! I guess I’m not as serious about winning the $10k. I did, however, Spam my “friends” accidentally. Facebook usually limits the number of friends you can invite, but this time it didn’t.
(tags: cbs facebook)
Groundswell
This “social technographics” […]
links for 2008-03-21
Camcorder Brings Zen to the Shoot - New York Times
I agree with Mr. Pogue on this! I have a $600 HD Sony camcorder and a $150 Flip. I absolutely love the flip because it’s simple.
(tags: video)
links for 2008-03-20
Online Advertisers To Spend Through Turbulence - eMarketer
eMarketer predicts that, despite the economic rough patch, US online advertising will continue to grow through 2008. Online ad spending will rise by 23%.
(tags: research online advertising recession)
Facebook About To Pass MySpace In Worldwide Traffic - Silicon Alley Insider
Facebook continues to close rapidly on MySpace’s visitor total: At […]
Starbucks Customers Gets An Ideastorm
This is a good move by Starbucks — as part of their revitalization they have launched a crowdsourcing site (www.mystarbucksidea.com) similar to Dell’s Ideastorm (a GCI Digital project we are proud of).
Like Ideastorm, the site lets Starbucks customers submit ideas for improving the company’s business, products and customer service. There are a lot of […]
links for 2008-03-19
The corporate blog’s dying off - Boston Business Journal
Interesting article (thanks to Diane Lore, VP/Digital, GCI). But the reporter got it wrong. Dell, for instance, is growing its blog program. Blog programs are not sustainable if objectives, resources, process and measurement are not addressed up front.
(tags: enterprise blogging)
links for 2008-03-16
Google Sucks Life Out of Old Media: Check Out The 2007 Share Shift - Silicon Alley Insider
Henry Blodget analyzes “the amazing rate at which advertising spending is moving online.” Some good stats here.
(tags: research advertising online)
Comscore: YouTube dominance grows » VentureBeat
As big media companies and start-ups alike try to make headway in the crowded […]
links for 2008-03-14
Bebo: By the (Not So Big) Numbers | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD
What’s AOL getting for its $850 million in cash to purchase of social-networking site, Bebo? Microsoft’s investment in Facebook last year suggest a valuation of $15 BILLION. That makes AOL’s acquisition of Bebo look like a real bargain.
(tags: social networks)
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