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Sep 30, 2011 •
Videos are today’s hottest thing on the Internet, says video-hosting company Wistia. According to a recent study conducted by Lexington, Massachusetts-based company, 71% of Internet users in the United States visit video-sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo and Hulu. The study, which is concluded with an entertaining infographic, also shows interesting demographic stats like the fact that minorities and...
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Sep 28, 2011 •
After video-streaming site Hulu put itself up for sale last month, six companies including Google, Yahoo! and Amazon reportedly have submitted their initial bids. Yahoo!, whose interest first led Hulu to consider a sale, remains an eager bidder, but the Sunnyvale-headquartered corporation could be outbid by Google or Amazon. Rather surprisingly, however, none of them emerged as the highest bidder....
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Sep 22, 2011 •
Facebook has made big changes. Again. And the News Feeds yesterday were, unsurprisingly, bursting with complaints as many of the social-networking site’s 750 million users began noticing the adjustments. “This is absolutely the worst of the many wrong-headed ‘improvements’ you have made, and that’s quite a feat. I think Facebook’s usefulness to me has now been outstripped...
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Sep 21, 2011 •
Former Microsoft exec Jeff Lanctot has rejoined the digital agency where he spent 10 years as an employee, Razorfish. The move ends a two-year dalliance with Microsoft, where Lanctot stayed after its 2009 sale of Razorfish to Publicis Groupe. Mr. Lanctot will serve in the newly created role of Chief Media Officer, reporting directly to Razorfish...
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Sep 16, 2011 •
Last week, Google acquired Zagat as part of the company’s strategy to improve its location services and reviews, which have always been the tough nut to crack for the search engine giant. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it’s safe to say that Zagat is one of the largest acquisition made by Google. And...
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Sep 9, 2011 •
Google announced yesterday that it had acquired Zagat, one of the most well-known restaurant reviewers. Zagat is best known for its small guidebooks that offer reviews and recommendations on restaurants around the world. Writing on the company’s official blog, Marissa Mayer, Google’s vice president of Local, Maps and Location Services, wrote, “I’m thrilled that Google has acquired...
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Sep 8, 2011 •
We are about three months away from the grand opening of the somewhat controversial .xxx top-level domain, and ICM Registry, the company administrating the launch, is understandably busy doing some prep work for that special event. After the sunrise period of the TLD launch officially started yesterday, interested parties have begun pre-registering or restricting their brands...
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Sep 2, 2011 •
Keyword research is believed to be the blueprint of any successful SEO campaign. Though it appears to be a very straightforward task – you fire up your keyword research tool of choice and find the keywords that relate to your industry with the highest search volumes, sadly that’s not the way to do it if you want...
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Aug 30, 2011 •
The holy Internet is full of amazing videos. Some are amusing, some are inspirational and some are profound. But for every great video you see, there are a number of videos that are just plain awful. Many of these videos actually have the potential to be viral, but sadly, lack in execution. Below are things you...
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Aug 24, 2011 •
“Never identify yourself as an expert” is an easy social media myth to bust. Labeling yourself as an authority might make you sound pretentious, but a research done by HubSpot’s social media scientist Dan Zarrella clearly shows that telling your Twitter audience why they should listen to you absolutely works to increase your reach. Twitter bio...
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Aug 23, 2011 •
Research in Motion (RIM) has announced three Blackberry Curve models – 9350, 9360 and 9370, with connectivity being the difference: the 9350 is CDMA-only, 9360 supports GSM and UMTS while 9370 supports both GSM and CDMA. All three of them run RIM’s latest Blackberry 7 OS. Unlike yesteryear’s Curves, the new Curves now sport a higher resolution screen....
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Aug 19, 2011 •
Knowing a thing or two about search engine optimization is always an advantage if you’re in a band. With some experience in SEO, you can optimize the Facebook page of your band and get your D.I.Y music video on Google’s first page yourself. But much, much before that, some basic knowledge about SEO can help you...
