Musings on the new Internet
Posted in Quick bytes on Nov 12th, 2007
Facebook added a new option to its search bar allowing users to search for advertising pages. With all the user data and preferences they have, will they eventually beat Google in contextual search and better targeted advertising? We’ll have to wait and see.
Technorati Tags: Facebook, Google, advertising, search engine
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Posted in Quick bytes on Oct 5th, 2007
Internet advertising revenues for the first half of 2007 reached nearly $10 billion, setting a new record representing an increase of nearly 27 percent over the same period last year.
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Posted in Quick bytes on Oct 4th, 2007
El Mercurio Online launches a technology video channel where visitors can learn about “the latest in innovation and trends” and “the transforming effects of Web 2.0 and the new technological devices that captivate fans of these gadgets”.
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Posted in Quick bytes on Sep 27th, 2007
According to eMarketer estimates, 41.5% of children ages 3 to 11 will use the Internet at least once a month in 2007. In total, 14.9 million children will go online in 2007, rising to an estimated 16.6 million in 2011.
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Posted in Quick bytes on Sep 27th, 2007
Calling it a “mistake” and “an incorrect interpretation of a dusty internal policy” Verizon reversed course this morning on Naral’s pro-choice text messaging program.
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Posted in Quick bytes on Sep 26th, 2007
The Yahoo! Podcasts site which never came out of Beta will close on October 31, 2007. No explanation given in the webpage.
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Posted in Quick bytes on Sep 25th, 2007
Hilarious! Australian government launches the Australian Government Consultation Blog Discussion Paper inviting the public to discuss the potential value of having a government “consultation blog”. They can save time and trees having the discussion in the “consultation blog”.
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