Comments on: A Show Of Hands Please…

By: Gum Creative

Gum Creative — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:56:00 +0000

I guess that’s a prime location but I only search from my browser toolbar or a mobile app. Very rarely do I ever search from the homepage of a search engine; the thought doesn’t even cross my mind.

By: umangjaipuria

umangjaipuria — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:46:00 +0000

Is it the most valuable placement?
Wonder how many people go to google.com to search vs. search from the browser bar directly.

By: johnbattelle

johnbattelle — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:13:00 +0000

Yep – sell the platform that sells your services.

By: European Reader

European Reader — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:40:00 +0000

Amazon in Europe still have Kindle on first page
Try amazon.it amazon.fr amazon.co.uk
And from (at least Italy) to amazon.com there’s still kindle on main page stating that is avaible in italy, germany, france etc

By: johnbattelle

johnbattelle — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:13:00 +0000

It’s all about owning YOU.

By: george

george — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:58:00 +0000

I’m sad that the home page is now about commerce.
Is this decision entrepreneurial or managerial based? Times are changing…

By: johnbattelle

johnbattelle — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:11:00 +0000

You can’t take over the whole page on Facebook. That’d be a marketer’s dream, though over time it’d MySpace the place.

By: simeon spearman

simeon spearman — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:57:00 +0000

Doesn’t Facebook already make this available (somewhat) to marketers through Sponsored Newsfeed placements? Since a lot of people are already logged in to Facebook and don’t have to search for the content Facebook provides, paying to guarantee an “ad” makes it into the Newsfeed (the service’s equivalent of Google.com) is relatively simple.

I only bring this up because right after I read your post, I went to Facebook and a sponsored Walmart post was at the top of my feed.

But to your original point, I agree that getting placement on Google.com would be a marketer’s dream.

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Viitorul suna bine « Orlando — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:32:55 +0000

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By: johnbattelle

johnbattelle — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:48:00 +0000

If the passport included my data, I’m in