From the News&Observer, in Raleigh, NC, a piece that claims Google was heavy handed in its negotiations with local officials over a data center. It may be a case of over sensitive officials playing to the local press, but it does remind me of behavior I covered back in…
Google muscled N.C. officials
Records show company was forceful about tax breaks and secrecy
Google tried to silence lawmakers and pushed — at times with a heavy hand — to influence legislation designed to bring the company to Caldwell County.
I'm enjoying reading FM Tech more and more. I read the feed, but the site is good too. It's a mashup of the best of all the technology authors associated with FM. Give it a whirl….
Turn off your search history, with some help from an ex-Googler. (via BB) I don't like Google aggregating this data about me. It is possible to opt out. You can turn off search history recording in the settings page. You can also edit your history, including removing it entirely….
I don’t like Google aggregating this data about me. It is possible to opt out. You can turn off search history recording in the settings page. You can also edit your history, including removing it entirely.
Lost Remote makes a very important point: Showing up first in search is more powerful than promoting your brand on TV. But how to make this happen? It's not just buying keywords. It's having a conversation up, online, that is honest and has integrity and is about your brand….
Last week, as most of you know, Steve Safran broke a national story here on Lost Remote. He appeared on ABC and MSNBC, as well as Boston TV and radio, with plenty of Lost Remote mentions. While our traffic nearly doubled for the day, it more than tripled the next day. Why, according to our logs? Search engines pointed thousands of users to Lost Remote for both the Aqua Teen Hunger Force story and the bad hair bride video. Which is a powerful lesson for TV folks: showing up near the top in Google for popular search terms trumps nationwide promotion on TV (well, unless you have a spot in the Super Bowl). So how’s your search engine optimization going?
IAC, not a banner quarter, but Ask, pretty well, judging from this earnings report. More coverage at SEW and SEL….
He's the TV guy who's now running AOL, and he's been pretty quiet since taking over. Here's coverage of a keynote he recently gave, from iMedia, and an interview. He sounds like he's learning pretty quick…. "First, respect the consumer– don't interrupt his or her experience," Falco said. "In…
“First, respect the consumer– don’t interrupt his or her experience,” Falco said. “In an on-demand world, ads that are unrelated or interruptive are deadly.
“Second, open a dialogue with your customer. Learn to listen as well as talk,” Falco said. “They want to be heard.
Read MoreAn overview of Greenplum, the "Web 2.0 server", from VentureBeat….
PodZinger Unveils New Features and Bigger Player NetJaxer 2.0 – Web 2.0 Distribution Service, Application Launcher for Windows New Software and Exhibit from MIT's Project Simile for Creating Rich Visualizations on Web Yahoo Research Webcast: Pam Samuelson on "Can Copyright Survive the Web Without Lighting Up?" New Harris Survey…
Reader Kamail Jain Writes: Google has a very clean home page. It has links to their advertisement products, may be useful, for 1% of their visitors who advertise on Google. But no link to their privacy policy, which is relevant for 100% of their users….
Reader Kamail Jain Writes: Google has a very clean home page. It has links to their advertisement products, may be useful, for 1% of their visitors who advertise on Google. But no link to their privacy policy, which is relevant for 100% of their users….
Reader Kamail Jain Writes: Google has a very clean home page. It has links to their advertisement products, may be useful, for 1% of their visitors who advertise on Google. But no link to their privacy policy, which is relevant for 100% of their users.]]>
