Sedo Domain Market Study – Q4 2010
Domain marketplace Sedo released its Q4 Domain Market Study today. Sedo now hosts over 18 million domain names and produced over 100 million in total sales for 2010 (the first time it has broken that barrier), providing further proof that the domain name industry is alive and well. “The growth in Sedo’s marketplace has been… […]
Kindle E-Books Turn Amazon's Page
The Amazon brand was given a serious boost with the launch of their Kindle e-reader, and they are still reaping the rewards as the digital book formats are outselling the more traditional reading medium, paperback books. According to their fourth quarter report, for every 100 paperback books sold, Amazon sold 115 books in Kindle’s format. […]
Increase Page-load Speeds with SiteSpect AMPS
SiteSpect has launched a Web and mobile performance optimization solution that leverages the power of multivariate testing and behavioral targeting. In recent customer deployments, SiteSpect’s automated multivariate performance optimization solution (AMPS) has decreased page load times by as much as 50 to 70 percent. Faster websites not… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit […]
Google Says War on Spam Ranks First
Google principal engineer Matt Cutts posted a lengthy message on the company’s official blog Friday in response to recent complaints from users about the increasing prevalence of spam in search results. The war on webspam, Cutts writes, is being waged as intensely as ever, in fact saying that Google’s search quality is presently… [[ This […]
Hulu Surpasses 1.2 Billion Monthly Video Ad Impressions
Americans viewed 5.9 billion video ads in December, with Hulu generating the highest number of video ad impressions at more than 1.2 billion, according to Friday’s release of the comScore Video Metrix. Tremor Media Video Network ranked second overall (and highest among video ad networks) with 1.0 billion ad views, followed by ADAP.TV (682… [[ […]
How Skype Can Be a Useful Tool for Content Creators
For many Skype users the tool is simply a phone replacement or a way to make international calls without a charge. While the direct communication uses are obvious, there are so many other ways to use this tool as well. In fact, I believe that one of the hottest trends of the back half of […]
Game On, Groupon. LivingSocial Makes a Splash
UPDATE: Looks like Google is about to get in on the game, too. This fact sheet uncovers Google Offers. That didn't take long, after Groupon famously rebuffed Google's $6 billion buyout offer. In one swift motion, LivingSocial emerged this week as Groupon’s most serious competitor. On Wednesday morning, January 19, LivingSocial… [[ This is a […]
Retailer Provided Best Online Experience During Holidays
Record sales were not the only thing online retailers achieved during the past holiday season, at least not according to a study conducted by Web performance solutions provider AlertSite. E-commerce merchants continue to improve their sites’ performance capabilities during periods of high volume, as exhibited in AlertSite’s 2010… [[ This is a content summary only. […]
Welcome Back Spammers (Not)
Spammers took holiday in the fourth quarter of 2010 but they have returned (in a big way) according to the Commtouch quarterly Internet Threats Trend Report, which covers spam, phishing, malware and Web threats. According to the report, December’s daily average for spam was around 30% less than in September; however spam activity… [[ This […]
People Saying Social Media Unmeasurable Not Looking Hard Enough
People who say social media isn’t measurable aren’t looking very hard. The truth is that there are at least 25 viable metrics you can use to evaluate the success of your social media efforts. The challenge isn’t measurability, it’s knowing which measures are meaningful. Here are the 6 critically undervalued social media success metrics. Daily […]
The Uphill Battle of Building a Web Analytics Culture
All those who have worked at companies which never used or do not use web analytics to make decisions about site changes, know how difficult it is to create a culture of web analytics. It is very hard. Building a culture of web analytics is a grueling uphill task. After working with various client I […]
Why Social Media Practices Are Like Football
Co-authored by Jay Baer and Amber Naslund One of the continuous discussions and questions surfacing in the social media chatterbox is that of “who owns social media?” Is it marketing? Public relations (PR)? Customer service? The answer is . . . yes. For the long-term, anyway. You’re not likely at the point yet where you […]
Office Depot Launches Facebook Sweepstakes
Office Depot has launched a Facebook sweepstakes with the goal to find “America’s Messiest Office.” From today through January 31st, users can upload a photo of their messy, unorganized office space or desk to Office Depot’s Facebook page for a chance to win a variety of prizes. The grand prize winner of “America’s Messiest Office” […]
Watch: New Year's Celebration from Times Square Online
If you want to watch tonight’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square live online, you’re in luck, because The Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment have partnered with Livestream to stream the event. The stream is scheduled to start at 5:50pm Eastern and run until 12:20. It will feature three co-hosts, hourly countdowns, a […]
The Social Path to Organizational Transformation
Social media and marketing have become synonymous over the years. At the same time, social media is placing the customer back in customer service. Each movement represents important and overdue (r)evolutions within business, but this is just the beginning. With every step toward progress we make in social media, we uncover what’s necessary to make […]