December 19, 2005
So, One Year Later, How'd I Do?
Each year I make predictions. Each year, I review them and see how I did. Then, I make some more. Alright then. Here's my 2004 predictions post, written in late December, 2004. As much as I might wince at the one or two clunkers, I'd say I did pretty... [MORE]
December 17, 2005
AOL-Google-Microsoft: The Deal Dance History in Links
: We covered every little turn in this story....the history of the story through links (reverse chronological order), below: -- AOLGoogle: Some Details Of the Deal -- More On AOL-Google -- Report: AOL, Google Now In Exclusive Talks -- Case: No Return To AOL -- Time Warner Round-Up: Case... [MORE]
December 15, 2005
Partner Events Generate Word of Mouth
Google generated a swirl of buzz in October when they invited their business partners to a partner event that was closed to the public. The reality is that these partner events, or client summits as they are sometimes referred, can be a great way to inspire word of mouth.... [MORE]
December 05, 2005
Time Warner Close TO AOL Decision
: Nothing new on this, really, but just that Dick Parsons, CEO of Time Warner, is close to making a decision about the future of AOL, and that could prove pivotal to the media group's share price as it faces a battle for board control. He has to choose... [MORE]
November 21, 2005
Portal 2.0
Michael Parekh writes: there is a real problem as the big portal companies go into the Web 2.0 world, and it's a possibly intractable one. icrosoft MSN/Live, AOL, (along with Amazon, eBay and Apple for a sub-set of the portal services) need to come to terms with the reality... [MORE]
November 20, 2005
Blogger burnout
Matt, last week everybody was talking about blog sellouts. This week, the big news will no doubt be… blog burnouts. Tech pundit and Microsoft insider Robert Scoble is pulling the plug on his Scobleizer blog. He wants his personal life back. Here’s why: It’s becoming more and more clear... [MORE]
November 19, 2005
Google Base v. microformats
I’ve read the little background material on Google’s Base and still can’t see whether the material you put there can be found by other search engines. I also cannot find evidence of an API that shares any standards for tags and structure. Is Base open or closed? So far,... [MORE]
SOLD OUT: Come back in 18 month's time
This morning's Wall Street Journal wrote up (subscription required) on the burgeoning Web platform and the conundrum facing pretty much any mainstream marketer with money to spare and the premium web publishers (portals) with limited inventory. My thoughts are two-fold: 1. According to the article, MSN is charging up... [MORE]
November 16, 2005
AOL inserts some new uninvited bots into buddy lists
Xeni Jardin: Boing Boing reader Luke says, AIM just automatically added a couple of bots to everybodys buddy list. I had a weird conversation with the MovieFone bot. (11:51:07) me: i will crush you (11:51:07) MovieFone: Excellent.... [MORE]
As Portal Inventory Dwindles, Will Ads on Blogs Rise?
TechWeb reports that advertising executives surveyed by the American Advertising Federation see blogs as a medium worth watching, yet said they haven't proven their worth. On a scale of 1 to 5, respondents to the AAF survey rated these channels in the middle of the media pack, considerably lower... [MORE]
Web Sites Build Up Ad Backlog
16 Nov 2005 from WSJ.com: What's News US | Read the full story» Yahoo, AOL, MSN and other leading Web sites are selling out ad space far in advance, allowing for big rate increases. (Subscription required!)... [MORE]
Demand For Ad Inventory Outstrips Supply At Major Portals (sub. req.)
: Nothing new about this in one sense ... ad inventory has been at a premium for months and is among the top drivers of the push for more video with its 15-second broadband bookends and the move to ad-supported video for sites like CNN. Still, when OMD Digital's... [MORE]
November 15, 2005
Yahoo, Gakwer Join Forces In Licensing, Distribution Deal
: Once again, Nick Denton zigs where Jason Calacanis zags. Instead of shopping Gawker Media, Denton is teaming up with Yahoo for the blog network's first multi-blog major distribution deal. Dozens of posts from Gawker's five best-known blogs -- Gawker, Wonkette, Gizmodo, Defamer and Lifehacker -- will be published... [MORE]
November 14, 2005
News of the Day
Good Morning....Today: - Google announced it is making its web analytics (Urchin, which it purchased some time ago) free to all. My big beef with Urchin is how much disk space it uses (it keeps everything so it quickly eats up your storage). So I hope this hosted solution... [MORE]
November 12, 2005
From Service to Application
Late last week - and it was certainly an odd week for all sorts of reasons - I had the honor of appearing before the SDForum's Search SIG in Mountain View, on the Microsoft Valley campus. First I was interviewed by Dan Farber about the book (here's Dan's write... [MORE]
November 10, 2005
Why Yahoo Bowed Out Of AOL Talks; Why Google Is Best Bet
: WSJ has a good story on why Yahoo took itself out of talks with AOL, for a stake or buyout...among the reasons: Time Warner's desire not to give up majority control of AOL and its unwillingness to accept an Internet stock as payment for a stake, says the... [MORE]
Yahoo said to say 'No, thanks' to AOL
Internet media company Yahoo Inc. has backed out of the running to buy a stake in Time Warner Inc.'s America Online (AOL) Internet unit.... [MORE]
Google is Building Yahoo 2.0
In his posting titled Reading the Google Tea Leaves, Tristan compares various product offerings from Google against those of the "big three" (AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo!) and concludes: Google does innovate in some spaces but has largely innovated in order to gain entry in markets that already existed. As... [MORE]
November 07, 2005
Yahoo Ties With Tivo; DirecTV Blocks Service
: Tivo has tied up with Yahoo to allow users to schedule and record TV shows using Yahoo's TV listings. Tivo has a similar tie-up with AOL. But this one goes further: in coming months, TiVo users will be able to view on their TV pictures that have been... [MORE]
November 06, 2005
Yahoo To Launch An Mobile Phone With Cingular
: Updated: Yahoo is going to launch a mobile phone with its broadband access partner SBC (owner of Cingular) by next year, reports WSJ. The SBC-Yahoo phone, which will be manufactured by Nokia, is expected to be available as soon as early next year and will cost $200 to... [MORE]
LA Musings: Google, Yahoo, AOL Etc
: I've been traveling heavily over the last month or so, and picked up some stories and half-stories about LA, and what is shaping up to be the digital media hub (yes, I know, we've been through this phase before, but I do think this time it might turn... [MORE]
