January 02, 2006
Apple, Google Had Good 2005
Apple, I am betting is going to have a good if not great 2006. The reason I say that is because the company did rather well in 2005. While most of the world focused on the booming sales of iPod, Apple’s core business of selling computers also had a... [MORE]
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]
November 30, 2005
Microsoft testing classfieds service
Filed under: OnlineMicrosoft is reportedly moving into the free online classifieds market. Unline the recently launched Google Base, the Microsoft service - internally referred to as Fremont - will most assuredly and unmistakably be a classifieds service and not just a general online database. The idea to start this was born... [MORE]
November 28, 2005
Search Engine Brands: Google is The Guide
There's been a bunch of buzz the last few days about the Search Engine Experiment. The live test lets you put in a search term: the results from MSN, Yahoo and Google are returned and you're asked to determine which set you think is the most relevant (and therefore... [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 19, 2005
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
Get RSS IM Pings with immedi.at
I haven't tested this yet but immedi.at says it will help you to keep track of RSS feeds via instant message. It pings you whenever any RSS or Atom feed you want to monitor changes. immedi.at works with all major IM carriers including MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk,... [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
Is Podcasting a passing fad?
That's what CNBC is asking its viewers on today's "Closing Bell". Current voting is 68% in favor of "fad" and 32% in favor of "important new business tool" Perhaps I should create a new section on Jaffe Juice titled, "MSM's disparaging poll of the week." Nah, I'll just leave... [MORE]
November 09, 2005
Search engine cooking and the "third page" of search
I wanted to pass along this article from the Washington Post, "My Dinner With Google" by Andrea Sachs, where she searches for recipes that use a set of ingredients -- such as tofu, oranges, and cauliflower on Google. As an avid cook, I've had my share of adventures with... [MORE]
AP To Launch Online Video Service With MSN, Thru Member Sites
: The Associated Press is launching its previously-announced online video network: it is doing so in association with MSN. Member sites participating in the network will use a custom-branded MSN Video player, daily news video from AP, pre-stream advertising to run adjacent to the video in the player (sold... [MORE]
November 08, 2005
Microsoft Revamp For Online Push Gains Urgency
: Microsoft is worried, very worried: in an internal e-mail, Bill Gates said the company needs to better address technologies and trends that are fueling a new wave of money-making on the Internet. The e-mail, which complements a memo from Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's CTO, describes some of Microsoft's missed... [MORE]
Too Much Stuff
Apologies, Searchbloggers, for my absence. Travel plus some Real Life stuff have intervened on my abilities to properly post. Meantime, much afoot. Here are some highlights. Looksmart is branching into vertical search in a big way. Reactions are varied. Searchblogger Chris Zaharias has started a site on SEM. Find... [MORE]
Sprite: spray it, don't say it
Together with MSN, Sprite has launched a branded entertainment website. The site targets teens and challenges them creating a graffiti design using pre-designed stencils and backgrounds. Graffiti can designed in 25 different locations and can voted by other users. The...... [MORE]
November 07, 2005
House hunting with the new Yahoo! Maps
I had a chance to put the new Yahoo! Maps through its paces this weekend as I went around to open houses on Sunday. Anyone who's been through the drill knows what a pain it is to do this! First, a quick overview of what's new and different with... [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]
SBC Does a Backtrack on CEO Comments
: So it was a momentary lapse of reason for SBC CEO Ed Whitacre...the company is now backtracking from the earlier comments made by Whitacre..in an interview with BW last week, he said that Google, MSN, Vonage, and others may have to pay to get access to their broadband... [MORE]
