Media Spending Inertia Requires Data to Get Marketers to Change
December 11, 2006
Advertising Forecasters Expect Modest Growth for 2007 | adage.com
Top agencies and top marketers using agencies still plan and buy media using antiquated methods.
Operational Inefficiencies Not Addresed
December 7, 2006
Yahoo Shakes Up Leadership | www.mercurynews.com
I'm not convinced that the big operational redundancies and inefficiencies are addressed by this cosmetic shakeup.
Quigo could be next to be aquired
September 19, 2006
Quigo: The next Google? | money.cnn.com
Google has done a great job buying really good technology companies. These guys could be next.
Largest Content Plays Will insource unless prices drop
September 1, 2006
Content Delivery Network Trends | www.variety.com
Akamai and VitalStream or LimeLight make sense for mid-size content owners or those looking to distribute content. However, the largest content delivery sites will negotiate low (nearly commodity) pricing or do it themselves.
International strength + preference for offline contact
August 29, 2006
Google wins eBay's non-US ads and e-commerce tie | newsinfo.inq7.net
Look beyond Google's strong representation of international advertisers and proven high level of monetization, there is the pay-per-call portion of the deal that may be key.
International consumers may not be as comfortable transacting online as US consumers, and therefore the pay-per-call piece of the deal may be the key part of the overall deal.
August 28, 2006
In Depth: Google Discloses Plans For Long-Awaited Office Suite, First Components Due This Week | www.informationweek.com
Google can't afford to lose market share,
It is very hard to change user behavior once it is established
MySpace Clicks not as highly converting
August 22, 2006
My Space is now Google's Space | www.dailytech.com
Google may either want to apply SmartPricing to lower the payout to Fox and charge advertisers less or break out the MySpace inventory into a separate bid.
August 11, 2006
Google Signs $900M Deal With MySpace | www.dailytech.com
This article explores some of the implications from Myspace partnering with Google.
August 7, 2006
XM makes advertising deal with Google | phoenix.bizjournals.com
This artlice talks about Google aggrsive push into the struggling radio market.
The hundreds of thousands of Google's clients will be introduced to the radio business, through their purchase of Dmark a few months ago.
This is the first major deal announced towards Google jumping into the radio business
Click Fraud- Good or Bad for Advertisers
July 27, 2006
Google opens the window on click fraud Company says it will be more transparent with advertisers | www.sfgate.com
Google Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to be more transparent with advertisers about a problem known as click fraud, reversing a policy of secrecy that left many advertisers in the dark about whether they were victims of scammers.
The change by the Mountain View Web giant is intended to combat increasing fears that advertisers are paying -- in some cases thousands of dollars -- for bogus clicks on their ads.
February 7, 2012
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011