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Quick Hits: Old Media Loses Trust in France, OC Register May Go Tabloid and Google Only Spys On You For Nine Months Now
Still up in lovely Point Reyes, decompessing and re-imagining our web presence, so the output here has been seriously cramped. However, these three little items just beg for notice. 1. We've all seen the "MSM sucks, don't believe what it says" meme gain strength...
Search Advertising Keeps Growing – Because Buyers are Missing the Point
This is a very clear example of how way too many U.S. businesses are results-oriented, rather than process-oriented (h/t TechCrunch): According to eMarketer, search ad spending will reach $10.4 billion this year, more than twice as much as advertisers will spend on...
Search Advertising Keeps Growing – Because Buyers are Missing the Point
This is a very clear example of how way too many U.S. businesses are results-oriented, rather than process-oriented (h/t TechCrunch): According to eMarketer, search ad spending will reach $10.4 billion this year, more than twice as much as advertisers will spend on...
TiVo & DirecTV: Together Again, Unnaturally
Anyone who's been forced in the last year or so to move to DirecTV's craptastic DVRs from the smooth, intuitive, FUNCTIONING TiVo knows the frustration of using this stupid box. The fast-forward, reverse, pause, channel selection, etc. all are barely functional. To...
TiVo & DirecTV: Together Again, Unnaturally
Anyone who's been forced in the last year or so to move to DirecTV's craptastic DVRs from the smooth, intuitive, FUNCTIONING TiVo knows the frustration of using this stupid box. The fast-forward, reverse, pause, channel selection, etc. all are barely functional. To...
Wikiwars (con’t) – Sarah Palin “Scrubs” Her Backstory
The Wikipedia entries for politicians are a well-known battleground. Since so much of politics is attempting to define yourself in the best possible terms while simultaneously defining your opponent in the worst, the fact that reference materials are now "open source"...