Business Strategies:
Arrington out at AOL (for real this time).
After Bartz, Armstrong looks to be next.
Social Media:
100 million people have Klout.
Google+ API not close …unless you’re “trusted”, then it’s ready.
Mobile Computing:
Google ponders 'privileged' access to Android.
Can Microsoft make Windows work on...
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Adobe SearchCenter+ Adds Keyword Performance Predictive Analytics
Adobe SearchCenter+ has added keyword performance predictive analytics through a partnering agreement with OptiMine Software. The OptiMine algorithms will help SearchCenter+ keyword performance data to more accurately predict keyword performance and automatically generate optimal...
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Google has made acquisitions before, including one deal this month, but its latest deal, the acquisition of Zagat, is a first in one way: it signifies a push into the original content space.
Zagat will be a cornerstone for Google's local...
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eBay has acquired Gifts Project - its first major acquisition in social retail after a series of deals that focused on the mobile space.
The Gifts Project is a social gifting platform that allows multiple friends to contribute money toward a...
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As anyone who operates a webpage can tell you, too many tabs (and there is indeed a tab entitled that) can hinder productivity more than help it. Still, though, as the tools and service offerings aimed at online marketing proliferate,...
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Google & Zagat:
Google buys Zagat to reinvent mobile search engine.
Privacy:
Mozilla publishes developer guide for Do Not Track.
YouTube’s Content-ID piracy filter wreaks havoc.
Research & Stats:
IDC: Q2 is the first time smartphones outstripped feature phone shipments.
Gartner: PC shipments to slow to 3.8%...
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