» This is great for all the tech nerds out there: The New York Times crosswords honors Steve Jobs with a puzzle created by a Quora engineer. [AllThingsD] » Google’s Eric Schmidt pays Mr. Jobs a tribute, too. [BusinessWeek] » There is a 64GB iPhone in the works. [CNet] » Social media ROI? You decide! [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Google’
October 7th, 2011
Affiliate Bites: Eric Schmidt’s Steve Jobs Tribute, Social Buzz Linked to TV Ratings, + More
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media 
Tags: Apple, Eric Schmidt, Google, Quora, Steve Jobs, TV Ratings 
No Comments »October 4th, 2011
Affiliate Bites: Sprint Bets All on iPhone, Twitter Launches Advertiser Site, + More
» Mobile motions! Sprint is basically betting its entire livelihood on the iPhone. [WSJ] » Facebook’s tracking cooking has returned. [ZDNet] » An interview with the CEO of a company specializing in content unlocking as a business model. [Performance Marketing Insider] » So Yahoo! is looking to up its stock…by increasing original reporting. [NYT] » [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media, Technology Tags: Advertising, Content Marketing, Content Unlocking, Google, Twitter, Yahoo No Comments »October 3rd, 2011
Affiliate Bites: Facebook’s Frictionless Sharing Causes Friction, Affiliate Networks Are Evolving, + More
» Facebook’s new “frictionless sharing” timeline feature is causing…well…a lot of friction. [Poynter] » …meanwhile, Simon Dumenco contends it’s becoming a black-hole of all content, devaluing all web-based media. [AdAge] » Google has big, display-powered dreams for its +1 button. [Performance Marketing Insider] » How a tech campus could change the face of New York [...]
September 27th, 2011
Affiliate Bites: Google+ Traffic Surges, Facebook WANTs You, + More
» Google+ traffic was up a modest 1269% last week. [RWW] » Quite possibly creating the easiest inroads for marketers on the social platform, Facebook plans a WANT button. [Performance Marketing Insider] » With all this talk of the Amazon Tax, what’s life like for the workers who make the Amazon brand possible? [Morning Call] [...]
Posted in Industry News, Marketing, Social Media, Technology Tags: Amazon.com, Facebook, Google No Comments »September 26th, 2011
Affiliate Bites: Search Marketing Costs Evolving, Gmail Like A Pro, + More
Search is evolving, social is still mysterious, but email is easier than ever.
September 21st, 2011
Affiliate Bites: U.S. Gov’t Looks Into Google Ad Rates for Microsoft, Privacy Perceptions, + More
» PRICE CHECK! Turns out Google’s ad rate for Microsoft is under some serious U.S. governmental scrutiny. [Bloomberg BusinessWeek] » Another piece showing that perhaps privacy online is simply in the eye of the beholder…and that data is not really as invasive as we might make it out to be. [Adotas] » Angling to exhibit [...]
Posted in Education, Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media Tags: Affiliate Summit West, Facebook, Google, Laws, Mark ZUckerberg, Microsoft, Netflix, Privacy No Comments »September 19th, 2011
Affiliate Bites: Will Qwister Slow Netflix Revenues Further?, Facebook-Assisted U.S. Jobs Boom, + More
Netflix splits into two, Google leapfrogs further into Daily Deals, and MailChimp gives affiliate marketers the stink-eye.
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Posts, Social Media Tags: Facebook, File-Sharing, Google, Groupon, MailChimp, Netflix, P2P, Qwikster, RIAA No Comments »September 13th, 2011
Affiliate Bites: Regular People Can Get Paid Per Tweet Too, Google Slips in Share While Bing Gains, + More
» Now you too can get paid for tweeting sponsored messages! [AdWeek] » Turns out a major filesharing service trying to do right by a big Hollywood studio ended up the victim of fraud by said studio…and now they’re going to court. [TorrentFreak] » Google’s slight search share slip is Bing’s gain. [Computerworld] » Nielsen [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media, Technology Tags: Bing, Gavin Dunaway, Google, Hotfile, Search Marketing, Twitter, Warner Bros. No Comments »September 1st, 2011
Affiliate Lunch: Build Lists Well, Smartphones Sell, + More
» Pace Lattin lets you in on the three highly effective habits of solid list-building. [Performance Marketing Insider] » Well if this won’t just get under Google’s (Chrome browser?) skin: Facebook has quietly rolled out a crazy LIKE button extension for the browser. [TechCrunch] » Smartphones make up 40% of the mobile market now. [RWW] [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Social Media, Technology Tags: Chrome, Facebook, Google, List Building, Mobile Marketing, Pace Lattin, Twitter 2 Comments »August 30th, 2011
AM Affiliate: Google Wants to Make +1 Bang Louder, Social ROI in Motivation, + More
» Google wants to shake up the special herb-and-spices blend that make its search results so unique; they want to make +1 recommendations more pivotal. [The Atlantic] » Looking for a way to create major buzz on Twitter? It’s easy. Record an instantly iconic pop song. Then get pregnant. Beyonce did both and the announcement [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Social Media, Technology Tags: Beyonce, Google, ROI, Thailand, Twitter No Comments »
