Here are my excuses for not riding in the 2009 PMC and Prouty: 1. There is 3 feet of snow on the ground, followed by 1″ of ice, followed by another 6″ of snow. 2. The economy is a nightmare, nobody has money for their own needs let alone random […]
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Big day for Google: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-10026577-39.html With a face recognition feature set to launch at noon PDT Tuesday, Google’s Picasa Web Albums will help users label their photos with the names of subjects. That and other changes to the photo-sharing site are joined by a new beta version of the accompanying […]
Hopefully Microsoft sees this as the threat to XP that it is: http://www.google.com/chrome I haven’t played with it too much yet, but is this a replacement for FireFox? My friend Pete (Yettas) claims it’s extremely fast, which is the biggest complaint I hear about FF. March ’09 Update: Aside from […]
Here’s a good article on Google’s update, the First Page bids is a great improvement over deactivating terms. Aug. 21, 2008 at 9:00pm Eastern by Barry Schwartz Google AdWords Now With Real Time Quality Score, First Page Bid & More The Google AdWords blog announced three major changes happening to […]
I passed on the Google Dance this year but was curious to see pictures in near-real time (from less than an hour ago). Google and the other search engines can’t pull the data in that quickly but Twitter is able to using search.Twitter.com (aka Summize). A quick search for “Google […]
I’ve received a few emails from friends about how to best adjust Facebook’s privacy levels. I’m not sure if this is the best way, but I certainly think it’s a step in the right direction and can greatly increase the value and usability of Facebook to you as you won’t […]
We’re actively looking to hire – particularly in SEM. Check out our profile on GlassDoor.com and you’ll notice we have a higher employee satisfaction than the ever-praised Google. Ignoring financial perks, other benefits include TA branded iPods for new employees, daily doses of Rock Band on Xbox or Tennis on […]
This is my third SES conference and to be honest, Search Engine Strategies 2008 San Jose just isn’t cutting it. I was pretty impressed with last year, but this year… Meh. To begin with, there is certainly a larger amount of sponsored sessions. The focus has shifted towards agencies, rather […]
Some interesting graphs illustrating Facebook and Twitter demographics by state: http://andrewchen.typepad.com/andrew_chens_blog/2008/08/early-adopters-vs-the-mainstream-google-insights-points-out-websites-only-used-by-silicon-valley-nerds.html
Based on some urging from the Kuhn brothers, here are some of my preliminary thoughts on the [16GB] 3G iPhone. Since it’s too easy to find fan-boy sites hailing the iPhone, I’m going to err on the critical side. Also, considering I use non-Apple applications the majority of the time, […]