Monthly Archives: July, 2009
Yahoo-Microsoft Deal Winner Is …
Yahoo-Microsoft Deal Winner Is … Google. First, the deal must pass government review, a process that President Obama has promised to make tougher than previous administrations. And if the deal is allowed – which it likely will, but with Google slowing the process where it can along the way – the parties say it will take 24 months to fully integrate their efforts. What marketshare will Google have by that time … 85%, 90%? The chasm between No. 1 and No. 2 could very well be greater than it is now.
Blogroll, Please
Bottom line: Our blogroll is our version of the tools that help digital marketers like you and us, not a link swap program to help our PageRank. We hope you find some value in the tools.
We Celebrate Our 100th Tweet
Since establishing a Twitter account in early June, tweeting a few times per day, following 20 folks and being tracked by about 30 (spammers deleted!) followers, we’re seeing the value in the microblogging site.
Press Release Optimization for Search Engines
Tips on how to optimize a press release for search engines.
Five Great Info Nuggets About Twitter
Over at his Influential Marketing Blog, Rohit Bhargava distills last month’s comprehensive Twitter report from Sysomos into 10 great info nuggets. We’ll distill it down a bit further:
21% (One Fifth) of Twitter accounts are empty placeholders.
Nearly 94% of all Twitter accounts have less than 100 followers.
Half of all Twitter users are not “active.”
A small minority [...]