links for 2005-10-27
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The search company has apparently been testing localized ads without telling anyone.
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Salesforce Updates via RSS
An intriguing new service is available to allow users of Salesforce.com to get account updates via RSS feeds. [via Scoble] UPDATE: This only works with Enterprise Edition accounts.
Who Would Have Thought Jeff Jarvis Would Run an Ad for Dell Products?
In one of those odd twists of automated ad placement, I saw an ad for Dell product coupons (from a third party site, not Dell itself) in the RSS feed for Jeff Jarvis’ blog tonight. Those familiar with his "Dell Hell" experience will understand the overwhelming irony.
InternetWeek: Google Book Project Likely Legal
An article ("Courts Unlikely To Stop Google Book Copying") about the controversial project finds: Despite objections from publishers and writers, copyright law appears to be on Google’s side, legal experts say. The social value of Google’s initiative to digitize library books, including those protected by copyright, will likely weigh heavily in the search engine’s favor.
links for 2005-10-01
How Marketers Want To Trick Mobile Operators Into Letting Them Spam You (tags: MobileContent Spam) The Political Power Of Blogs (tags: Blogs OnlinePolitics) Motorola To Launch Idle-Screen Pointcast-like Service in U.S. (tags: MobileContent) OPML – An Awesome Experiment (tags: OPML NewProducts RSS Web2.0) MediaPost Publications – Blog Champions: High Click-Throughs Offset Low Reach – 09/29/2005…
Comscore Measures Blogs
Fred Wilson offers some interesting data from Comscore about which blog hosts have the most visitors and which are most sticky.
links for 2005-11-10
LibrarianInBlack: Search Engine Update by Gary Price—CLA Annual Conference (tags: Search Aggregation) TimesSelect Passes 270,000 Subscribers In 52 Days; Half Are Online-Only Subs (tags: PaidContent Subscriptions)