Google Finance
PaidContent reports that Google is exploring creating a financial vertical, perhaps along the lines of Yahoo! Finance. Supposedly they are in an exploratory stage and have had meetings with many data vendors.
I tried. I really, really wanted to go back to Microsoft Internet Explorer. Overall, I prefer that browser to Firefox, mostly because the extensions they have and that many web sites take advantage of. But I couldn’t do it. The MSN search toolbar had me feeling good for a while because it enables tabbed browsing. …
More from Squared: 2 in 3 Still Wouldn’t Pay For Online Content But an updated Jupiter study also found the number who did actually pay for content was up 5 points over last year. DMNews.com story I’ve been helping to run some focus group/brainstorming sessions recently and this finding is consistent with what I’ve seen. …
Micro Persuasion: Google Pulls Shenanigans with Geo-Targeted RSS Ads The search company has apparently been testing localized ads without telling anyone. (tags: Google Geotargeting RSS Advertising)
Politics can be a dirty business, that’s certain. In the trenches, many will do the unthinkable. Now some are speculating about PR firms creating fake blogs for the Bush Administration … or even Democrats creating fake fake blogs in an attempt to implicate the President’s team. Let’s not get too carried away here. Professional public…
I had the opportunity to spend some time in Boulder, CO yesterday after the Defrag 2011 conference came to an end. I have also had the pleasure to get to know some of the tech startups from that area over the past few years, and I must say I am impressed. As I walked through…
Steve Rubel reports that BuzzMetrics and Intelliseek have been acquired by Nielsen. This represents an interesting marriage between the old school media measurement (Nielsen) and the new world of blog measurement. Previously, Nielsen has gotten into the web site measurement game generally. As companies begin to pay more attention to what is being said in…