Twitter is tracking you on the web by Dustin Curtis
Is it okay for Twitter to sell your web browsing history to advertisers? The company is playing with a very slippery slope. via dcurt.is I personally don’t have a problem with this as I have nothing to hide but for those that do then don’t use Twitter full-stop. I think this is an over reaction [...]
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Did Google Drop 100+ Small Directories
Yesterday I covered a WebmasterWorld thread where SEOs were complaining that Google has been removing tons of free web directories from their index. I conducted some random tests and did notice some of these free web directories not coming up in Google. Later in the day, Terry Van Horne began running larger tests on 500+ [...]
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Article: eyewear computers
Eyewear Computers http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/apple-facebook-project-glass/ If you haven’t heard, Google today announced it is beginning public tests of augmented reality glasses with the codename Project Glass. A mouthwatering mock-up video of what the device might eventually be capable of shows someone using voice commands to send messages, take photos, share to Google+, see the locations of friends, view maps, [...]
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Article: Here’s What Could Kill Facebook
Here’s What Could Kill Facebook http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/15/heres-what-could-kill-facebook/ Mobile is the biggest threat to Facebook, and the company admits it. If it can’t make more compelling mobile apps and earn more money from these small screens, the shift to mobile will see Facebook lowered into its own grave. (via Instapaper) Interesting article but it makes sense, think [...]
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Whats The Intent of The Keyword? That is The Question
An often overlooked but very important part of your keyword research strategy is to look at the intent of the keywords that a user searches on. By identifying the intent of each keyword you can focus the content of your landing page or Adwords ads specifically, hence increasing your click-through-rate and conversions. Another important reason [...]
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Eric Schmidt Is Right: Google’s Glory Days Are Numbered
Eric Schmidt Is Right: Google’s Glory Days Are Numbered TechCrunch Editor’s note: Guest contributor Dan Kaplan leads Product Marketing for Twilio and writes occasionally about the extrapolation of the present into the future. Follow him @dankaplan. “History shows that popular technology is often supplanted by entirely new models.” That simple observation, presented in a letter [...]
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iTunes man ‘heading up Apple Television’ development
iTunes man ‘heading up Apple Television’ development TechRadar: Television news Apple is reportedly using the software engineer who built iTunes to head up development of the widely mooted Apple Television. With Steve Jobs’ biography pouring fuel on the fires of the longstanding suggestion Apple will build a branded television, news wire Bloomberg has suggested that [...]
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Facebook revamps News Feed
Facebook revamps News Feed TechRadar: Internet news Facebook has announced changes to the way posts are ordered on your News Feed, with those deemed ‘most important’ now appearing at the top of the page. Depending on how often you visit the social network, you’ll either see the most recent stories or the top stories, when [...]
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The 10 Essential Apps You Need to Run a Mobile Freelance Business
The 10 Essential Apps You Need to Run a Mobile Freelance Business SitePoint There are a lot of articles out there that claim to showcase 50 or more ‘essential’ web and desktop apps for freelancers who want to run their businesses 100% digitally. The reality is that anyone who claims there are 50 or even [...]
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The Money is Heading to Online Advertising
I was reading up on where the online advertising industry is at and I come across some very interesting news. I always knew it was an area of growth and more money is being spent online now, but according to eMarketer, “Growth for US online ad spending will crest this year at 20.2% and remain [...]