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Is Social Conversation The Future Of Polls And Surveys ?
Carnegie Mellon University researchers demonstrated how Tweets (“Twitter data” as they call them) replicate opinion estimation for two major U.S. indicators, with some correlations “as high as 80%”, suggesting that readily available texts from social sites could complement and even replace organic polls in the future. In a study called From Tweets to Polls: Linking Text Sentiment... YouTube Boasts Over 2 Billion Daily Views, Unveils Future Plans
As it celebrates its 5th birthday, YouTube announced on its blog that it is now serving over 2 billion views per day to over 200 countries. It also gave a hint at future developments currently in the pipeline. What’s In The Works The company, which was acquired by Google for $1.65 billion in November 2006, ambitions to boost its search capacities “to make it even easier for you to sort... U.S. Q1 Online Ad Revenues Hit Record $5.9bn As Market Looks Up
Online advertising revenues hit a record $5.9 billion in the U.S. in the first quarter, reflecting an uptick in the country’s economy as well as the increasing role of online advertising in marketers’ campaigns, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said in a report. The figure represents a 7.5% gain from the same period a year ago. Commenting on the...
Admitting Role In Google Anti-Trust Complaints Microsoft Complains Of Google “Lock In”
Responding to Google’s aggressive assertion that Microsoft is behind many of the anti-trust complaints that have been leveled against Google in the recent past, Microsoft in a blog post by Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Dave Heiner essentially says “get over it.” Google claimed that Microsoft was directly or indirectly responsible for the anti-trust complaints.. Read More →
Portals Most Commonly Used News Sites
The Pew Internet project has just released a lengthy report on online news consumption entitled Understanding the Participatory News Consumer. There are no search-specific findings; however it appears from the survey data that “portal websites like Google News, AOL and Topix are the most commonly used online Read More →
Banner Ads & Image Ads On Google Images
Earlier this week, we noted a report that Google was showing banner ads on Google Images. Now via TechCrunch, a new implementation — an AdWords ad on Google Images with its own thumbnail image. Notice in the screenshot above how a Guinness Logo is appearing next to a Target ad where NHL Buffalo merchandise is.. Read More →
Google Removes Directory Links From Webmaster Guidelines
Brian Ussery reported that Google has dropped two important bullet points from the Google Webmaster Guidelines. Those bullet points include: Have other relevant sites link to yours. Submit your site to relevant directories such as the Open Directory Project and Yahoo!, as well as to other industry-specific expert sites. At the same time, Google Blogoscoped reported that.. Read More →