This is a funny video that highlights the differences between social life and the online social life. Interesting to think about . . .
Real life Facebook & Twitter (video)
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Amazon watches eBay go after hyper-local market. What about Google and Facebook?
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eBay has recently made some interesting acquisitions that I’m sure has someone at Amazon paying a little closer attention. For those that have not used eBay (yes there are some) Â it’s more than an auction site. It’s an ecommerce site and with the ability to ‘Buy it Now’. I’d never purchased anything from eBay until recently. Pretty easy experience and not...
Bing is gaining on Google
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Mashable recently posted about Bing gaining ground on Google and I can’t help but wonder if it’s because Bing search is featured on Facebook. With 33% of all US Internet users on Facebook throughout the day (10% internationally), it’s hard to imagine that users aren’t leaving to go to Google to perform searches. Why not just stay here! With the imminent release of...
Facebook will push data usage for new smartphone users
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Currently the 31% of all mobile users in the US have a smartphone. Just in case you weren’t going to do the math; that leaves a staggering 70% of the market with feature phones. Or as some of my friends call them; dumb phones. I think there is an enormous misconception that once the remainder of the market transitions to smartphones (whatever percentage that ends up being), that everyone...
What PageRank should be now
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If you’re unfamiliar with the the concept of PageRank . . . then go here for a detailed explanation. To woefully oversimplify, PageRank is the method with which Google determines which sites are returned in what order when search for something. Currently PageRank is a complex combination of your site content (optimized & fresh) + inbound links + metadata. All of this information...
The Facebook Project (video)
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@VenessaMiemis and @AlvisBrigis are creating a series of video interviews talking to some very smart people about  the future of Facebook. More information about the project here.
Facebook & international travel: a visual comparison
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I recently saw this amazing graphic created by a Facebook intern and other than the fact it looks amazing, it also looked a little more than familiar to me. It looks like an international travel “pattern” video I posted a couple of years ago. Â I’m not saying this an exact match and yet if I were Travelocity, Expedia, etc or a travel agency (yep. some are still around) I’d...
Mark Zuckerberg on 60 Minutes: Part 1, 2 & extra (video)
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This is my favorite part about Facebook search vs. Google search.
Rockmelt launches!
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Not sure what Rockmelt is? I’ve posted about what I believe it is in the past. Here’s a video describing what it is. Enjoy!
More info here.
Zer0 hype! Retailers need mobile sites now
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I recently saw these stats on when Facebook users are most active. (For those of you that are afraid to click on mysterious links, I’ll share with you what the study says.) It says that most of the traffic on Facebook happens during work hours. (For those of you that think Facebook is for teens just know that the fastest growing group on Facebook for the past year and half has been 55 an...