Archive for October 28th, 2009

The Cost of Larry Johnson’s Gay Slur on Twitter: $213,000

It was inevitable: a big time pro athlete has been suspended for comments made on Twitter, and the price tag is a big one. [ READ MORE ]

Google Launches Music Search With MySpace, Lala, Pandora, and More

Earlier today, Hitwise published a report estimating that music-related searches currently make up about 6% of total queries on Google. Clearly then, by integrating actual audio content that could be purchased online, Google would create a big opportunity for all of those involved. [ READ MORE ]

Would You Pay $199 for a Mobile Twitter Device With “Lifetime” Service?

If you’re not already familiar with Peek, it’s a company making phone-factor handhelds that aren’t actually phones: for about a month they’ll get you a device with a QWERTY keyboard for checking email and/or sending SMS. [ READ MORE ]

Facebook Reveals Its Next Six Months of Platform Features

Facebook has just published a detailed roadmap of the features it expects to add to its Platform over the next six months, along with projected launch dates. [ READ MORE ]

Disney.com’s iPhone App Brings the Magic to Your Pocket

More and more brands and websites are developing and releasing iPhone apps that feature website content in new and enhanced ways. Sites like CNN, The New York Times, and yes, even Mashable, all have iPhone apps. [ READ MORE ]

WARNING: New Twitter Phishing Scam Spreading via Direct Message

There is a new Twitter phishing scam making the rounds, and this one is spreading quickly via direct message. [ READ MORE ]

Popular PPC Pitfalls, and How to Prevent Them

Three of the most common search advertising pitfalls can be avoided. Here’s how. … [ READ MORE ]

Google Launches Music Search With MySpace, Lala, Pandora, and More

Earlier today, Hitwise published a report estimating that music-related searches currently make up about 6% of total queries on Google. Clearly then, by integrating actual audio content that could be purchased online, Google would create a big opportunity for all of those involved. [ READ MORE ]

iPhone Wedding Cake Is Nerdy Goodness [PICS]

What’s better than iPhone soap or a human-sized fully-functional iPhone Halloween costume? How about a humongous iPhone wedding cake, with apps you can actually eat? [ READ MORE ]

Share Your Pandora Tunes on Twitter and Facebook

Socializing around the music you like on Pandora just got easier with Twitter and Facebook share buttons. Added right inline with the transport controls at the top of the main interface are now easy-to-use Twitter and Facebook sharing icons along with share by email and gift a station to a friend buttons. [ READ MORE ]

Dwight Howard Flies One Millionth Twitter Follower to Orlando Magic Game

It’s become somewhat commonplace for people to proclaim they’ll do x when they reach Twitter follower count y. Sometimes this is for noble causes – Drew Carey for instance is giving away million to cancer research when he hits one million followers. [ READ MORE ]

See Your iPhone Drawings on a Times Square Billboard

In August, Toyota released a free Prius Experience [iTunes link] app for the iPhone. The app lets users explore the Prius, look at the print ads, and play little mini games. [ READ MORE ]

Facebook’s ‘Reconnect’ Strategy Is Brilliant

Recently, in addition to giving you suggestions to which friends you might add to your profile, Facebook also started enticing users to reconnect and engage less active users. The campaign has partly backfired, as some of the recommendations were dead people and ex-lovers, but I still think it’s brilliant, and a good sign that Facebook [ READ MORE ]

Search world could continue to consolidate, simplifying SEO – Brafton

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TPG Becomes an Inaugural Sponsor of SEO`s New Alternative Investment … – Reuters

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Post-Analytics for Email Marketing

Email marketing (and online survey) provider Contactology announced a rather unique technology partnership with ClickTale, a web analytics and customer experience optimization provider. The partnership enables Contactology to provide its users with post-click analytics based on actual subscriber behavior. Marketers can track web movements of… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for [ READ MORE ]

TPG Becomes an Inaugural Sponsor of seo’s New Alternative Investment … – Business Wire (press release)

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Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.5.4 to Fix Security Vulnerabilities

The Mozilla Firefox browser has just received an update, and you should probably download it if you want to protect your computer from nearly a dozen critical vulnerabilities. [ READ MORE ]

Facebook’s ‘Reconnect’ Strategy is Brilliant

Recently, in addition to giving you suggestions to which friends you might add to your profile, Facebook also started enticing users to reconnect and engage less active users. The campaign has partly backfired, as some of the recommendations were dead people and ex-lovers, but I still think it’s brilliant, and a good sign that Facebook [ READ MORE ]

Bitrix Site Manager 8.5: Intelligent SEO and Robust Performance – Media Newswire (press release)

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