In what it calls the latest “evolution” of its ad model, Facebook is testing a new set of ads aimed at boosting click-throughs and further tapping into the social graph on behalf of marketers.
The first three types of Engagement Ads now in trial let users post comments, become a “fan” of a brand’s Facebook Page [...]
The latest scourge on the Republic, we are told, would be people who flagrantly, openly and notoriously — are you ready? — text message while they are walking. These textwalkers stride like the undead, it is said, head down, smacking into light poles, other people and occasionally even splattering themselves against oncoming traffic.
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25 Aug
Posted by Geoff as Apple, Apple Macintosh, Mac OSX, MacBook, Macintosh, Windows Vista
Well, I detoured away from Apple for a few months when financial circumstances necessitated going to a less expensive computer. Now, I am back to the Mac. I really think Windows Vista is getting a little bit of a bad rap these days. When introduced, there were simply too many problems. Peripherals often wouldn’t work [...]
In a move that will significantly expand its retail presence in time for the holiday season, Apple has agreed to let retailing giant Best Buy sell the new iPhone 3G through its nationwide chain of Best Buy Mobile outlets starting early next month.
Best Buy markets cell phones in the United States through 970 full-size stores [...]
21 Aug
Posted by Geoff as Apple, Apple Macintosh, Jerry Seinfeld, Microsoft
Apple Inc. keeps pummeling Microsoft Corp. in its ads, and yadda yadda yadda, the world’s largest software maker plans to hire comedian Jerry Seinfeld for its new marketing campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported today.Continually painted by Apple and other rivals as uncool and unsafe, Microsoft plans to spend $300 million on a new series [...]
Does the world really need another social network? Konnects certainly thinks so. The startup formally launched its site Wednesday with the aim of filling what it views as a gap in the marketplace between business-focused LinkedIn and socially driven Facebook.
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20 Aug
Posted by Geoff as Hulu, Internet video
After only five months since going live, Hulu has reached 105 million streams in July, according to numbers released by Nielsen’s VideoCensus. The NBC Universal-News Corp (NYSE: NWS). joint venture’s streaming numbers were fairly strong early on. In April, Nielsen reported that it had 63 million. Still, Nielsen is a little wary of offering any [...]
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Source: USA Today
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Yahoo! has expanded its “Buzz Up” content recommendation service to include many more publishers, stepping up its challenge against Digg.Almost any publisher can now add a Buzz Up button to its Web site, Yahoo said. If a Web site doesn’t have a button, users can also submit a link to the content via Yahoo.
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18 Aug
Posted by Geoff as HP, Hewlett-Packard, laptop computers
Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has announced a line of portable lightweight computers aimed at business travelers to compete with a product range announced by rival Dell Inc (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) last week.HP said on Monday that the lineup included the EliteBook 2530p, which is the smallest and lightest [...]