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Comment on Why Your Web Traffic is Going to Nosedive Thanks to Google by Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:33:28 +0000

You make a good point. GA is free, so Google can take liberties like this. When you’re paying for a product, you wouldn’t tolerate something like this. Perhaps we’ll see more companies switch away from GA.

Comment on Why Your Web Traffic is Going to Nosedive Thanks to Google by Josh Braaten

Josh Braaten — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:20:35 +0000

This move baffles me. I understand they’re getting a lot of heat for privacy right now, but I don’t think this move is quite what anyone had in mind. Like you say, Andy, what about personalized search results or Google Street View?

I know folks like Avinash Kaushik say that imperfect data is still very useful when taken with the appropriate size grain of salt. It seems to me this will add to the skepticism.

Does anyone see other companies doing this? If they don’t follow suit, companies like Coremetrics and Omniture just got another huge reason why it’s useful to pay for Web Analytics. That’s it… I’m ponying up the $4.99/month for Clicky Web Analytics (and they’ll even let me “spy” on people real-time!).
Josh Braaten´s last blog ..Squarespace Vs. the World: The Best Blogging Platform Quest Continues

Comment on Why Your Web Traffic is Going to Nosedive Thanks to Google by Dean

Dean — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:18:17 +0000

This is really kinda bizarre and does neuter GA. Something don’t smell right. I mean we’ve gone from Buzz to this? Has Google gone bi-polar on us?

BTW, what is the phone number for Yahoo Web Analytics?

Comment on Why Your Web Traffic is Going to Nosedive Thanks to Google by Frederick

Frederick — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:52:36 +0000

I really like Google analytics but if this really goes through we won’t have another option than to switch our website analytics package! Very strange move of Google if not to say plainly stupid!

And the double standards you refer to make it an even weirder step.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

Comment on Google Dominates Enterprise Level Search by Edwin Stauthamer

Edwin Stauthamer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:46:50 +0000

Hi,

When I saw the title of this article I was suprised. How can it be that, as an expert on enterprise search, I missed this disruptive news?

On the other hand I thought this must be a Google Sponsored Article because Google is just starting its search business in the enterprise.

Reading the article it came clear that you don’t use the concept “Enterprise search” as we search experts do. I will make myself clear.

Enterprise search is all about making the information that is stored in databases, CMS’s, DMS’s, Fileshares etc. etc. WITHIN the ENTERPRISE accessible for SEARCHin and data discovery. Also see the definition on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_search.
Players in this field are for instance Autonomy, Exalead, FAST (Microsoft), Attivio, Coveo and Endeca.
Google is big in internet search but still building its enterprise search proposition and market share. The Google Search Appliance (GSA) lacks some important functional aspects that are need in the enterprise search environment. Yahoo simple doesn’t exist in the enterprise domain and neither is Bing.

What you mean in your article is the share that web search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing have when searching business related information. When someone in a company while doing his or her work, searches for information on the internet, you call that enterprise search.

You should call it business-use of web search engines.
Edwin Stauthamer´s last blog ..Emid introduceert "Sparks"

Comment on Google + Sony + TV = 1997? by Lee Gilbert

Lee Gilbert — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:59:52 +0000

The truth is that the idea of Web TV was sound. It was probably too ahead of the market at the time and poorly managed thereafter.

The very idea of having a centralised media system is everything in the future and I imagine it will rebirth shortly

Interestingly Apple TV is hardly as success though… but if a major content provider got together with a manufacturer – then the game would be on

Comment on Google Rolls Out Logo Ads On Map Results Down Under by Charles Neville

Charles Neville — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:59:44 +0000

This has been the case with Google Maps in Japan since at least late 2008:

It seems some logos appear at varying zoom levels, I assume dependent on how much they’re paying.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Tokyo&sll= 37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=61.799062,76.904297&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=T%C5%8Dk y%C5%8D+Metropolis,+Japan&ll=35.645475,139.750471&spn=0.015763,0.01877 5&z=16
Charles Neville´s last blog ..Quit snapping at your customers

Comment on Paid Search: Cheap Way to Test Messages for Other Media by Jayadeep Rath

Jayadeep Rath — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:14:10 +0000

Although print and PPC are two different media, they do influence thought processes and consumer behaviour. In fact, there is a distinct propensity of website visitor increase after a print ad with an appropriate call for action inbuilt with an incentive to pay a visit.

It is also a great way to funnel visitors to your website especially in geo-locations where internet usage is not by default (apart from email, perhaps) and print can and does create new visitors who are destination centric by nature.

A good article appropriate for the times when the integrated approach to internet marketing is the way forward.

Comment on Google Rolls Out Logo Ads On Map Results Down Under by Luci

Luci — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:58:51 +0000

This sounds like a good idea – if it was being rolled out to mobile users as well. I think it’s appeal and success is going to be limited while it’s only being trialled on desktops/notebooks.
It’d be interesting to see click through data, see if certain brands/types of businesses did better than others.

Comment on Fuzzy Math Puts Facebook Ahead of Google as Most Visited Site by Facebook 不能大意 « 一些美国互联网笔记

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Comment on Google + Sony + TV = 1997? by Birk Oidram

Birk Oidram — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:06:31 +0000

I’ll be wating for this! If those guys put their heads together then we’ll see some great stuff soon.
Google, Sony, Logitech

Comment on Prior to Exit, FTC Commissioner Slams Google on Privacy by Wynne

Wynne — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:55:38 +0000

Anything that pushes back on googles obvious violation of people’s privacy is good. They are getting out of hand.
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Comment on Google Rolls Out Logo Ads On Map Results Down Under by Wynne

Wynne — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:53:52 +0000

I’m thinking that it would be sponsored listings in normal google search? Still the possibilities could be very good.
Wynne´s last blog ..Surprising Mobile Social Network – Mocospace

Comment on Google Dominates Enterprise Level Search by Wynne

Wynne — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:52:07 +0000

Yeah well google dominating search in general is not really news. But what is news, is that I had no idea what enterprize search was. I will go and google it
Wynne´s last blog ..Surprising Mobile Social Network – Mocospace

Comment on Google Rolls Out Logo Ads On Map Results Down Under by Josh Braaten

Josh Braaten — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:11:35 +0000

I can see the applications here. It would be fun to test the click-through rates of a logo ad vs a regular local listing. I wonder what other factors are involved.
Josh Braaten´s last blog ..Squarespace Vs. the World: The Best Blogging Platform Quest Continues

Comment on Twitter and Politics: Friends or Foes? by Alison

Alison — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:46:16 +0000

Great article on the political impact of social media. Thought you might be interested in knowing that Infegy President will be speaking on the topic of “Winning in the Political Arena with Social Media” at the AAPC’s Pollies conference later this month. During the conference, Infegy will also offer a special promotion on its social analytics platform Social Radar (http://www.infegy.com/socialradar.php) to Pollies attendees.

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Comment on Paid Search: Cheap Way to Test Messages for Other Media by Mukul Verma

Mukul Verma — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:53:35 +0000

Integration is HUGE, this is a very interesting mix of online and offline.

Cheers,
Mukul
Mukul Verma´s last blog ..Getting On Peoples Radars

Comment on Yahoo CEO Asks, “Facebook, what’s their revenue?”–Er, About $1 Billion Carol by Brianna

Brianna — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:34:19 +0000

Just had to say great post! Enjoyed reading it. I don’t comment much, but just had to say, “It’s great that you are getting this information out to the public eye”. Very informative. Keep up the good work! Thanks for the insight and will check back…
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