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[2005-02-28] Jeremy Allaire Launches BrightCove
I found a real gem in my inbox from Jeremy Allaire this morning. He just launched BrightCove, a company he's been working on in secrecy over the past year.
[2005-02-25] Network Monitoring for Serious eCommerce
In the real world, businesses come in every size, from self-employed entrepreneurs like me to mega malls like Wal-Mart.
[2005-02-24] Rumor: Yahoo Purchased Flickr
It had to, or will have to, happen sooner or later. Last year, rumours were flying that maybe Google would buy Flickr ...
[2005-02-23] AP Launches RSS Feeds
Welcome news from Susan Mernit - the Associated Press has launched RSS feeds. This is the first time ...
[2005-02-22] Magazine Publishing Portal Launching
Magazine Launch, a new resource dedicated to new magazine publishing Magazine Launch publisher resource site. entrepreneurs has been 'launched' by infoswell.
[2005-02-22] The Case for Overture to Enter the Mass Contextual Advertising Market
Contextual Advertising is, by definition, text-based advertising. As opposed to search engine results which show up when a user types in a specific request, contextual ads appear alongside text on all websites that opt to show them.
[2005-02-21] Craigslist is a Community, Not an Application
A few days ago, I read of Rohit's speculation about an "open source" craigslist. At the time I wanted to shake my head and write something about how he's completely missing the point.
[2005-02-18] Is The eBay Fee Increase Actually Good For Business?
Much of my email from readers this month concerned the recent announcement from eBay that it will increase many seller fees on February 18, 2005. Since many business people use eBay's online store system as their primary ecommerce point of sale, it's no surprise that most of the emails I received were of the angry variety.
[2005-02-16] The 'Matrix' Help for Keyphrase Analysis
Keyword analysis is a major part of search engine marketing. Choose the right key phrase,check the market and calculate the ROI in terms of time and money.
[2005-02-13] Amazon Prime Rocks
When I read Nelson's Amazon Prime post, I realized that he said pretty much everything I was going to, including ...
[2005-02-12] Six Apart May Be Acquisition Target
A speculative story in InternetNews.com discusses the future of Six Apart, asking whether it's a prime target for Yahoo to add to its portfolio of offerings.
[2005-02-11] InfoUSA Wants Digital Impact
Digital Impact, the company that acquired MarketLeap in an effort to diversify their offering, is now an acquisition target itself.
[2005-02-09] CNET to Launch Web-Based RSS Reader
As far as I know this is an exclusive. CNET News.com is launching a Web-based RSS news aggregator called Newsburst.
[2005-02-08] It's Official: Ask Jeeves Buys Bloglines
Susan Mernit has more hard details on Ask Jeeves' aquisition of Bloglines, including this quote from an Ask exec...
[2005-02-08] About.com Is For Sale - Yahoo, Google, AOL, Ask Jeeves Interested
The NY Times reports that Primedia Inc has put About.com up for sale and final bids for the web site are due on Tuesday.
[2005-02-08] Confirmed: AskJeeves Acquired Bloglines
The owner/founder of Bloglines [Mark Fletcher] confirms the acquisition rumors on his blog this morning. Here's the post from Mark's blog.
[2005-02-07] Yoo Hoo Amazon, You Have a Bug
Mike Elgan notes that Amazon is selling a $99,999 Apple Powerbook. Oh, but it has free shipping and lots of Amazon reward points.
[2005-02-04] Five Things to Consider Before Adding Live Chat to Your eCommerce Website
"To speak to a live representative, please click here." What a great idea, I thought. After two frustrating hours reviewing website product information and scribbling down unanswered questions, I was ready to talk to a real, live human; and get some answers.
[2005-02-03] Napster To Go
Napster has launched what it bills as the world's first portable music service. The service is called Napster To Go.
[2005-02-01] What to do When AdSense Serves the Wrong Ads
The most common frustrations among AdSense publishers are 1) Google serving inappropriate ads on their web pages, 2) low click-through rates and 3) low payouts per click.
[2005-02-01] Ford Sold 210,000 Cars Via The Web Last Year
According to InternetRetailer -- Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers sold more than 210,000 vehicles from FordDirect Internet referrals last year.
[2005-02-01] Determining Keywords
Determining keywords is a critical step in web design. If your website and meta tags do not contain related keywords, web surfers will be unable to find your website when they conduct searches.
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