Thursday, April 29, 2004
Google IPO? Don't do it!
The odds are against investors
By Mark Hulbert, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 6:02 PM ET April 29, 2004
ANNANDALE, Va. (CBS.MW) -- Google's IPO, announced Thursday, is definitely innovative. And it should overcome some of the worst abuses of the traditional underwriting process.
For that, the firm should be commended.
But the innovative ways in which they will come to market won't make Google's stock a good investment."
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The odds are against investors
By Mark Hulbert, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 6:02 PM ET April 29, 2004
ANNANDALE, Va. (CBS.MW) -- Google's IPO, announced Thursday, is definitely innovative. And it should overcome some of the worst abuses of the traditional underwriting process.
For that, the firm should be commended.
But the innovative ways in which they will come to market won't make Google's stock a good investment."
Read the Full Story >>
Thursday, April 22, 2004
GMail Invitation
Well, as a Blogger user, they've invited me to try out the controversial Google GMail service... let's try it out.
hmmm, at the moment I can receive email, but can't send any out. Some of the options don't appear to be functioning either. We'll see what transpires.
Well, as a Blogger user, they've invited me to try out the controversial Google GMail service... let's try it out.
hmmm, at the moment I can receive email, but can't send any out. Some of the options don't appear to be functioning either. We'll see what transpires.
Saturday, April 17, 2004
RSSTop55 - Best Blog Directory And RSS Submission Sites
Robin Good's Sharewood Tidings
Communication Agents Initiative
Independent Publishing
eMarketing
Top55
"Where To Submit My RSS Feeds And Weblog URLs To Get More Exposure, Visibility And Reach"
Robin Good's Sharewood Tidings
Communication Agents Initiative
Independent Publishing
eMarketing
Top55
"Where To Submit My RSS Feeds And Weblog URLs To Get More Exposure, Visibility And Reach"
Gadget blogs gain in popularity and corporate PR begins to take notice
PRWeek
Written by Keith O'Brien
Published on April 13 2004
"On March 24th, loyal readers of gadget blog Gizmodo were rewarded with some grainy pictures of Danger's hiptop 2, the second generation of popular mobile device that allows users to email, browse the Web, IM, call someone, play video games and, with a camera accessory, take pictures.
The hiptop 2 has not yet been released and the photos, taken from a trade event, were not supposed to be viewed publicly."
Read the Full Story >>
PRWeek
Written by Keith O'Brien
Published on April 13 2004
"On March 24th, loyal readers of gadget blog Gizmodo were rewarded with some grainy pictures of Danger's hiptop 2, the second generation of popular mobile device that allows users to email, browse the Web, IM, call someone, play video games and, with a camera accessory, take pictures.
The hiptop 2 has not yet been released and the photos, taken from a trade event, were not supposed to be viewed publicly."
Read the Full Story >>
Thursday, April 15, 2004
A9 is live! - The Unofficial Google Weblog - google.weblogsinc.com
Posted Apr 14, 2004, 6:11 PM ET by Alberto Escarlate
"John Battelle breaks the story about A9, the newly-launched search-engine from Amazon. Amazingly the giant e-commerce company chose a blogger to spread the news out from the blogosphere to the world (and to the traditional media). Batelle had an exclusive sneak-preview of the service one month ago."
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Posted Apr 14, 2004, 6:11 PM ET by Alberto Escarlate
"John Battelle breaks the story about A9, the newly-launched search-engine from Amazon. Amazingly the giant e-commerce company chose a blogger to spread the news out from the blogosphere to the world (and to the traditional media). Batelle had an exclusive sneak-preview of the service one month ago."
Read the Post >>
Open Source Search Engine mozDex Launched
WebProNews | Staff Writer
"An open source search engine called mozDex has launched its beta search engine. mozDex uses 'open source search technologies to create an open and fair index."
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WebProNews | Staff Writer
"An open source search engine called mozDex has launched its beta search engine. mozDex uses 'open source search technologies to create an open and fair index."
Read the Full Story >>
Saturday, April 10, 2004
Mamma.com says SEC probing stock trading activity
USATODAY.com
"NEW YORK (Reuters) : Mamma.com (MAMA), a Montreal-based Internet search engine, Tuesday said U.S. securities regulators are informally probing recent activity in its stock, which has almost quadrupled over the past month in highly volatile trading."
USATODAY.com
"NEW YORK (Reuters) : Mamma.com (MAMA), a Montreal-based Internet search engine, Tuesday said U.S. securities regulators are informally probing recent activity in its stock, which has almost quadrupled over the past month in highly volatile trading."
Were You Bamboozled by Google?
The Search Engine Journal
[ Search Engine News ]
4/9/2004
It's still happening. "Florida," "Boston," "Ginger," and "Brandy" are just a few of the many Google updates that have hit within the last few months. And Google is still issuing periodic updates as we speak."
The Search Engine Journal
[ Search Engine News ]
4/9/2004
It's still happening. "Florida," "Boston," "Ginger," and "Brandy" are just a few of the many Google updates that have hit within the last few months. And Google is still issuing periodic updates as we speak."
From Overture:
Overture - Product Overview - Web Search & Paid Inclusion:
"Yahoo! leverages the Open Directory Project (ODP) to further improve the user experience on distribution partner sites. ODP title, description and category meta data is used to enhance Yahoo!'s relevant search results. "
Overture - Product Overview - Web Search & Paid Inclusion:
"Yahoo! leverages the Open Directory Project (ODP) to further improve the user experience on distribution partner sites. ODP title, description and category meta data is used to enhance Yahoo!'s relevant search results. "
From the Open Directory Project:
ODP Weblog - Ciaran Hamilton's World of DMOZ: "ODP now indexing RSS feeds:
Alongside standard HTML web sites and PDF documents, we're now accepting RSS feeds as listings in the directory. There's no change in the submission process but in future categories will start showing 'XML' sections with links to related RSS feeds"
ODP Weblog - Ciaran Hamilton's World of DMOZ: "ODP now indexing RSS feeds:
Alongside standard HTML web sites and PDF documents, we're now accepting RSS feeds as listings in the directory. There's no change in the submission process but in future categories will start showing 'XML' sections with links to related RSS feeds"
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
From the Internet Search Engine Database:
Google PageRank Algorithm Explained:
"Build Link Popularity to Increase PageRank
Building Link Popularity is one of the most critical aspects of search engine marketing. While manipulation of PageRank is not easy, it is not difficult to enhance it by improving your link popularity. By undertaking a long-term link building campaign, you can boost your site's PageRank and improve your site ranking significantly."
Google PageRank Algorithm Explained:
"Build Link Popularity to Increase PageRank
Building Link Popularity is one of the most critical aspects of search engine marketing. While manipulation of PageRank is not easy, it is not difficult to enhance it by improving your link popularity. By undertaking a long-term link building campaign, you can boost your site's PageRank and improve your site ranking significantly."
Saturday, April 03, 2004
Planning a Search Engine Marketing Campaign
The Search Engine Journal
[ Search Engine Marketing ]
"The search engine marketing environment is undergoing enormous changes as the industry and the Internet mature. The changes we've seen over the past six months are only the tip of a much larger iceberg as new technologies and innovations on established ideas radically alter how we look for information and how that information is delivered to us by search engines."
The Search Engine Journal
[ Search Engine Marketing ]
"The search engine marketing environment is undergoing enormous changes as the industry and the Internet mature. The changes we've seen over the past six months are only the tip of a much larger iceberg as new technologies and innovations on established ideas radically alter how we look for information and how that information is delivered to us by search engines."
Thursday, April 01, 2004
The News of the Day...
Forbes.com: Google says "Gmail" is no joke, but lunar jobs are: "'It is April Fool's Day. We were having fun with this announcement. We are very serious about Gmail,' Rosenberg said in an interview. "
Forbes.com: Google says "Gmail" is no joke, but lunar jobs are: "'It is April Fool's Day. We were having fun with this announcement. We are very serious about Gmail,' Rosenberg said in an interview. "
