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Google Announces Trendalyzer Acquisition
By Philipp Lenssen · March 16, 2007

Google just announced they’ve acquired Gapminder’s Trendalyzer, a software that (quote Gapminder) “unveils the beauty of statistics by converting boring numbers into enjoyable interactive animations.”

Yu: Yahoo Betrays Husband
By Philipp Lenssen · March 16, 2007

Wired reports on the story of Wang Xiaoning, an internet writer who was jailed partly due to information Yahoo passed on to the Chinese government, and the story of his wife, who now entered the US to hold Yahoo accountable for their complicity. Five years ago, this is what happened:

Google Shows Backlinks Text
By Philipp Lenssen · March 16, 2007

This is pretty cool for webmasters – Google now offers you to see the most popular link text pointing to your site. Just go to your Google Webmaster Tools -> Statistics -> Page analysis.

EA Mobile Offers Sports Link
By Mike Sachoff · March 16, 2007

EA Sports has launched EA Sports Link, which extends their online sports fan community to mobile phones. Sports fans will be able to learn about EA Sports games as well as read the latest gaming and sports news. The service is currently available on the Cingular Wireless network but the company has plans to branch out to other carriers in the coming months.

Google to Viacom: No Violation Of Copyrights
By Navneet Kaushal · March 16, 2007

A couple of days back the news surfaced that Viacom has sued Google for compensations accounting to 1$ billion for violating the copyright policy. In their defense they claim that they have always followed the rules and regulations pertaining to copyrights.

NC Town Ready, Waiting For Google’s “Farms”
By Doug Caverly · March 16, 2007 · 1

Stereotypes would have you believe that the Appalachian region is home to nothing other than trees, coalmines, and inbred banjo players. Google’s not buying into those stereotypes, however, and more details are emerging about the search engine giant’s plans to open a server farm in Lenoir, North Carolina.

Should we Kill the Term “White Paper”?
By Michael Stelzner · March 16, 2007

Does using the words “white paper” create a negative picture in your mind?

Is the term overused?

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of teaching a teleclass with Bob Bly, an author of more than 70 books on writing and marketing.

One student asked the question, “Does it always make sense to call a white paper a white paper?”

This is a very good and important question. It spawns a number of other questions.

Bob’s answer was, “I don’t like using the term white paper.”

Twitter to Live, Don’t Live to Twitter
By Mathew Ingram · March 16, 2007

Is all the fuss about Twitter much ado about nothing, as Shakespeare put it?

NCAA Tournament Coverage – Poor Usability
By Brian Thibault · March 16, 2007

Why is it so difficult for me to get coverage of the college basketball tournament while I’m at work?

After navigating the mess at cbs.sportsline.com to try to watch the games over the live internet feed, (they make it almost impossible to find the link for to watch the games live.) I’ve come to find out that the video for whatever reason doesn’t even work on my Linux box, not to mention crashed my browser several times. I’ve also heard a friend say he can’t get the video working on Firefox either for Windows. He had to use Internet Explorer. HELLO? I wasn’t even aware people still used Internet Explorer.

A Long Time Ago, In a Wiki Far, Far Away
By Joe Lewis · March 16, 2007

The Star Wars Saga carries arguably the largest fan base of any one particular work of fiction. Fanboys and uber-geeks have made the Internet their platform to engage in endless debates surrounding topics such as the exact specifications of the X-Wing Starfighter to whether or not the destruction of the first Death Star was an inside job.

Delisted from SEOmoz
By Brian Turner · March 16, 2007

Rand previously had my company Britecorp on his list of recommended SEO’s.

After emailing him last year, I also became a contributor to the SEOblog.

However, just checked in today and not only am I removed from the recommended SEOs, I’m also no longer able to contribute to the SEOmoz blog – just YOUmoz.

China YouTv Wants To Be A YouTube
By Mike Sachoff · March 16, 2007 · 8

China YouTV Corp. and HuaJu NetMedia have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture in China and form a video sharing Web site business. Hoping to capitalize on the success that YouTube has had they want to position themselves as the YouTube of China.

Is Linkbait The Web’s Paparazzi?
By WebProNews Staff · March 16, 2007 · 2

SEOmoz’s Rand Fishkin wonders if the unsavory real world of celebrity photographers has an online equivalent in linkbaited content.

CEO: Google Is Like Your Ex – Cute, But Insane
By WebProNews Staff · March 16, 2007

Well, he didn’t put it exactly like that, but Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t pull any punches in regard to Google during an appearance in front of 450 Stanford University business and engineering students yesterday. In addition to calling Google’s employee growth-rate "insane," and its non-search products "cute," Ballmer implied Google was a one-trick pony.

(And we’ll have some class and not mention the shellacking Stanford took in the NCAA tournament by Louisville. Oops, guess we just kind of did.)

Mmm, Beer As A Map Mashup
By WebProNews Staff · March 16, 2007 · 2

BeerMapping.com offers a service that focuses on connecting people who prefer a decent pint with the breweries and brewpubs offering those beverages.

Summize Bringing Heatmaps to Shopping Search
By Andy Beal · March 16, 2007

I love it when other bloggers discover a new web site and then provide an in-depth analysis of it – it means that I can quickly pass on the information to you, dear reader, without having to think of new ways to say the same thing.

Google Shares Backlink Anchor Text Information
By Andy Beal · March 16, 2007

If you’re a search marketer, you’ve never had it so good. The days of working in the dark with Google and trying to patch together pieces of software or intricate search commands, are on their way out.

Phony Blogs Give Blogging a Bad Name
By Andrew Goodman · March 16, 2007

Stumbled across a blogger’s profile on Blogger. This blogger, called "Product Advocate," runs blogs on:

New “Visits” Metric
By Andrew Goodman · March 16, 2007

(via Searchviews) comScore begins touting a new metric, "visits," that allows a second visit and a third to be counted from a single user if that visit is more than 30 minutes after the previous one.

Google Responds To GMail Trademark Dispute
By WebProNews Staff · March 16, 2007 · 10

Addressing a petition for cancellation of the GMail trademark in the US, Google responded to the US Patent and Trademark Office that International Independent Investment Research’s application for the trademark was invalid from the beginning.

Labels to Sell Digital Music Directly to Fans
By Mike Sachoff · March 16, 2007

IODA, a digital distribution company for the independent music community, has announced a new service, which will allow independent record, labels to sell digital music directly to consumers on label and artist Web sites.

The company has partnered with DownloadCentric to offer the service to its label, distributor and artist clients. They will use the platform to create customized storefronts, which will facilitate direct-to- fan sales.

Deleted YouTube Videos Still Available
By Joe Lewis · March 16, 2007 · 2

When it receives a complaint from content owners regarding copyrighted videos, YouTube is usually pretty quick to comply with regulations and pull down the infringing clips. As it turns out, those clips may still be available for viewing and/or download on YouTube’s servers.

The news doesn’t seem to be getting any better for YouTube.

Display Ads Remain Important To Marketers
By Mike Sachoff · March 16, 2007 · 1

According to new data from TNS Media Intelligence, Internet phone company Vonage spent over $185 million on display ads in 2006, outspending competitors Verizon Communications and display ad giant Netflix.

The budget share for display and classified ads will remain unchanged through 2011, with paid search gaining ground and rich media along with video increasing according to eMarketer senior analyst David Hallerman.

Yahoo Brings Flickr To China
By Joe Lewis · March 16, 2007

Internet companies are salivating at the moneymaking opportunities presented in the thus far untapped Chinese marketplace. The dilemma, however, still lies in the form of censorship practices enforced by the nation’s government. Will the country’s officials allow a Chinese version of the site to be accessed?

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