Technorati announced tagging just two years ago! I found it hard to believe that tagging is only two years old. But on the web, I guess two is much longer than I think.

At one point or another, whether it’s an enterprise level website, or one of your own, you’re going to have the burning desire to see how you can take advantage of what XML can do for your applications.

Reading an interesting paper from Wisec Italy, who presented a paper on an exploitation framework for Ajax and Web 2.0.

The issue of using trademarks in keyword advertising has been resolved (at least for now). According to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, “you may use trademarks when buying search ads. Just don’t use the names in actual ads that consumers will see.”

Google has signed a deal with Conduit, a relatively modest company that deals in customized toolbars. Now, thanks to the agreement, those toolbars are powered by Google search.

Widgets will be one of the handiest link development tools of 2007.

On both ecommerce and shopping comparison sites, users can find products in two different ways: searching and browsing.

Phil Waligora, who works at Microsoft, is watching Steve Jobs’ keynote (I’m not, but am trying to check in here and there) and calls me out, wondering if I’ll say the just announced AppleTV is innovative.

So what is year 2007 going to look like for Web Analytics? Here are my predictions for 2007:

Fake video sites and associated downloads look like they will be the proverbial pain in the keyboard for Internet users this year as criminals shift their efforts to them to get malware on computers.

Just try to look at Apple’s new iPhone without cursing. Go ahead, try it. You know who else is cursing? Microsoft, RIM, Nokia, Verizon, and Sprint, to name a few. This daggum rickafrackin thing is going to smash the bejeebers out of everything else.

The odds are good that the LAMP stack is running somewhere inside your company.

Highly regarded SEO expert and Enquiro head, Gord Hotchkiss, while chiming in on SEO mythbusters, came to a harrowing conclusion: SEO as we know it is about to change drastically. Change is inevitable, but SEOers are soon to be in a sink or swim situation.

Proctor and Gamble has launched a new web site geared toward women called Capessa.yahoo.com. P & G Productions along with Yahoo and the Zizo Group created the site. The online community is a place where women can share stories, tips and information that apply to their lives.

Kay Schnewerk’s 4iMedia.com is a German PR agency with clients from all walks of life, including (according to 4iMedia) the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

The next major competitive arena for advertisers is clearly cell phones and they seem to be leaping into the fray with enthusiasm.

As more and more of the world logs on to Web, we know that now is not the time to experiment with design, or to assume what works in the real world works in the virtual world. It’s time to apply what we know works, and what works is entirely dependent upon the end-user.

The siteless social network has a new home in Sunnyvale, as Yahoo acquired MyBlogLog for a reported figure of around $10 million.

Wouldn’t it be useful if your SEM company could accurately predict how much organic search traffic they could get your organization?

I’ve been re-reading Stephen Jay Gould’s “Full House” (a book that should be of interest to any analyst) and I was struck by the following passage:

Now that we are over 1 week into the new year, I have decided to take a moment to record six predictions for the year.

“The best comms programs are those that have nothing to do with customer acquisition.”

Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows me to be a big fan of Microsoft, but even I’m not stupid enough to say that Apple didn’t drop a bombshell today.

About a month ago, I did a post about a fellow who is working to raise money and media attention in order to secure a sponsor for a marriage proposal during the Super Bowl, “One Super Proposal“.