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Secret To Monetizing Your Site

So maybe you're thinking to yourself; Hey, I need to start making some money online. Maybe you're one of those that had that thought a while ago now... but aside from maybe the being online part… you're still pretty much at square one. Or, maybe you are actually making a little money online but wouldn't be averse to making a little (or a lot) more.

BBC Denies Secret iPlayer Deal With Microsoft

Although the BBC’s iPlayer only works with XP-equipped computers, there is no secret alliance between the world’s biggest broadcasting corporation and Microsoft.  According to one exec, the XP compatibility merely arose out of an interest in serving the greatest number of people possible.

The Secret of Writing Good Copy

It would be annoying for me to link to grokdotcom every day, so I don't. But if you don't have it in your regular rotation of RSS feeds, what are you waiting for? Here's a great example—a post that pulls together over a dozen great articles on writing winning Web copy. It's taking some of us a while, but we're finally figuring out that Web marketing can really depend on your words.

Fake Steve Jobs: Have You Heard Of oPtion$?

The Secret Life of Steve Jobs endured the bitter challenge of the SEC probing Apple for impropriety, while negative energy spilled around the faux CEO. How's a genius supposed to instill the world with a childlike sense of wonder under these conditions?

Secret Stats In Split RSS Feeds - Google Reader

Google Reader now reports feed usage, and it is being suggested by a prominent Google engineer that you should look at aggregated numbers.

Podcast Expo: The Secret To Stardom

Franklin McMahon brought his session attendees at the Podcast and New Media Expo a selection of tips to help them make the most of their podcasting efforts.

Fake Steve Outed As Forbes' Daniel Lyons

Remember Daniel Lyons, the guy who lambasted the blogosphere in a notorious October 2005 hit piece for Forbes? He's been revealed as the voice of the Fake Steve Jobs blog.

Google Has (More) Secret Public Meetings

Google has historically been pretty secretive about what the company is working on – that's typical in the corporate world as it keeps competitors in the dark. But more interesting than that are Google's Not-So-Secret-Secret-Meetings with hundreds of attendees agreeing not say anything about what they heard.

Dodgeball Guys the Latest to Quit Google

Be warned, if you decided to sell your company to Google, don’t expect to actually enjoy working for the world’s largest search engine. While the money would be nice, judging by the number of resignations Google gets from its acquired companies, the money may be all you get out of the deal.

Scoble Figures Out Google's Secret

Robert Scoble, in a recent blog post, cracked the Google monetization code on the search results page.  In a conversation with an unnamed Googler he found that Google can afford to dial down the presentation of top sponsored ads because they're just more efficient at monetizing the traffic.  Of course, this shouldn't come as news to anyone who read our last eye tracking report.  We went into great depth about Google's ability do more with less when it comes