Using Online Marketing to weather the storm of recession

The first blow appeared to come from economic uncertainty in the presidential race, and mixed emotions on economic growth numbers.  The second blow undoubtedly arose two weeks ago with the news of investment banking collapses and takeovers, plunging the markets into a downward spiral.  It seemed that the markets were optimistic about the so-called $700-billion dollar Government bailout, but it was not to be and resulted in the third blow to companies across the US.  But hope springs eternal, especially in light of economic hardships, which always tend to spur innovation and opportunity for those that take calculated risk.  Online marketing may be the key that catalyzes the next innovation.

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Google wants better pictures, partners for GeoEye-1

If Google hadn’t already converted a whack of internet denizens into big brother conspiracy theorists, it might just finish things off by forcibly pushing fence-sitters into wearing tin foil hats.  Using Nasa’s base near Mountain View, sinking optical fibre into the Pacific Ocean, and bidding for wireless frequencies were all big stories that more or less made reasonable business investment sense, but c’mon - launching a satellite into space?

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Google Chrome: First Impressions

Google Chrome hits the shelvesJust when you thought it was safe to call a truce in the browser wars, Google comes up and hits you in the face with a cream pie.  Sure, you think it’s funny at first and perhaps it tastes pretty good, but it might spell trouble for online marketers.  Find out why Google Chrome, the newest web browser on the scene is causing a stir - good and bad.

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CUIL not even luke-warm, here we go again

The next entry into the search marketing game is CUIL.com that promises to index and organize the greatest amount of pages online - more than Google, and more than Yahoo.  With former Google engineers and executives at the helm, can they possibly eat away at Google’s search dominance?

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