Technorati 100: What's Hot in the Blogosphere
Earlier this week Emre wrote about declining traffic on Technorati and considered the exit options for this blog vertical search and portal site.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/10/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Want More Ads? Get Better Metrics
Digital ad spending, already at an all-time high and still growing, would accelerate even faster if more online media were audited by...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/10/2007 | Website Analytics

The Future of Link Building
Gord Hotchkiss did an interesting interview of Matt Cutts a while back, which I posted about here on Search Engine Watch.
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/10/2007 | Link Building

25 Code Snippets for Web Designers (Part1)
There are loads of handy scripts, bits of html and widgets that you can incorporate into your websites and blogs - here we bring together 25 of the most helpfull in the first...
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/10/2007 | Website Design & Development

On the road to a being a target
At the Montgomery & Co. investment banking conference here this week the obvious sentiment was life is good: money is flowing, bankers are courting, private company...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/10/2007 | Venture Capital

Mastering Internet Marketing in 2007 -- A Benchmark Survey
In a recent benchmark study, conducted in conjunction with NYU's Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, Hospitality eBusiness Strategies...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/10/2007 | Advertising & Affiliate Marketing

Google Personalized Search, Google Bookmarks & Link Building
There's been a bit of a panic among some SEOs that the ramp up of Google Personalized Search Results last month will mean the end of SEO.
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/10/2007 | Link Building

Start-Up Aims for Database to Automate Web Searching
Metaweb Technologies is setting out to create a vast public database, paving the way for a more automated Internet.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/09/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

MySpace To Launch News Service, May Need Age Checks
MySpace is planning to get into the news business early in the second quarter, according to Terry Heaton's PoMo Blog...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/09/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Demo Day: Y Combinator's Spring Chicks
After Condé Nast, owner of Wired and other magazines/websites, acquired Y Combinator funded Reddit, people took notice.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/09/2007 | Venture Capital

Affiliate Marketing is a Booming Business
Hannes Johnson is a valued John Chow dot Com reader. You've probably seen him around these parts, commenting on John's posts...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/09/2007 | Advertising & Affiliate Marketing

Amazon's Series of Fortunate Events
Way back when I was in high school I found myself in a high school science class. It was your typical experience, replete with bunsen burners...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/09/2007 | eBay & eCommerce

Microsoft, AP Forge Online Video Network
The explosion of online video has had a significant impact upon the social networking industry, but the influence of the platform is beginning to bleed over into traditional...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/09/2007 | Digital Media

Microsoft's 'Third Era' Of Search Begins...
Microsoft's top search executive leaving company from the Seattle PI covers Microsoft's Christopher Payne reportedly leaving the company.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/09/2007 | Search Marketing

Three ways to build an online media business to $50m in revenue
As a venture capitalist, I'm interested in investing in companies that could be big one day, that could get to at least $50m in revenue.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/09/2007 | Advertising & Affiliate Sales

8 web menus you just can't miss
There's no point to discuss the importance of a web menu, how it's done and how it looks. Many people may remember a website for it's great looking menu.
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/09/2007 | Website Design & Development

A Roundup For 'Developers, Developers, Developers...'
First off, I apologize for the title - I couldn't resist. (If you don't know what the title is talking about, see this video). I am a web developer, as many of you may know.
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/09/2007 | Website Design & Development

All New My Yahoo
There's an all new My Yahoo (upgrade URL) launching today at 11 am PST. This is the web's most popular customizable home page by far, with 50 million...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/08/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Is YouTube a Google-Sized Distraction?
YouTube's $1.65 billion price tag wasn't exactly chump change, even for a $141 billion company like Google. So five months after buying the upstart video-sharing site...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/08/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Know Thy Market: Beyond The Click-Through
In marketing, with few exceptions, there's no umbrella or blanket model that can be applied. Coca-Cola's omnipresent branding has worked over the decades because...
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/08/2007 | Advertising & Affiliate Marketing

IAB/PwC: Record Online Ad Revenue of $17B in 2006
U.S. online advertising revenues for 2006 are estimated to have reached $16.8 billion - a 34 percent increase over the previous revenue
eBusiness News | Posted 3/08/2007 | Advertising & Affiliate Sales

Optimal Google AdSense Placement For Maximum $$$
If you run a blog or web site and rely on Google AdSense ad's to generate revenue then you really do need to make sure your ad placements are optimized to bring you...
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/08/2007 | Adsense & Other Context Ads

Addicted To Web Stats - Hittail : Worse than caffeine!
Anyone who works with me learns very quickly that I am a coffee addict. I can go for hours without a cigarette, but if I can't get decent coffee I get quite upset....
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/08/2007 | Website Analytics

Federated Media Raising More Money, Looking to Sell
There's a ton of interesting data included in a new MergerMarket interview with Federated Media Publishing COO Jason Weisberger.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/08/2007 | Venture Capital

What Happens When Your Adsense Earnings or EPC Drops Overnight
When it rains, it pours. Sometimes your Adsense account is pouring cash. What happens when its slows to a gentle dribble? What happened to all the earnings your were making...
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/08/2007 | Adsense & Other Context Ads

Analytics on the Cheap
Many important decisions begin with analysis of website statistics. Statistics packages can give a website owner a different perspective and allow him/her to get more insight...
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/08/2007 | Website Analytics

New Ad Network - AuctionAds
Today is the grand opening of Auction Ads (aff). AuctionAds displays live eBay auctions to visitors based on the website owner's keyword preference and pays out on a CPA...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/08/2007 | Advertising & Affiliate Sales

Technorati's Opportunities and Exit Options
About 2 months ago, HitWise published a report stating that Technorati, the leading blog search company, had for the first time fallen behind Google BlogSearch in traffic...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Blogs Fascinate, Frighten Marketers Eager to Tap Loyalists
Warning to marketers seeking to explore the blogosphere: The world of blogs is still evolving, along with how advertisers can stake out a place in it.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Advertising & Affiliate Marketing

Searching for Michael Jordan? Microsoft Wants a Better Way
Internet searching was at the forefront of the technologies that Microsoft displayed on Tuesday at an event intended to showcase the company's research prowess.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

N.Y. Times Co. sees digital revenue rising 30%
New York Times Co. said Tuesday that it sees its digital revenue rising 30% to $350 million in 2007, fueled by ad sales at the company's newspaper Web sites, such as...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Can Coding Affect Your Search Ranking
There are many strategies one can employ in order to improve a site's search ranking. Everything from title tags to link buying has been suggested....
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/07/2007 | Search Engine Optimization

Reducing Your Website's Bandwidth Usage
Over the last three years, this site has become far more popular than I ever could have imagined. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/07/2007 | Website Design & Development

The 50 Most Important People on the Web
Here's who's shaping what you read, watch, hear, write, buy, sell, befriend, flame, and otherwise do online.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Guide to Raising Venture Capital
You're working hard to build your business -- hiring talented employees, securing satisfied customers and effectively managing operations.
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/07/2007 | Venture Capital

14 Ways to reduce your eBay & PayPal Fees
One of the top complaints against eBay is the level of fees. It is therefore surprising that many large eBay sellers make unnecessary and easily avoidable payments to eBay.
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/07/2007 | eBay & Online Storess

Five Steps to a Truly Unique Blog That Attracts Readers and Revenue
Now that you've completed the important task of figuring out who it is you want to reach with your blog, it's time to figure out how...
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/07/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Can WIkio Make Digg S*** Its Pants?
Wikio is the next well-financed social media tool that relies on the wisdom of the crowd to generate content in similar fashion as both Digg and Netscape.
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Microsoft To Move Bulk Of $1 Billion In U.S. Ad Spending To Digital
NOT SURPRISINGLY for a tech behemoth, a top Microsoft executive said Thursday that in three years, the bulk of its nearly $1 billion in U.S.ad spending will be...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Advertising & Affiliate Sales

The Basics of Building an Online Business
As an internet marketing guide, a lot of people ask me how to start and grow an online business. I tell them this:...
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/07/2007 | eBiz Startup & Management

Viewers Warm to Online TV Show Sponsors
In what is becoming a familiar pattern, TV producers are finding an active second life for shows after they air. Much like DVDs are important for movie...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Digital Media

What's the Biggest Trend or Challenge in Digital Media?
For These Execs It's All About Video -- How to Make It, Monetize It, Distribute It. In case there was still any doubt, digital is emerging "as the hub of marketing," and it's ...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Digital Media

AddThis Widget Gathering Lots Of Interesting Data
You may have seen the AddThis buttons on blog at some point while surfing the web. It's a simple, free widget blog owners can add to their site...
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Content Sites & Blogs

Browser testing CSS and JavaScript
After reading Andy Clarke's article CSS: Browser testing order I've been thinking a bit about my own approach to testing CSS and JavaScript during development.
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/07/2007 | Website Design & Development

Cloaking Concerns Over WebmasterWorld
The issue of website cloaking bubbled to the surface of the search engine optimization world again, as a handful of noteworthy names debated the tactic and....
eBusiness News | Posted 3/07/2007 | Search Engine Optimization

10 Steps for Increasing Visibility Online
Most small businesses that run a website today don't have the insider knowledge to optimize their content and overall visibility online. I personally handle internet...
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/07/2007 | Search Engine Optimization

Tips To Hire The Right Website Designer
Websites don't just build themselves. The conundrum for the small business owner is that there are a host of choices as you establish an online presence.
eBusiness Information | Posted 3/07/2007 | Website Design & Development