Monthly Archives: December 2007

How to track Social Media Users with Google Analytics “Google Analytics offers a way to track marketing campaigns by giving them unique markers, these are normally part of a URL for example example.com?utm_campaign=mycampaign &utm_medium=banner&utm_source=otherdomain.com” (tags: Google analytics socialmedia statistics)

Top 10 Startups Worth Watching in 2008 “Which startups are worth paying attention to in the coming year? [Wired] picks 10 companies that should be making significant strides in 2008.” (tags: 2008 Business startups Technology internet Research) Old media hits … Continue reading →

Mozilla Labs: Introducing Weave “…blending of the desktop and the Web through deeper integration of the browser with online services.” (tags: Browser cloud Code platform services firefox mozilla applications)

PC World – Google’s DoubleClick Deal Brings Greater Focus on Privacy “Companies should only collect sensitive data for behavioral advertising if they obtain express consent from the consumer.” (tags: Google DoubleClick privacy Advertising Business government)

The Ecommerce Checkout Report – Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog “Do you want to see which checkout tactics are most used by successful online retailers? How does your conversion rate stack up to those who employ similar tactics? Does a shorter … Continue reading →

Release 1.0 Back Issues – O’Reilly Radar “It is our great pleasure to offer, free of charge, electronic versions of all back issues of Release 1.0.” (tags: Technology Business culture history Magazine reference oreilly) IIPImage :: IIPImage “IIPImage is an … Continue reading →

Reuters Pictures of the year 2007 2007 News pictures from Reuters (tags: Journalism media News photo Photography photos documentary reuters 2007) Free They Might Be Giants Podcast For Kids | Geekdad from Wired.com “In advance of their new kids’ album, … Continue reading →

Google and the Wisdom of Clouds Very Borg-ish “It’s a network made of hundreds of thousands of cheap servers … the cloud regenerates as it grows, almost like a living thing.” (tags: Google cloud computing infrastructure scalability) Rough Type: Nicholas … Continue reading →

Amazon SimpleDB “Amazon SimpleDB is a web service for running queries on structured data in real time. This service works in close conjunction with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), collectively providing the … Continue reading →

Opening up Facebook Platform Architecture “Now we also want to share the benefits of our work by enabling other social sites to use our platform architecture as a model. In fact, we’ll even license the Facebook Platform methods and tags … Continue reading →

What makes a facebook application a success? at Facebook Applications Reviews, Facebook Widgets, Facebook News “The more complex the app; the less viral it was. The simplest apps spread the fastest. The more complex the app the higher the time … Continue reading →

Business Articles: Deep Change: How Operational Innovation Can Transform Your Company (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition) – Harvard Business Review “When struggling with stagnant growth—as many of us are today—do you look to acquisitions, aggressive marketing, or new technologies to rev … Continue reading →

ClickTale: Record – Watch – Understand “Record visitors’ every action as they browse your website. Watch movies to understand visitor behavior, gain valuable insights and improve your website’s usability.” (tags: advertising analysis analytics applications asp Behavior Business data marketing Measurement … Continue reading →

Harvard Business Online: Innovation Versus Complexity: What Is Too Much of a Good Thing? “Identify your company’s innovation fulcrum—the number of offerings that would optimize both revenues and profits.” (tags: Business innovation optimization Efficiency) Harvard Business Review: Simplicity-Minded Management “Complexity … Continue reading →

Online Advertising: Traditional ads to shrink next year “One-time events like the Olympics and the election add another $6 billion, not to be repeated. Discount that amount, and take away the growth of online, and you’ll see a traditional ad … Continue reading →