From Google’s December 15, 2008 SEC filing via the Associated Press:
Google December 15 2008 SEC Filing
Although not necessarily in the “online advertising” industry and as I wrote before, I think Google will buy Twitter in 2009.
Archive for January, 2009
Google 2009 Buying Spree?
January 8, 2009Laptop TVs
January 7, 2009According to the Wall Street Journal in their recent interview with Geneieve Bell anthropoligist and director of the user experience group in Intel’s digital home group, “The number of people who watch an entire TV show on their laptops has tripled.”
My 11 year old son uses his MacBook to watch sports clips on YouTube daily.
Will his generation be the first to consume more video through laptop computers than through traditional television sets?
Top 10 Marketing Tips from Google for 2009
January 6, 2009The Google Conversion Room blog has posted their Top 10 Marketing Tips specifically for 2009 and the current economic climate.
Google 2009 Marketing Tips 1 – 6:
1. Adapt your message to suit today’s climate
2. Track your spend and bid strategically
3. Learn how users engage with your website
4. Increase the value of your website
5. Understand what consumers are searching for
6. Take advantage of the Google network
To see the remainder of Google’s Top 10 Marketing Tips for 2009, checkout Google’s Conversion Room blog.
Naymz?
January 5, 2009I received an invite today from the “Naymz Reputation Network”.
Naymz Reputation Management
If I recall correctly, Naymz was originally a Google Adwords based people search and find service.
It looks like Naymz has now morphed into a Linkedin.com like professional networking service.
I still haven’t figured out how “professionals” cost justify the time required for creating and promoting their social network profile and footprint regardless of which networking service they have chosen.
Before I would invest any significant amount of time building a web based “social presence”, I would first ask the social media providers how many of their social network users have produced a measurable, consistent, predictable return on their investment – whether in time, money or both – and how often have social network users replicated their results?
December 2008 WordPress Blog Traffic Stats
January 2, 2009This blog: Search Marketing Communications generated its third highest month in terms of traffic during December 2008 with 10,154 views.
Previously, this WordPress blog’s highest trafficked month was September 2008 with 22,897 views.
Approximately 50% as many views occurred during December 2008 as compared with September 2008, however combined traffic totals from September, October, November and December 2008 have generated 53,894 views – or slightly over 50% of all blog traffic received since inception.
By the end of December 2008, cohn.wordpress.com had been viewed 105,994 times since its launch in September 2006.
In its first month of existence this blog had 1,593 total views.
December 2008 traffic was approximately 7 times greater than September 2006 traffic.
Few people subscribe to this blog, thus the vast majority (an estimated 99% or greater) found this blog through some type of search query, which is why this blog is titled:
“Search Marketing Communications”
Search Traffic December 2008
Third Largest Month Blog Search Traffic: 10,154 Views
December 2008 Total Blog Traffic
Total Search Traffic December 2008
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2009Watching my three children watch the 2009 New Year’s Eve fireworks show on Keystone Lake in Colorado last night.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to you and yours!
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