Archive for August, 2010

Now Showing: A Tweet Button

August 12, 2010

I have enabled the new Tweet Button on my WordPress blogs today.

Enabling the Tweet button is simple.

1. Go to your Appearance tab.

2. Click the Extras tab.

Now Showing Tweet Button

Now Showing Tweet Button

3. Check “Show A Twitter Tweet Button on my Posts.

Google Product Reach

August 11, 2010

The following infographic illustrating Google products, their data and advertising potential was published on the front page of the Wall Street Journal yesterday.

Google's Reach

Google's Reach

This chart was compiled from a confidential internal Google document labeled “Vision Statement”.

My question is if the “Vision Statement” source document was truly confidential – why was it on the front page of the Wall Street Journal?

This Blog Ain’t No Lemonade Stand

August 10, 2010

Who invented the Lemonade Stand?

Lemonade Stand

Lemonade Stand

OneBox Results With Google Places

August 9, 2010

This type of Google OneBox result may have been live for a while but today was the first time I noticed it.

OneBox with Google Places

OneBox with Google Places

How long have “Place Pages” been live in Google’s OneBox search results?

Adwords Update

August 8, 2010

I just noticed my Google Adwords My Client Center now displays both Search Network CTR and Google Display Network CTR at the account performance level.

Adwords Update

Adwords Update

Do you know how long Adwords has shown the two networks CTR at the account performance level in My Client Center?

Switching to see all of my accounts CTR, I realized I have spent nearly $1.5 million dollars with Google.

Google Places Disconnect

August 7, 2010

Not sure how Google Places can show my business listing data “Pending” and Being reviewed yet still send me account traffic statistics.

Pending Being Reviewed

Pending Being Reviewed

How can Google Places collect and email me their report data about an account that is Pending and Being Reviewed?

Google Places Disconnect

Google Places Disconnect

Based on the screen shot above, would it be unreasonable for me to conclude Google gathers data about business listings whether they have applied for a Google Places account and been approved or not?

Audio Post

August 6, 2010

Audio Post

August 5, 2010

BackType.com: Enter A URL To See Its Social Impact

August 4, 2010

I came across this site BackType.com today while researching some Tweets.

The concept is simple enough – analyze the “impact” of a web page via the amount of socialization it receives.

BackType

BackType

I signed up for an account and generated some stats on one of the posts I retweeted.

Summary

Summary

BackType presently displays three types of analysis – Summary, Audience and Conversations – each providing a perspective on how and to what degree a particular message engaged its audience.

The Final Frontier: Between The Ears

August 3, 2010

Is between the Ears…

The Final Frontier: Between The Ears

The Final Frontier: Between The Ears