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AOL Can Play That Game
According to Associated Press, AOL is paying $850 million for an online hangout popular in Europe. Bebo is one of the largest social networks in Britain, is ranked No. 1 in Ireland and New Zealand and has a global membership of more than 40 million. In the United States, however, it ranks third behind MySpace and Facebook. Ron Grant, AOL's president and chief operating officer, said the deal should help AOL expand …
Ev On “Ambient Awareness” and Other Matters
Fast Company interviewed Evan Williams, a.k.a. "Ev" about Twitter. Here are a few highlights: Q. Am I admitting my age if I ask why anyone would want to be that connected? A. I don't think it has anything to do with age. That's the most common response from everybody: Why would I want to use that? Once they start using it, they kind of get into it. It's something you have to experience. It's fun and sometimes useful …
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Goodyear Needs To Fix A Leak In Their Image
I'm not a NASCAR fan, but apparently, Goodyear makes all the tires that the drivers use, and of course, in the world of car buffs, that's a huge coup. Unless the drivers bitch about the tires. From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: On Monday, Goodyear was peddling a feel-good story: "Goodyear tops Fortune magazine's most-admired list." But 24 hours earlier, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart was peddling his own …
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Halcyon Loves To Share
If you’d like a free sticker, send a standard-sized self addressed stamped envelope to: Hug Nation PO Box 264 Solana Beach CA 92075 …
When You Make A Living From Your Site, Fans Are Also Customers
I attended a SXSWi panel with a dubious title yesterday, "Online Adulation: Use Don't Abuse Your Fans." Look at those verbs. "Use." "Abuse." Not good. There was one true blogebrity on the panel and sadly she conveyed, perhaps unintentionally, what a hassle it is to be so popular. I don't doubt for a second that it is a hassle, for blogebrities don't have people around them to deflect the constant stream of requests …
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Content Is Still King
According to the Online Publishers Association's Internet Activity Index, 42.7% of consumer time online is spent with content sites, 28.6% is with communication sites, 16.1% with commerce sites and 5% on search sites. The OPA describes content sites as those designed primarily to provide news, information and entertainment. Examples of those included in this segment are CNN.com, ESPN.com and MapQuest. [via Ad Age] …
Here Comes Hulu
Tomorrow marks the official launch of Hulu, which is the latest move to provide full-length TV shows and movies via the Web. And it has some big names behind it: Hulu, the online video joint venture of News Corp and General Electric's NBC Universal, will make its public debut on Wednesday with programming from Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros Television Group, Lionsgate and from sports leagues. Missing from the list of …