Google + Doubleclick; The Irresistible Force Absorbs the Unspeakable Object - eBay + Stumbleupon or The Endless Metaphor - Gumiyo - Search Wikia
Google reaches in the spare change drawer and plunks down $3.1 billion for Doubleclick, the Sith Lord of Behavioral Marketing (odds are the first pop-up your pop-up blocker ever blocked was from Doubleclick)…and as Larry & Sergei’s reach grows even broader, it is important to consider what this portends for your business. Ultimately, “Do No Evil” depends on whose is definition of “evil” is returned in a search.
Could it be that the only hope for true competition might be coming from the likes of Jimmy Wales’ Search Wikia? Listen in as I connect a few micro-dots.
Meanwhile, Billy Gates is throwing $50 your way to try Microsoft adCenter; and if you’re smart, you’ll not only use it but you’ll understand why its all about ads from here on out and your little old auction listing is no exception.
Rumor is that eBay is set to acquire Stumbleupon, the popular internet surfing club…so, is it a good thing or not? Maybe yes, maybe no…it all comes down to integration.
Social Media, the warm and fuzzy term de jour, is nevertheless an important means of drawing in some traffic…and it helps to have a concise list of the major players.
Gumiyo is a very cool classified site but that’s not its real importance…where it points to is the next big step in internet search. Question is; is your business ready?
Antiques and collectibles is not as staid a category as you might think. As a matter of fact it is a moving target defined by each generation for some very practical reasons. Listen in as I explain.
And lots more..an internet site to search over 13,000 upcoming auctions....a great site for finding that perfect packaging item…Google hints that paid links could be your one-way ticket to oblivion…and a simply elegant site that gets after selling in a most engaging an imaginative way.
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Links from this week’s show:
Social Media List - Relax, its only 2.0…just imagine what web 10.7 will be like!
Global Auction Guide - 13,000+ “real” auctions at your fingertips.
Kovels Antiques & Price Guide - The grandmother of all price guides.
SKS Bottle - God but I do love a well turned bottle!
SMOBlog on Google’s Paid Link Hit List - When Matt Cutts speaks ( and apart from the blatant link baiting0 you’d damn well better listen.
Wood-Rings Retail Site - Simple, elegant & effective retail design.
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