Archive for September, 2007

I’m the train they call the City of New Orleans

The more days we spend here in the Big Easy, the more cultural bits and pieces connected to New Orleans come to our door. Here’s a song called The City of New Orleans (originally written by Steve Goodman, later by Arlo Guthrie, and here) presented by the Highwayman : Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, […]

Google’s Estimated Revenue from YouTube UGC

User generated content is not easy to sell. It seems even YouTube is struggling with selling ad space, although Google is experimenting with several ad models on its video social networking site. AlleyInsider follows the embarrassing story of estimates here:
Mary Meeker from Morgan Stanley estimating YouTube ad revenues (assuming that 1% of the videos go […]

More Web Videos on your Cell Phone and TV: vTap Taps into Mobile Videos

Cell Video Paradise
Access to video content is still very limited and way to slow: this is exactly what vTap, which is a trademark of Veveo, is building on providing solutions for Edge-frustrated users on the new iPhone, or Microsoft Mobile people on the go. But there will soon be services for Java-enabled phones from Nokia, […]

First & Only Integrated Site Optimization Suite: Omniture, Offermatica, Touch Clarity

Hey, that sounds a powerful suite indeed.
Previously with Touch Clarity and now with Offermatica (acquired for $65m by Omniture) the online marketing suite has come complete: spoon, fork, knife. Bon appetite web marketers. CPC keeps sneaking up (just think of the recent Google algorithm changes), so you need to pay more attention to testing the […]