First is a post I mention about Walt Disney. Great read and told in a story fashion. Check it out. Next is news from AOL that got me thinking about localization and verticalization and your opportunity. With a new niche trade media initiative, AOL is aiming for an enterprise version of what occurs through Facebook [...]

A little confused by two stories today… All those tweets, apps, updates may drain brain. Human minds evolved to constantly scan for novelty, lest we miss any sign of food, danger or, on a good day, mating opportunities. But the modern world bombards us with stimuli, a nonstop stream of e-mails, chats, texts, tweets, status [...]

Bing is doing what no one used to think was possible: knocking search market share points off of Google, and collecting them. Yes, Bing-powered search in the United States just broke the 30% barrier, clocking in at 30.01% in March according to Hitwise. That was a rise from its February tally of 28.48%. I also [...]

Bing’s latest updates is a sure to be talked about feature that lets people “step inside” some local listings by looking through photos of the interior of an establishment; it’s powered by local startup EveryScape, which has been charging small businesses across the U.S. to build 3D, photo-realistic panoramas of their physical locations. Users will [...]

The flurry of smartphone payment offerings under development have caught the attention of Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports. Its verdict, as of now: while the mobile payment technologies may be convenient and fun, they are not necessarily safe. At the very least, says Michelle Jun, staff attorney for Consumers Union, the mobile [...]

Today we talk with Jeff Foster from WebBizIdeas.com. Jeff gives some great tips and advice on your opportunity within Bing, Yahoo, and Foursquare. Some items we talk about are… Is Bing local worthwhile? Does Bing have a webmaster tools like Google? What about content and Bing? What is up with the merger between Bing and [...]

When you think of public utilities, you think of things such as water, electricity, and telecommunications, right? Well, what if search were added to that list? How would you feel about that? We talk about that today plus I reference an interview from Kevin Ryan on WebProNews. There’s no question of Facebook’s position at the [...]

Did you notice the competition going on between Bing and Google? The game is still on and after Google announced its new Caffeine search index, it is Bing’s turn to tout the future release of its enhanced ‘Bing Webmaster Tools’ this summer. Check out the full story here > Where do Americans begin their online [...]