Colorado (Denver Metro area) is having a big snow storm today, somewhere between 6″ and 2′ (probably a foot). And while most people would know this from looking out the window or watching the weather radar map, it is showing up in an interesting place: Google Trends.
20 of the top 100 Google Trend keywords are [...]
The E.W. Scripps Co. shut down the Rocky Mountain News on Feb 27th 2009 after nearly 150 years as a Denver newspaper. It may live on in an independent online-only form as InDenverTimes.com if it can attract 50,000 subscribers. Read more here: “Ex-Rocky Mountain News staffers plan news Web site” …and on YouTube here and [...]
Disney.com has a new website design today. If you want to see where the web is heading…check it out. It is very multimedia and interactive. In a nut, it’s an experience. If you are soley into news websites you may not like it, but if you are looking for an experience — like the one [...]
Forbes and Silicon Alley Insider have insight into YouTube’s revenue.
A quick overview:
Google may be making $200 million from YouTube this year and $350 million next year.
A front page ad on YouTube goes for about $175,000 per day plus a commitment to spend at least $50,000 more on YouTube or Google.
A branded YouTube channel goes for [...]
Today’s big news… CBS is buying CNet… becoming the 10th largest internet company (chart).
Here is the press release:
CBS CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE CNET NETWORKS, INC.
CBS to Become a Top Ten U.S. Internet Company with Unparalleled Content and Reach, Boasting Approximately 200 Million Monthly Unique Users Worldwide
CNET Networks’ CNET, ZDNet, GameSpot.com, TV.com, CNET News, UrbanBaby, BNET, CHOW [...]
CBS Interactive is doing it right by setting up an office in Silicon Vally (Menlo Park). This world has changed and Tech plays a big role. Today, people don’t need to start their morning with a newspaper, listen to the radio to/at/from work or watch the evening television newscast; although, most still do [...]
Newspaper continues upward, online that is, with 12% growth in web traffic. Another cool number is that 40% of all U.S. web users visited a newspaper website in Q1. Here is more info…
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I was invited to try out Google’s beta for TV advertising yesterday. The term AdWords does not really fit here/anymore, but we’ll look past that for the moment. It looks like you cannot target to local TV at this point. It does seems like this would work okay for cable TV advertising. [...]
Will Internet TV and online media get a catylst? It has to some degree, but it may come faster than we thought if this strike keeps going. There is a lot being said about this topic, here is just one good article from FT.com…
Hollywood warned ‘writers will move online’
The head of the union representing striking [...]
CNBC is a great TV brand, and one that has been arming for battle with Fox Business. With that said, it is not nearly as powerful online as it could be. I wish it was, I like it. I think my peak useage of the site was back in 2000 when stocks were flying high [...]
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