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it wasnt just netflix. as much as the infographic makes it seem that way i want to point out that netflix didn’t take down blockbuster by itself. i think that otehr streaming services like hulu had to do with it as well. my favorite stat on the infographic: “back in 2000, blockbuster declined several offers [...]
there’s a fever running through the internet – world cup fever. fever pitch was hit on friday when things kicked off. last friday’s web traffic has been classified as “heavy” for most of the day, according to measurements by akamai. at the peak, traffic for news sites globally started a steady climbed reaching nearly 12.1 [...]
I know that the the tool to add Kanye West to any site has been out for a while. But, it’s so awesome that I wanted to make sure that everyone out there knows about. Plus, I recently rediscovered it in my bookmarks Remember when Kanye West toally punk’d Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV [...]
via blog.searchenginewatch.com Is Leapfish the next big thing? That has yet to be determined, but from my initial browsing it has a great chance of becoming my next internet portal along the lines of my yahoo or iGoogle. I love how it has embraced and integrated Social right from the beginning. In addition, it includes [...]
46% of Local Searchers Visit Businesses In-Store 46% of local searchers make in-store visits, according to data released to eMarketer by TMP Directional Marketing and comScore. The number is up 12% over last year. Meanwhile, for “general searches,” 34% visited stores, but this was only up 1% over last year. Internet yellow pages searchers also [...]
For many marketers product placement remains a viable way to create brand awareness among young people–but with this generation having been marketed to on multiple screens pretty much since birth, does product placement even work? The answer is yes, but not in the way marketers are hoping. We found that 72% of teens and 77% [...]
Due to burnout, my brain being over capacity and client work I’ve had to combine days 2 & 3 into one post Following are the most important notes and thoughts from the sessions I attended. Head over to flickr to check out my SMX set. Day 2 at SMX East 2009 started with a Keynote: What’s Next [...]
37 pages. That’s how many pages of notes I took today at SMX East. They were small pages, but nevertheless that’s still la lot of notes – but, also a reflection upon the vast amount of knowledge that you learn at SMX. Don’t fool yourself, you better be ready to learn, A LOT, at SMX [...]
via emarketer.com Mobile Internet users grew 34% to 57 million from 2008 to 2009, according to The Nielsen Company. As is to be expected from previous research findings, Men browse for tech, sports and news. Women, on the other hand use the mobile web for celebrity news, shopping sites and social networks. Most surprisingly to [...]
Another day, another emarketer graph. The question is: What does this graph tell us? 1. Social media success is many-sided and complicated (nothing new there) 2. People want to hear the nitty-gritty tactics and not waste time with other things 3. Most importantly: Social Media is being accepted as an important part of the marketing [...]
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eric is a digital strategist at magnetic in tampa, FL a company helping companies reach their web potential. he has delivered targeted users to websites and brands of all sizes on the internet. he specializes in digital strategy, social media, seo and ppc .
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