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Bonanzle Standing Out Among eBay Competitors

September 8, 2009
Bonanzle has been around for a year now (out of beta). We’ve been watching it grow for the better part of this year at least. 

Online Shoppers Missing Out On Coupon Savings

September 8, 2009
The majority of online shoppers who use coupons are missing out on savings by using invalid or expired coupons, according to a new report commissioned by Coupon Craze and conducted by Harris Interactive. The majority (94%) of online shoppers have had an expired or invalid coupon code but...

Kai-Fu Lee Talks About Quitting Google

September 8, 2009
A few questions surrounding the departure of Kai-Fu Lee from Google China have now been answered.  Lee isn’t leaving due to any perceived failure – indeed, he thinks Google China is doing rather well – and it turns out that he’s landed a position as the head of a...

Using Google Maps for a Giant Game of Monopoly

September 8, 2009
Tomorrow (September 9), a giant worldwide game of Monopoly will commence, using the real world. That is, the real world on Google Maps. Hasbro, the creators of the classic board game, are launching the game called, "Monopoly City Streets,"...

Flickr Added To The iPhone App Store

September 8, 2009
Yahoo has released three new mobile applications for the iPhone and the BlackBerry. Flickr for mobile has launched as iPhone app allowing users to upload, share and tag photos and videos while staying connected to the Flickr community. iPhone users can down the app via the iTunes App...

Blogs Can Still Drive Big Traffic

September 8, 2009
You would almost think blogging was dead, the way headlines are dominated by Twitter, Facebook, and social media in general. I’ve always considered blogging to be a part of social media anyway, as the commenting factor lends to engagement between author and user. But blogging is so...

Twitter Performing Well In Australia

September 8, 2009
Twitter fans should be pleased to hear that it’s almost definitely taking over the world.  U.S. stats have long indicated a strong growth pattern, data from the U.K. has done the same, and now, Hitwise has presented a report on Twitter’s increasing influence on...

Google Books Backpedals

September 8, 2009
Google’s scaled back its literature-related plans in the hopes of not angering publishers and regulators in Europe; the company has said that it won’t add content to Google Books if it’s available for sale on that continent.  At least a few important critics seem...

Ex -Yahoo Exec Joins AOL

September 8, 2009
AOL has named former Yahoo executive Brad Garlinghouse as President of its Internet and Mobile Communications. Garlinghouse will also head up AOL’s Silicon Valley operations from its Mountain View campus, acting as the West Coast lead for AOL Ventures, the company’s venture...

New Trend Tracking Feature in Google Finance

September 8, 2009
Google has introduced Google Domestic Trends on Google Finance. This is a feature that tracks search traffic (on Google) across specific sectors of the economy. "The changes in the search volume of a given sector on google.com may provide useful economic insight," Google

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