News: Google, Facebook, Eye Tracking, iStockphoto on Wordpress

Google maintains search lead; Ask.com gains New York—Google accounted for 71.43% of all U.S. searches conducted in July, virtually unchanged from the previous month, according to Experian Hitwise. READ more about search data ...

Eye tracking is fascinating to think about in and of itself. Interestingly enough, Shari Thurow ...
Eye tracking is fascinating to think about in and of itself. Interestingly enough, Shari Thurow of Omni Marketing Interactive spoke with WebProNews about eye tracking research. According to her, the research endorses universal search.
As she explains, marketers need to ask themselves if their videos, images, and graphs are doing their jobs on pages. These elements should be reinforcing the brand and pointing people in the right direction. If not, she advises marketers to conduct keyword research to determine if the users even want the universal elements. Read more about eye tracking ...

By Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff
August 17, 2010 | 9:00 am | Wired September 2010
Two decades after its birth, the World Wide Web is in decline, as simpler, sleeker services — think apps — are less about the searching and more about the getting. Chris Anderson explains how this new paradigm reflects the inevitable course of capitalism. And Michael Wolff explains why the new breed of media titan is forsaking the Web for more promising (and profitable) pastures. Read more about the Internet ...

Facebook has taken the world by storm - both for business and pleasure. Still not signed up? Getting started with Facebook is easy and fast and completely free. Here's how to create an account and start setting up your Facebook profile...Read more
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