8th may 2008

This post is from from my other blog here

Glue Pages - A new take on universal search Seems Yahoo is beta testing its new search concept, GluePages, which combines text, images, video, jobs and more in the search results. It seems kinda fresh, but I have only been playing around with it briefly. Here’s a screen of a search for Google (http://in.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=yfp-t-in toggle=1 cop= ei=UTF-8 p=Google+)(yea cheeky, I know); Apparently they chose India because that market has,” a growing number of new users, plentiful local content, and a large number of developers who can develop applications around Yahoo's technologies.” – according to Tapan Bhat, a senior vice president at Yahoo. The search terms for it are limited and targeted to the Indian market, but you can still get afeel for this type of hybrid navigational searching. Give it a go; Yahoo GluePages (http://in.yahoo.com/) (use a common search query) … let me know what you make of it…

This post is from from my other blog here

Apparently the injury (http://www.huomah.com/Personal/Family-Life/How-to-cut-productivity-in-half.html)to Dave's hand has affected more than his typing. For whatever reason he's given me the keys to the blog and entrusted me for the day. Let's all wish him a speedy recovery, but do keep in mind the obvious opportunity to guest post here while his faculties may not be completely intact. Kidding aside, I'm sure Dave would appreciate a few more guest posts while his ability to type is limited. The Immeasurable Value with the Greater Return – by Steven Bradley A few months ago here on the trail, there began a discussion on the value of social media marketing. Specifically, looking for more information about the following: How to plan a program ( with a real-world example) How to time manage said program How to measure and manage costs How to measure it (KPI) How to determine ROI (return on investment) The discussion continued,...