Speaking at the ad:tech conference, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley offered a glimpse into the future of the service. Customized Recommendations: Crowley discussed the possibility of a smarter algorithm that would make customized recommendations based on a user’s checkin history. Brand … Continue reading
A recent research survey revealed that: Over 66% of web users share content with friends and family, with 50% doing it at least once a week. 86% of respondents still used email to share content, while only 49% said they … Continue reading
Update: It seems the WSJ has combined and merged two different stories. The quote from Schmidt is still there, though way below in the new merged copy. Thanks, Henry Blodget! Yesterday, I wrote about Schmidt’s comments reported by the WSJ … Continue reading
Blekko is a new search engine currently in private beta, and I have been playing with it for the past few days. Co-founder Rich Skrenta says upfront that Blekko is not a Google-killer, and I agree. However, for a few … Continue reading
GigaOm reports that Google is looking to recruit a “Head of Social”. I welcome the move and present a few questions Google should be asking of its new hire: In 2008 and 2009, we let people believe that iGoogle was … Continue reading
On this blog, I have been keenly observing the race between Google and Facebook towards a relevant real-time, opining earlier that Google Social Search is likely to win in the long run. New developments in this race: Google Social Search … Continue reading
If you are using a widescreen monitor with an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 16:10, you will notice that Google Search and Google Reader waste most of the screen real estate on the right side. Here are two extensions for … Continue reading
It’s too early, but here’s a sign of what’s coming:
I have written earlier about the advantage Google has over Facebook in achieving relevance in real-time. There have been many interesting developments since: The battle for online identity intensified with the fight between Facebook Connect and Google Friend Connect. Facebook … Continue reading
There has been a lot of excitement over Google introducing Social Search as an experimental feature in Labs. Facebook COO Sandberg is also often quoted in this context, saying that “the web is moving from an information economy toward a … Continue reading
