A hundred million mistakes: Microsoft’s Bing search engine - Good Experience
A hundred million mistakes: Microsoft’s Bing search engine - Good Experience
Everything Microsoft has tried recently hasn’t worked. They tried the “I’m a PC” ads, a knockoff of the Mac ads - didn’t work. Tried the Zune, a knockoff of the iPod - didn’t work. Tried redoing MSN Search again and again, as a knockoff of Google - didn’t work. What’s the world coming to, when Microsoft can’t build a monopoly around a knockoff?It’s those effing customers. They keep choosing the best experience.
Google develops algorithm to stem talent loss
Google develops algorithm to stem talent loss
Google, concerned by the recent departures of several top executives, has developed an algorithm to try to identify which employees are likely to quit, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
I guess the first version is just a keyword analysis tool applied to performance reviews, looking for particular keywords (”demotivated”, “concern”) and statistical analysis tools looking at data like last date of promotion, ongoing training, denied requests for raises, etc…
It is not particularly difficult to do, companies don’t have to be Google to do the same thing!
Touching or imagining touch sensations leads to more sales
Want to Save Some Money? Shop Without Touching - TIME
To test this hypothesis, the authors added an extra layer to the experiment. After the students either touched or didn’t touch the Slinky and coffee mug, they asked about half of them to imagine picking up the products and bringing them home. They asked the other half to simply evaluate the products in their minds. Among those who touched the products, imagining ownership did not affect the price they’d be willing to pay for them. However, among those who didn’t touch the items — a group that shares the same hands-free experience as online shoppers — picturing ownership led to significantly higher valuations of the products.
Mobile Metrics - Free Mobile Market Level Data | AdMob
Mobile Metrics - Free Mobile Market Level Data | AdMob
As part of our commitment to providing detailed insight into different regions, this month we provide traffic, manufacturer, and device data for Latin America & the Caribbean. Traffic from the region increased 138% in the last 12 months to 109 million requests in October 2008.
Effective product promotion through infoanimation
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What keywords are worth more on a domain name?
More hints on what keywords are worth more on a domain name // Black Hat Domainer
In 2007, 3.8 billion searches were conducted on yellow pages sites as well as the local listings they provide to search engines such as Google, Yahoo and others. So what are the most popular things being searched for?1. Restaurants
2. Physicians & Surgeons
3. Hotels
4. Auto Repairing & Service
5. Florists-Retail
6. Auto Dealers-New & Used
7. Dentists
8. Auto Parts & Supplies - New & Used
9. Beauty Salons (tie)
10. Hospitals (tie)This list was put out by the Yellow Pages Association. The data was collected by Knowledge Networks/SRI.
The power of computers in today’s financial world
You may remember my post here about quantum computing. Now read this article:
Internet Bots: Anatomy of a Stock Selling Frenzy - HotHardware
The Wall Street Journal reports that at about 10:45 a.m. EDT on Monday, September 8, “a headline from the outdated report flashed across Bloomberg screens.” At which point, “algorithmic trading mechanisms, which buy and sell stocks based on news headlines and earnings data,” started selling off the United Airlines stock on the mistaken assumption that the company had just filed for bankruptcy. United’s stock plummeted over the course of the next 15 minutes until NASDAQ halted trading of the stock and United issued a statement saying that the rumors of its recent bankruptcy were greatly exaggerated. The Wall Street Journal adds that “UAL’s stock price ended Tuesday’s session at $10.60, down 2.8% on the day and nearly 13% off Monday’s open.”
JetBlue to auction flights on eBay
JetBlue to auction flights on eBay - Sep. 7, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue Airways Corp. is auctioning off more than 300 roundtrip flights and six vacation packages this week on eBay, with opening bids set between 5 and 10 cents.
Talk about business models changing. This is a bold experiment. How long before other low-cost airlines do the same? Will it work or just bankrupt them faster?
Never too late to start a business
Edgelings.com » Starting a Business: It’s Never Too Late
Economic downturns, like the one we are in right now, are the very best times to start new companies. The competition is distracted, talent is readily available, and you’re not doing anything anyway.
The downfall of Geosign: a sign of the times
A record $160-million VC investment. A rich Web strategy. A quirky founder. For a few weeks last spring, Guelph, Ont.’s Geosign had it all. Then mighty Google stirred. And it was over
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