Ben Gott of Search Engine Land provides a nice summary of two recent Econsultancy reports that analyze the web analytics market in the UK. My summary of his summary: The market is up. Spending is shifting from technology to staff. Google looks to be running over small paid-for competitors like a lorry (that’s a big [...]
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Adobe Acquires Omniture Customer engagement just got a kick in the pants. Adobe announced yesterday that it will buy Omniture for $1.8 billion. While a surprising development to some, Adobe was clear about its motivation… customer engagement optimization. For designers, developers and online marketers, an integrated workflow—with optimization capabilities embedded in the creation tools—will streamline [...]
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Just found the presentation below via a tweet from Avinash Kaushik, web analytics guru extraordinaire and Analytics Evangelist for Google. He says: One of the best landing page optimization and testing presentations I’ve read in a long time. I couldn’t agree more. Great thoughts from Scott Brinker. In fact, Scott’s presentation goes beyond analytics, with [...]
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John Lovett of Forrester just posted a preview of his soon-to-be-published forecast for the Web Analytics market. He predicts change and growth. After a great perspective on recent market forces that have impeded growth, John writes: So where does that leave us? Luckily, the Web analytics industry is brimming with visionaries, advocates and enthusiasts who [...]
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OK. We’re not quite there yet, but viable alternatives to traditional television are definitely gaining some traction. Nielsen is reporting a surge in online video streaming with YouTube and Hulu at number 1 and 2 respectively. Both offer TV shows and movies (YouTube as of this week)…the stuff you would normally watch on a television. [...]
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Deflating The Cloud Andy Greenberg, 04.15.09 A new report argues that cloud computing could cost more than twice as much as a traditional IT setup. “The cloud” has come to represent the bright future of computing, a world where processing and storage become as ubiquitous, cheap and accessible as electricity. But for big business, one [...]
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It’s being reported today that the European Commission has “opened an infringement proceeding” against the UK over Phorm‘s ad-serving technology. The Commission is freaked over the many privacy concerns that ISP-level behavioral targeting raises. Phorm, based in New York and London, has been in the news since it announced several months ago it was in [...]
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