WA report from across the pond…good time to be an analyst

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 [...]

What is this “Tee Vee” you speak of?

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. [...]

Clould Computing Over Hyped?

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 [...]

When does targeting become creepy?

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 [...]

Breakthrough in wireless network coverage (wink wink, nudge nudge)

Wolf + Pigeon + Wireless base station = 100% Awesomeness I want a Sharkfalcon. Follow Trae on Twitter.