Archive for January, 2008

Could Chevrolet Be Changing the Game in the Entry Sedan Market?

Could Chevrolet Be Changing the Game in the Entry Sedan Market?

In October, Chevrolet launched a newly redesigned Malibu into the entry sedan segment hoping that this could finally be the car that breaks the strangle hold the...

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Compete.com Updates

Compete.com Updates

We released a number of Compete.com updates today! 1. Cleaner Results with Report Overviews Now when you run a Search Analytics report, you will see a new “Report...

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If Clicks Were Investments: 2007 Financial Search Engine "Portfolio" Performance

If Clicks Were Investments: 2007 Financial Search Engine "Portfolio" Performance

Would you invest $10,000 in a portfolio configured by thousands of strangers researching stocks on Google Finance? Few reasonable people would, but had you done...

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The Kindle, Amazon's Latest Search Traffic Driver

The Kindle, Amazon's Latest Search Traffic Driver

Launching a new product is hard work, and sometimes you have to twist reality for the sake of revenue. Just ask Amazon.com about their recently-released Kindle,...

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Behavior Match: Social Networking and Auto Shoppers

Behavior Match: Social Networking and Auto Shoppers

As the strike among the Writer’s Guild of America may be driving viewers away from prime-time TV favorites, automotive marketers are suggesting they are seeking...

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Bank of America Catapults to #1 Position in Online Mortgage Lending with the Acquisition of Countrywide

Bank of America Catapults to #1 Position in Online Mortgage Lending with the Acquisition of Countrywide

Earlier this month, Bank of America announced that it was buying troubled Countrywide Financial for $4B in stock. There are several theories regarding the reason...

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eBay Looks to Reinvigorate

eBay Looks to Reinvigorate

With John Donahue taking the CEO reigns today, I decided to take a look at eBay’s performance in the past few years. Under Meg Whitman, the company’s...

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Could Open-Access Networks Be Too Much of a Good Thing for the Wireless Industry?

Could Open-Access Networks Be Too Much of a Good Thing for the Wireless Industry?

One of the hottest topics at this year’s CES was definitely the acknowledgement that the wireless industry reached a tipping point in 2007 in its movement...

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Aaron Wall: How Long is Your Keyword Tail?

Aaron Wall: How Long is Your Keyword Tail?

30 Second Review of the Long Tail Due to lowered incremental distribution and delivery costs, the emergence of social filters, and better recommendation algorithms,...

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