Yesterday I was reading Aaron Wall’s Google as the Invisible Hand and something curious came to my mind. How many Google Adsense publishers have any idea what their website is promoting, linking to, or being associated with?
I would guess very few - because the system is designed for you not to know.
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In late January of this year I received a newsletter from a psychology department group at Wichita State University that conducts scientific analysis of different aspects of web usability.
Volume 9.1 tackled the issue of “The Effect of Typeface on the Perception of Email“. I’ll save you the lengthy read and just give you the results. Drumroll please…
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Basketball 2006, Football 2007, Basketball 2007 Champions - The Florida Gators are now a dynasty. 3 Straight blowouts for 3 straight championship titles.
This all fares well for our friends at the Gatorshop, who already have the 2007 Gator Basketball Championship gear online (way to be on the ball). The Gatorshop is a family run shop that only sells Gator merchandise (unlike the big companies who’ll sell you any team as long as they’re winning) - they’ve always been great to us.
» Continue reading “Get Your Florida Gators Championship Tshirt”
Original content may be king, but the queen has to be aggregation.
Lists, compilations, and roundups of other resources are found on the home page of Digg, Reddit, and just about any other influential site every single day. Why? Because there’s a lot of value in sorting the wheat from the chaff (so to speak). It helps people save time and organize quality resources.
A quality top 10, top 43, or 100 great [fill in the blank] ’s types of posts and articles receive lots of attention and are probably one of the most bookmarked types of content online.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - April 1, 2007 - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced Google Brainwords, a new addition to its contextual search advertising network.
Currently the program is in beta, and was recently approved by the FDA for use by humans. Recent monkey tests showed a 98% survival rate and banana sale conversion increases of up to 10%.
Google Brainwords screenshot below:
