http://blog.daype.com The latest about classified ads: industry news, social media, research data, market trends, start-ups, partnerships, web tips etc. Compiled by Daype Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:55:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/new-mobile-adwords-targeting-options.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/new-mobile-adwords-targeting-options.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:35:28 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9894 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/new-mobile-adwords-targeting-options.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-dumps-on-google-for-pushing-google.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-dumps-on-google-for-pushing-google.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:55:09 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9883 Twitter is now officially speaking out against Google’s new search features that give prominent placement to content from its own social network, Google+. In a statement, Twitter complained that “people, publishers, news organizations and Twitter users” would suffer from not being able to quickly see tweets in search results.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/twitter-dumps-on-google-for-pushing-google.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/the-worlds-best-programmer.html http://blog.daype.com/news/the-worlds-best-programmer.html#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:55:01 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9875 Facebook has announced its 2012 Hacker Cup, a global computer programming competition. The event will serve as an important recruiting tool to attract great coders to the company, which is constantly battling for fresh engineering talent with other tech giants.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/the-worlds-best-programmer.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/googlebot-for-smartphones-some-useful-stats.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/googlebot-for-smartphones-some-useful-stats.html#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:15:46 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9865 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/googlebot-for-smartphones-some-useful-stats.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/molo-predictions-deals-social-sharing-bloodbaths.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/molo-predictions-deals-social-sharing-bloodbaths.html#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:35:12 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9858 Tis the season for top 10 lists. I guess I'm playing right into the cliche. However instead of looking back at "best of" fodder, I recently decided to partake in some forward looking speculation -- what us analysts do best (or worst).]]> http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/molo-predictions-deals-social-sharing-bloodbaths.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/video/google-launches-interactive-rich-media.html http://blog.daype.com/video/google-launches-interactive-rich-media.html#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:00:45 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9838 Google has launched a series of new rich media ad formats, designed to engage tablet and mobile users. Consumers “have higher expectations of ads on tablets, believing they should be more interactive and touch screen friendly,”]]> http://blog.daype.com/video/google-launches-interactive-rich-media.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/android-market-downloads-with-app-sale.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/android-market-downloads-with-app-sale.html#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:05:52 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9834 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/android-market-downloads-with-app-sale.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/zuckerberg-answers-the-big-question.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/zuckerberg-answers-the-big-question.html#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:45:54 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9803 The BBC aired a one hour profile of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday (if you’re in the UK, you can watch it here). All in all, most of you will have heard every detail shared before; aside from perhaps one question, does Mark Zuckerberg really see Google+ as a threat? ]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/zuckerberg-answers-the-big-question.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/googles-battle-for-the-mobile-web.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/googles-battle-for-the-mobile-web.html#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:10:17 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9788 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/googles-battle-for-the-mobile-web.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/google-checkout-becomes-part-of-google-wallet.html http://blog.daype.com/news/google-checkout-becomes-part-of-google-wallet.html#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:15:53 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9781 http://blog.daype.com/news/google-checkout-becomes-part-of-google-wallet.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/google-apps-customer-explains.html http://blog.daype.com/news/google-apps-customer-explains.html#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:00:42 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9756 A couple years ago, we heard a rumor that Microsoft viewed Google Apps as the number-one threat to its enterprise business. Apparently, whenever a big Microsoft customer announced a plan to use Gmail or Google Apps, Microsoft would sic a special team on them to try and change their mind.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/google-apps-customer-explains.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/google-to-add-admob-in-app-inventory-to-doubleclick-ad-exchange.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/google-to-add-admob-in-app-inventory-to-doubleclick-ad-exchange.html#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:40:45 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9746 Google's DoubleClick is partnering with Google's AdMob to bring in-app mobile inventory to the DoubleClick Ad Exchange.]]> http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/google-to-add-admob-in-app-inventory-to-doubleclick-ad-exchange.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/google-buys-contextual-rich-news-browsing-startup-apture-to-beef-up-chrome.html http://blog.daype.com/news/google-buys-contextual-rich-news-browsing-startup-apture-to-beef-up-chrome.html#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:10:02 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9741 Google has acquired Apture, a startup that brings instantaneous search to content on the web, we’ve confirmed with both companies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in 2008, Apture has raised $4.6 million from Beau Vrolyk, Paul Maritz, Steve Taylor, Clearstone Venture Partners]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/google-buys-contextual-rich-news-browsing-startup-apture-to-beef-up-chrome.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/mingly-makes-gmail-social.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/mingly-makes-gmail-social.html#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:05 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9734 Are you one of those people who never forgets a birthday, regularly stays in touch with people and remembers to send out congratulatory gifts when friends go through life changes? Me neither.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/mingly-makes-gmail-social.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/facebook-google-twitter-linkedin.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/facebook-google-twitter-linkedin.html#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:30:20 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9724 Much has changed since we examined the ongoing war between Facebook and Twitter in the spring of 2010. The stakes are higher, the competition has increased, and we see LinkedIn and Google roaring into the social networking arena like never before.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/facebook-google-twitter-linkedin.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/video/google-gomo-helps-businesses-go-mobile.html http://blog.daype.com/video/google-gomo-helps-businesses-go-mobile.html#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:00:41 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9711 Acknowledging that having a mobile presence is trickier than it appears, Google launched an initiative called “GoMo” Tuesday that aims to help businesses work out the kinks involved in going mobile.]]> http://blog.daype.com/video/google-gomo-helps-businesses-go-mobile.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/mobile-growth-stats-mobile-web-tips-to-start-marketing.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/mobile-growth-stats-mobile-web-tips-to-start-marketing.html#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:15:44 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9693 Did you know that the U.S. now has more wireless customer connections than people? There are currently estimated to be 327.6 million active wireless customer connections in the U.S. The nation’s population is estimated by the U.S.]]> http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/mobile-growth-stats-mobile-web-tips-to-start-marketing.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/facebook-to-build-server-farm-on-edge-of-arctic-circle.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/facebook-to-build-server-farm-on-edge-of-arctic-circle.html#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:10:22 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9676 Facebook is to build a multi-million 'mini town' on the edge of the Arctic circle to house all its computer servers, which would us as much electricity as a town of 50,000 people.]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/facebook-to-build-server-farm-on-edge-of-arctic-circle.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/video/google-makes-proximity-an-ad-ranking-factor.html http://blog.daype.com/video/google-makes-proximity-an-ad-ranking-factor.html#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:35:10 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9653 http://blog.daype.com/video/google-makes-proximity-an-ad-ranking-factor.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/video/new-look-for-gmail-video.html http://blog.daype.com/video/new-look-for-gmail-video.html#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:45:09 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9647 http://blog.daype.com/video/new-look-for-gmail-video.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/africa/google-expands-reach-of-trader-in-africa.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/africa/google-expands-reach-of-trader-in-africa.html#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:55:18 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9604 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/africa/google-expands-reach-of-trader-in-africa.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/integrating-seo-ppc-areas-explore.html http://blog.daype.com/news/integrating-seo-ppc-areas-explore.html#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:50:55 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9602 A plethora of articles have been written about the convergence of SEO and PPC, most of them fairly elementary. I think everyone understands that, at least from a keyword level, each channel can (and should) inform and reinforce the other. That idea of "reinforcement" is a bit tricky, however.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/integrating-seo-ppc-areas-explore.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/articles/search-engine-market-share-from-comscore.html http://blog.daype.com/articles/search-engine-market-share-from-comscore.html#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:45:15 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9596 http://blog.daype.com/articles/search-engine-market-share-from-comscore.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/google-narrows-admob-to-mobile-apps.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/google-narrows-admob-to-mobile-apps.html#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:25:31 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9587 In the face of Google AdSense for Mobile and AdMob feature cross-over, Google has decided to make a clear break between the products. Google has announced that AdMob's mobile web publisher features will be discontinued on September 30.]]> http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/google-narrows-admob-to-mobile-apps.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/google-adwords-adds-mobile-page-call-tracking.html http://blog.daype.com/news/google-adwords-adds-mobile-page-call-tracking.html#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:40:22 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9572 Google AdWords users will now be able to track the success of their campaigns in driving calls from mobile devices. The new code introduced by Google allows advertisers to get analytic data for calls placed from a mobile page.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/google-adwords-adds-mobile-page-call-tracking.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/news/what-happening-on-your-site-right-now.html http://blog.daype.com/news/what-happening-on-your-site-right-now.html#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:20:11 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9532 The web is getting faster, and not just the speed of the pages, but also the speed of change. Before, it was fine to build a website and modify it only when new products were launched. All of us avid Analytics users know that’s just not good enough. We need to be constantly on the lookout for problems and opportunities.]]> http://blog.daype.com/news/what-happening-on-your-site-right-now.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/twitter-goes-to-ireland.html http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/twitter-goes-to-ireland.html#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:45:19 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9522 A couple of years ago Twitter co-founder Biz Stone told me that the company was keen to stay small: “maybe we can be a company of hundreds and still bring Twitter to a huge number of people around the world.”]]> http://blog.daype.com/international-news/europe/twitter-goes-to-ireland.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/google-plus-traffic-went-up.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/google-plus-traffic-went-up.html#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:50:49 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9520 New data from Experian Hitwise show a dramatic increase in traffic over the week since the service opened to everyone. Visits to Google Plus increased by 1269% last week. The site received 15 million U.S. visits, up from 1.1 million the week before. Google Plus went from ranking 54th in Hitwise's Social Networking and Forums category to ranking 8th in just one week.]]> http://blog.daype.com/social_media/google-plus-traffic-went-up.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/yandex-adds-search-for-mobile-apps.html http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/yandex-adds-search-for-mobile-apps.html#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:30:43 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9511 Finding “Angry Birds” or other smart phone games and apps in Russian has just gotten easier. Russian search giant Yandex launched a new search engine for mobile apps yesterday at apps.yandex.ru.]]> http://blog.daype.com/mobile-news/yandex-adds-search-for-mobile-apps.html/feed 0 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/facebooks-massive-thursday-announcement.html http://blog.daype.com/social_media/facebooks-massive-thursday-announcement.html#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:00:21 +0000 Editor http://blog.daype.com/?p=9508 http://blog.daype.com/social_media/facebooks-massive-thursday-announcement.html/feed 0