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People Search for the Strangest Things…
February 7, 2008 – 6:04 pm | 3 Comments

I’ve written before how much I love SlimStat and Mint before. They provide real-time insight’s to how users interact with your website… and user behaviors in general.
I can watch and refresh the logs for …

A Couple Thoughts on Twitter and Twitter’s Google Super Tuesday MashUp
February 5, 2008 – 7:22 pm | 243 Comments

I’ve written before about Twitter and how I wonder about their longevity considering that I NEVER visit Twitter.com. A couple thoughts since that post:
1) Twitter has been down a lot recently (and it’s gotten a …

Google Universal Search vs. Ask, Yahoo, and Live
January 30, 2008 – 6:56 pm | 312 Comments

Very thorough, thoughtful article on Google’s Universal Search over at SearchEngineLand – but it leaves me asking how anything can be considered universal when the formats change with nearly every query. To give Google credit, …

Using Wikis & Google Docs to Increase Team Productivity
January 29, 2008 – 9:45 pm | 290 Comments

sfEntrepreneurs kicked off Sunday evening and one of the first questions we faced was how the 20+ of us would be able to efficiently communicate in a form other than email. This was a question …

Measuring Web Analytics – Comparing Mint, SlimStat, Google Analytics & Quantcast
January 25, 2008 – 8:12 pm | 6 Comments

Last night, I installed Mint (http://haveamint.com/) on RyanSpoon.com and am wildly impressed. It got me thinking about web analytics and my usage of various (and numerous) applications:

1) I use Google Analytics on every website… but …

Google’s Mobile Strategy is a Winner: Build Winning Apps, Monetize Later
January 23, 2008 – 9:49 pm | One Comment

All the talk around Google’s mobile strategy is around Android and the Open Handset Alliance. But Google’s other mobile strategy seemingly goes unnoticed because it’s less sexy and dramatic: build compelling apps that sit on …

Apple Announces Earnings, Stock Falls Under 140.
January 22, 2008 – 1:56 pm | 14 Comments

It’s been a very tough time for the stock market and the tech companies have suffered. eBay, Cisco and others are trading at 52 week lows. Google has fallen from a November price of ~750 …

Is Google Testing a New AdSense Feature? The ‘More Ads’ Button
January 20, 2008 – 8:01 pm | 257 Comments

I wrote earlier about Google’s bizarre AdSense behavior on this blog. Tonight, I noticed another strange occurrence which appears to be a new feature that Google AdSense in testing.
Tonight, I added an open air, …

Why Can’t I Sync Google Calendar, Contacts With Outlook?
January 18, 2008 – 8:12 pm | 169 Comments

Earlier, I wrote about how Xobni made Outlook better, but failed to make my email universally better. And I’ve actually been wanting something to tie my e-content together long before Xobni launched. 
I have three computers, …

Google AdSense Optimization… Some Times Google’s So Good; Other Times, Not So Much
January 18, 2008 – 10:03 am | 283 Comments

I’ve spent a lot of time as a Google publisher and advertiser, and I am continually amazed by what they are able to accomplish for the small-medium sized business. It has never been easier to …