I’ve been catching up on my rss feeds this weekend and I’ve come across a few articles worth reading: Andy Beal tells us that Google is getting into the finance business by offering mortgage quotes…. It appears that LendingTree, a leading online mortgage quote provider, has taken umbrage with the company, Mortech, that provides some [...]
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Google moving into price comparison and more
September 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Compare a bunch of sites quickly
August 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
I’ve been talking to one of the guys from a site called panabee.com. It’s essentially a comparison site where you can compare search results from a bunch of different sites side by side i.e. google V Bing or ebay V amazon. Clarence was talking to me about its SEO uses and having given this the [...]
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More about my article in Computer Weekly on BingHoo
August 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Nice! Ive been published in Computer Weekly ! the only downer is that 350 words just does not do the subject justice, so I thought I’d a little more to it. My main assertion is that in the UK, the Microsoft/Yahoo deal probably won’t matter all that much…Ive speculated that were looking at 18 month [...]
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Great Youtube factoid video
August 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Yes the rate of technical change is exponential and unfortunately if you live in the Western hemisphere the future might not be so bright. Well worth 5 minutes of your time: thanks Fi for the vid
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Looking to employ a social media person?
June 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Yes, I know there is a massive recession underway – so who on earth is hiring !?, but randomly I’ve been peripherally involved in helping a friend hire a new staffer to handle a social media role. The main idea is to become a part of a community and from within, promote certain services. A [...]
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Seth Godin Speaks
May 4th, 2009 · No Comments
I think of Seth Godin as the face of web 2.0 marketing, not because he has anything to do with Facebook or twitter, but because he has helped enlightened marketeers understand the landscape of an Internet marketing age. What do I mean by that? Well years ago when reputable companies were spamming anyone they could [...]
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