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Yahoo! & Wikia - User Engaged Search

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Yahoo! just announced, as part of their SearchMonkey initiative, the launch of Search Gallery on Wednesday and TechCrunch has a piece on the new and improved (“doesn’t suck”) release of Wikia Search. Both efforts, although they use very different methods, put tools in the hands of the community to offer a better search experience.

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Who Wants to be a Billionaire?

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) provides great data for determining emerging opportunities in the online advertising space. The IAB/PWC 2007 data for the UK is fascinating. Some highlights:

38% Year on Year Growth in UK online advertising spend
£2.8 billion spent online - now larger than press classifieds and regional newspapers.
£720 million spent on online [...]

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