Facebook + FriendFeed = Real Time Search??

Kyle Austin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:18:05 -0400

While it would seem logical to contribute the acquisition to Facebook's desire to replicate Twitter's functionality - the real story is the bigger battle that is heating up between Facebook and Google.

From Robert Scoble, the #1 FriendFeed user according to FriendFeed co-founder Paul Buchheit:

Google Creative Commons Search, a Blogger's Dream?

Kyle Austin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:04:56 -0400

The whole idea behind the search functionality is that some photog's are trying to get their work out to a larger audience and there are a lot of people who would use it if they knew it was available. Yahoo! had it's advanced image search up-and-running with creative commons' filters in May and I've used it a few times to grab usable Flickr Photos. Google will also search through Flickr and across a seemingly larger index.

Qik Secures $5.5 Million in Series C Funding, Dreams of iPhone App Acceptance

Kyle Austin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:32:35 -0400

Why is this strange? Well for one, six days after the iPhone 3G S launched, mobile video uploads to YouTube skyrocketed 400%. Why wasn't Qik invited to the party? It has been endorsed by Nokia within its app store and is even shipping on the Nokia S60 devices. It has been made available for BlackBerry Bold and Curve devices.

The Launch of Mediaite.com Further Blurs the Line Between Editorial and Advertising

Kyle Austin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:12:29 -0400

The story appeared to catch Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth and Executive editor Marcus Brauchli off-guard, as they hurried to kill the story and the event all together.

Bringing the Twittersphere to Your Content with Tweetboard

Kyle Austin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:39:25 -0400

Yes, Facebook continues to struggle with providing value and ROI with ad sales on the site; even though they are reaching some of the right folks with targeted ads.

Iranian “Correspondents” File by Twitter and YouTube

Kyle Austin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:15:12 -0400

As I mentioned recently on RaceTalk, a large drop in ad sales at MySpace means that social network ad sales will fall 3% this year.

5 Tips for Marketing on Facebook's New Pages

Kyle Austin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:46:52 -0400

Facebook’s recent move to make Facebook pages similar to user profiles

10 Questions that Media Companies Should Know the Answer To

Kyle Austin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:46:42 -0400