Dublin is global internet HQ today as 50 speakers share insights on all things digital and 600 attendees lap it all up at Dublin Web Summit 4.0. So what were the top takeaways?  With apologies to those speakers we missed (bi and tri-location being beyond the AMAS skillset) they were... 1. The big names: YouTube's Chad Hurley, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and other ...
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Twitter has already been rolling out "Promoted Tweets", but this week the micro-blogging service began testing a second type of advertising: "Promoted Trends". Brands can now pay to appear at the end of the "Trending" list - the most talked-about terms on Twitter at any moment. Disney bought the first "Promoted Trend" slots this week, so "Toy Story 3" will appear beneath ...
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Not only is BP trying to cope with the biggest ecological disaster in US history - the oil giant is also quickly becoming a textbook example of how not to manage your online reputation. The oil giant incurred some criticism after buying particular Google AdWords, so that when users did a Google search for phrases such as "oil spill" and "Gulf ...
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Google has unveiled its new "Google Analytics App Gallery". It describes it as a showcase for "applications that extend Google Analytics in new and exciting ways. "They are solutions that help analysts, marketers, IT teams, and executives get more out of Google Analytics." Like other app stores, developers can submit their work to the App Gallery, and its initial offering ...
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Google is about to fine tune its "Similar" search feature that helps users find new websites that are similar to ones that they already know. The existing "Similar" link in search results pages has been reasonably visible up to now, but knowing Google, it will have hard statistics on how much the "Similar" links are being followed and how small changes ...
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