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John Herlihy is currently giving a talk on Google's business model and its view of the world. Some of the key points he's raised so far is the concept of user-centric emphasis, which sounds very web 2.0. He's been talking about the international element of the web and the internet related protocols and services such as VOIP (Skype was mentioned earlier this morning). The … [Read more...] about Google’s Business Model / Theory – IIA Conference 2006

Realex payments have truly embraced the concept of the unique marketing idea. Every delegate has been given a "credit card" which has a unique code. Later during the day Colm Lyon, who also happens to be Chairman of the IIA will be revealing what we can do with them. Our marketing gimmicks pale by comparison :) However we do have a very attractive banner, designed by the … [Read more...] about Cool Gizmos at the IIA Conference

David Jesse from eBay Ireland is just wrapping up his talk at the Irish Internet Association's annual conference. Peter Cobley from Yahoo! has just stepped up to the podium. The main conference hall is almost full, with several billion euro of e-commerce represented in the room. It looks like it could be a very interesting day with lots of "goodies" up for grabs :) … [Read more...] about Blogging from IIA Conference 2006

Eric Giguere's mention of Text Link Ads had me in stitches this evening. While he does actually like the system their emphasis on Alexa ranking provoked this reaction: Alexa is the SEO equivalent of a brown-paper-wrapped pornographic magazine. Sure, you'd like to believe that what's inside is real, but you know that there's a lot of airbrushing (oops, showing my age, I mean … [Read more...] about Alexa is Seo Porn

Just reading the FAQ for the MSN adcenter: Microsoft adCenter is a Web-based program that can be used on any computer. You will need to make sure you have the following: o A working Internet connection. o Microsoft Windows 98 or later operating system installed. o Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Web browser installed. and C. Which browsers work with Microsoft … [Read more...] about Microsoft Forgets Apple and everyone else