I’ve long suspected that the basic usage pattern for Twitter is that people try it, don’t get it or become discouraged because they don’t know anyone else on it, but it grows on them eventually until they start using it every day. Many people, of course, never come back, but for those who do, [...]
Tags: 50 Million, 9 Months, Big Bounce, Communications Tool, Curve, Discouragement, Estimates, Familiarity, Many People, Newbies, Nine Months, One Billion, Trend, Trough, Tweet, Tweets, Twitter
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Mon, March 29 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Soulja Boy’s Crank Dat might be the most-watched viral video of all time, with a collective 722 million views, but Lady Gaga just became the first artist to surpass one billion online video views across her three most popular videos: Poker Face (375 million views), Bad Romance (360 million views), and Just Dance (273 million [...]
Tags: 100 Million, American Idol, Bad Romance, Beyonce, Crank Dat, Dentist Information, Hundred Million, Lady Gaga, Music Videos, One Billion, Poker Face, Saga, Single Ladies, Susan Boyle, Twilight, User Generated Videos, Video Sharing Sites, Video Views, Viral Video, Viral Videos
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Wed, March 24 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments
In its relentless push to turn YouTube into a profit center, Google is trying anything it can to pump more advertising into the billions of videos people watch on the site. Now it is automating the way that Flash overlay ads can be created and displayed on YouTube videos. Through the self-serve Display [...]
Tags: Advertisers, Backlash, Banner Ads, Billions, Bottom Line, Consumers, Create Flash, Google, Google Adwords, Long Time, Mom, One Billion, Pop Businesses, Pop Ups, Profit Center, Small Businesses, Ups, Video Inventory, Video Networks, Youtube Videos
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Wed, March 17 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Cloudmark, a provider of messaging security solutions, has scored a massive $23 million funding round led by new investor Summit Partners and joined by Nokia Growth Partners, the mobile giant’s venture capital investing arm.
Existing investors Ignition Partners and Industry Ventures also participated in the round, which is the first financing Cloudmark has closed since [...]
Tags: Cablevision, Client Reference, Cloudmark, Comcast, Cox Communications, Earthlink, Growth Partners, Ignition Partners, Impressive Client, Mobile Giant, Networking Company, New Investor, One Billion, Security Company, Social Networking, Summit Partners, Tele2, Vc Firms, Virus Protection Software, Xs4all
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Wed, March 3 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments