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April 07, 2008 News and Trends
Philly tourism officials says city still attrcting visitors
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:58:16 PDT
Philly tourism officials says city still attrcting visitors by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk Monday April 07, 2008, 5:37 AM William Moore, chief executive of Philadelphia's Independence Visitor Center, said he is optimistic that the region's hotels, restaurants and attractions will do reasonably well this year, despite a soft economy, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The report said the number of people seeking information this year from the Visitor Center and lining
SEM automator Kenshoo gets Arts Alliance funding
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:58:36 PDT
UK-based VC firm Arts Alliance is investing in Kenshoo which automates search engine marketing automated technologies. AA joins US VC firm Sequoia Capital which invested in Kenshoo in December 2007 (terms were not disclosed then either). The deal is AA’s first into the SEO arena. The cash will see them market further into Europe. Kenshoo is an Israel-based company with an “end-to-end” SEM product which automates the creation and management of labour intensive search marketing campaigns. Cynics
How to build the mesh - #2: Persistent, Ubiquitous Content
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:59:58 PDT
OK now that we’ve established that the #1 most important thing in building the mesh is the Human - and their ID, personas, social graph and groups they’re members of, what’s the second most important thing? Content as infrastructure I say the notion of persistent ubiquitous content. And when I say content - I mean all sorts of content - movies, TV shows, music and books - blog posts, links, RSS feeds, wikis - ideas, memes, stories, articles, concepts and most importantly personal expression
Kerry: McCain’s ‘100 Years’ Remarks Show A ‘Fundamental Misunderstanding Of Iraq Itself’
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:11 PDT
In November 2007, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said a Korea-like presence is not an “analogy” he would use for Iraq, recognizing that the “nature of the society in Iraq” would force a withdrawal — making the South Korea model implausible. Now, McCain is saying critics of a long-term U.S. presence are “dishonest” and engaging in “nonsense talk.” Today on Fox News Sunday, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) noted McCain’s flip flop on the Korea model, saying it shows McCain is displaying a “fundamental misunderst
The Website Of The Day Is Eternity Road
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:16 PDT
Right Wing News The website of the day is Eternity Road.... URL: Right Wing News
Absolut Silliness -- Satire By Frank J.
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:17 PDT
Right Wing News I know I should be outraged about the the Absolut ad thingy, but the Reconquista idea is just so pathetic. We're talking about Mexico. That's like a three year old imagining besting a professional luchadore. And why would Mexicans want... URL: Right Wing News
Obama Tries To Steal Half The Michigan Vote
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:17 PDT
Right Wing News It's hard to know exactly how the Democratic Party is going to get out of the jam that they've created for themselves in Florida and Michigan, but this isn't going to be it, "Senator Obama firmly believes that the Michigan... URL: Right Wing News
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:58:16 PDT
Philly tourism officials says city still attrcting visitors by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk Monday April 07, 2008, 5:37 AM William Moore, chief executive of Philadelphia's Independence Visitor Center, said he is optimistic that the region's hotels, restaurants and attractions will do reasonably well this year, despite a soft economy, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The report said the number of people seeking information this year from the Visitor Center and lining
SEM automator Kenshoo gets Arts Alliance funding
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:58:36 PDT
UK-based VC firm Arts Alliance is investing in Kenshoo which automates search engine marketing automated technologies. AA joins US VC firm Sequoia Capital which invested in Kenshoo in December 2007 (terms were not disclosed then either). The deal is AA’s first into the SEO arena. The cash will see them market further into Europe. Kenshoo is an Israel-based company with an “end-to-end” SEM product which automates the creation and management of labour intensive search marketing campaigns. Cynics
How to build the mesh - #2: Persistent, Ubiquitous Content
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:59:58 PDT
OK now that we’ve established that the #1 most important thing in building the mesh is the Human - and their ID, personas, social graph and groups they’re members of, what’s the second most important thing? Content as infrastructure I say the notion of persistent ubiquitous content. And when I say content - I mean all sorts of content - movies, TV shows, music and books - blog posts, links, RSS feeds, wikis - ideas, memes, stories, articles, concepts and most importantly personal expression
Kerry: McCain’s ‘100 Years’ Remarks Show A ‘Fundamental Misunderstanding Of Iraq Itself’
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:11 PDT
In November 2007, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said a Korea-like presence is not an “analogy” he would use for Iraq, recognizing that the “nature of the society in Iraq” would force a withdrawal — making the South Korea model implausible. Now, McCain is saying critics of a long-term U.S. presence are “dishonest” and engaging in “nonsense talk.” Today on Fox News Sunday, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) noted McCain’s flip flop on the Korea model, saying it shows McCain is displaying a “fundamental misunderst
The Website Of The Day Is Eternity Road
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:16 PDT
Right Wing News The website of the day is Eternity Road.... URL: Right Wing News
Absolut Silliness -- Satire By Frank J.
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:17 PDT
Right Wing News I know I should be outraged about the the Absolut ad thingy, but the Reconquista idea is just so pathetic. We're talking about Mexico. That's like a three year old imagining besting a professional luchadore. And why would Mexicans want... URL: Right Wing News
Obama Tries To Steal Half The Michigan Vote
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:00:17 PDT
Right Wing News It's hard to know exactly how the Democratic Party is going to get out of the jam that they've created for themselves in Florida and Michigan, but this isn't going to be it, "Senator Obama firmly believes that the Michigan... URL: Right Wing News
