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Is the Home Page Dead?

As traffic continues to come in through side doors, what is the function of the home page?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 21, 2013
  • 45 Comments

Do Search Engines Owe Publishers? A German Proposal Raises the Question

Should search engines license content for crawling? A potential German law thinks so.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 14, 2012
  • 9 Comments

From Me to You: Selling Books on a Direct Basis

As more books are sold in electronic form, they will increasingly be marketed on a direct-to-consumer basis.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Mar 23, 2010
  • 15 Comments

The Big Web Site Build: Are We Approaching the End of an Era?

With Google, Twitter, Facebook, and email doing most of the work, why are we building big, expensive, multifaceted sites? Are we being strategic? Or are we in a rut?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 10, 2010
  • 23 Comments

Google Buys Aardvark for $50 Million

Google makes a definitive move in social, acquiring Aardvark for $50M.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 12, 2010
  • 1 Comment

A Social Search Engine Approacheth, and Its Name Is Aardvark

A new social search engine comes onto the scene, sporting some moves borrowed from Google’s playbook. It’s an interesting approach. But will Aardvark just put ants in Google’s pants?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 3, 2010
  • 5 Comments

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