Update: Google & JavaScript
Jun 26, 2010
Google’s ability to interpret JavaScript is a discussion point that has been around for years. See article below for an update – thought that you may find it of interest.
Google Isn’t Just Reading Your Links, It’s Now Running Your Code by: Taylor Buley
It’s long been observed that Google’s search indexer can read JavaScript code, the lingua franca of dynamic Web applications. But for years it’s been unclear whether or not the Googlebot actually understood what it was looking at or whether it was merely doing “dumb” searches for well-understood data structures like hyperlinks.
On Friday, a Google spokesperson confirmed to Forbes that Google does indeed go beyond mere “parsing” of JavaScript. “Google can parse and understand some JavaScript,” said the spokesperson.
Rather than just read a page for links, Google’s acknowledgment suggests that it might be able to interact with applications like a human would — and crack open parts of the Web that search engines like Bing might not be able to see. That would mean that Google has redefined what it means to be a search engine.
Nighthawks – updated
Jul 20, 2009
an update on Edward Hoppers classic Nighthawks painting by Josh Ellingson
Although this date back to a 2003 Wired Magazine article, I just came across it.
More TED… Impact of Social Media
Jun 28, 2009
Clay Shirky gives some examples of Social Media and user interaction.
Why are text messages 160 characters?
May 10, 2009
Because that is what Friedhelm Hillebrand, a German researcher found to be ”Perfectly sufficient.”
Interesting article from the LA Times.
Text messaging pioneer was a good judge of characters
One day in 1985, Friedhelm Hillebrand sat at the typewriter in his home there, tapping out random sentences and questions on a sheet of paper. For the rest of the article click here.
Google Chrome Default Search Engine on HP’s
Mar 28, 2009
Interesting that Microsoft’s Live Search product is default when you download Google Chrome to a HP. I would recomend giving Chrome a shot – I have been using it since Beta and feel that it is the quickest browser on the market.
Google Chrome Browser Screen Shot
Ad Supported Internet Video on your TV – Round 1.5
Mar 22, 2009
This is a quick follow up to my earlier post on Ad Supported Internet (web) Video on your TV, where I brought up the concept that if users stream web video to their TV, you take the interactivity out of the Ad unit and so goes the value to the advertiser for using the web as a more powerful vehicle to spend their ad dollars.
Now it looks as if the big wigs are responding to the problem and the reason that NBC has been resisting is simple, “because it hasn’t figured out how to make money off Web video yet — and needs you to keep watching TV on your TV.” Check out an interesting piece from Silicon Alley Insider that goes into more detail.
The shift back to get web content on the TV continues….
Shared characteristics of successful ad supported Internet companies
Mar 21, 2009
Below is a draft of a few characteristics that successful advertising supported Internet Companies embody. This is just a simple table – and a start to taking a birds eye view approach for what makes the great companies tick. Thoughts are welcome.
Advertising Supported Internet Industry Overview
| Purpose | Connecting with Friends | Consuming Content |
|---|---|---|
| Success is Driven By: | - Controlled platforms (you control who you are friends with) | - Current Fads |
| - The size of each users network (the bigger the better - to connect, you must be on the platform) | - Respecting Super-Users | |
| - Users generate their own content (self service platforms) | - Multiple content providers (self service platform) | |
| Sample Companies: | - Facebook / MySpace | - Google / Wikipedia (close to being ad supported)) |
| - AOL IM / Skype | - Pandora / Digg | |
| - YouTube / PhotoBucket / Twitter (email / embed functionality) | - YouTube / PhotoBucket / Twitter (destination site) | |
Thanks to Scott, Adam & Evan for thoughts.
Ad Supported Internet Video on your TV – Round 1
Jan 25, 2009
