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- Comscore: The Google fallout
- Google's first quarter earnings call didn't have much in the way of theatrics, but a serious brush back pitch was delivered to Comscore. What should we make of Google CEO Eric Schmidt essentially throwing Comscore under the bus? Following Google's strong first quarter report Techmeme which looked...
- Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, ComScore Networks Inc., Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Google paid click growth sluggish in February; More worries emerge
- ComScore has delivered its paid click report for February--also known as the most anticipated metric in the Web world these days--and the news isn't so hot for Google. According to Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney and Bank of America analyst Brian Pitz said Google's paid clicks were up...
- Tags: Google Inc., ComScore Networks Inc., February, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Google data watch: Enough with the overanalysis
- ComScore's latest search data showing Google queries declined has caused concern and a good bit of overanalysis. But everyone needs to take a deep breath when it comes to analyzing every little Google twitch. Now it's clear everyone is trying to call Google's quarter, which will be...
- Tags: Google Inc., ComScore Networks Inc., February, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- ComScore tries to allay Google concerns, but opens door to question its data
- ComScore in an effort to allay the concerns of Google, which is likely to be a massive customer, may be opening the door for further questioning of its data. In a blog post on Friday, comScore tried to put its finding that Google paid clicks were flat...
- Tags: Google Inc., Data, ComScore Networks Inc., Search, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-01
- Researcher: Sears' use of ComScore software falls short on privacy
- Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at the Harvard Business School and noted anti-spyware researcher, says Sears and Kmart customers are giving up too much private data when they join a marketing program called "My SHC Community." Edelman walks through the installation of the ComScore software that powers Sears Holdings...
- Tags: Software, Sears Roebuck & Co., Ben Edelman, ComScore Networks Inc., Privacy, FTC, Sears Holdings Community, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-01
- The peril of panels: Can Web traffic stats be trusted?
- ComScore repeatedly warns in its Securities and Exchange Commission filings that if its statistics can't be trusted its business model is in jeopardy. I'm calling jeopardy. I'm calling a bit of BS too. Why? There's no way that ComScore traffic metrics and what I see internally can be...
- Tags: Panel, TechCrunch, Traffic, ComScore Networks Inc., Marketing Research, Servers, Marketing, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-14
- External drives: The hot gift this season?
- Maybe there's just something about massive external drives that get geeks into the holiday spirit. Analysts are projecting external hard drives to be the must have gift this Christmas. Nearly every company on the planet has some online commerce hook today. Wal-Mart.com has deals aplenty. Keynote is...
- Tags: Multimedia, Hard Drive, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Analyst, Keynote, ComScore Networks Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Pricing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-11-26
- News to know: Outlook flaw; Ending spam; Windows to Mac; Gamemaster
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: MS Outlook flaw adds new twist to URI handling saga. David Berlind: After authentication of senders, ending spam requires a relationship managment protocol. Tech Shakedown #10: Windows Media Player's error dialog road to nowhere. Podcast: Google's search appliance 5.0 mines...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Lawmaker, ComScore Networks Inc., Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Flaw, Shrep, Microsoft Windows, Thin Clients, Media Players, Microsoft Outlook, Cyberthreats, Digital Music, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Security
- Blog posts 2007-10-11
- Worldwide online population: 772 million
- Comscore reported its global Internet traffic rankings and noted that there were 772 million people online in May. In April, the online population was 766 million.That tally sounds like a lot--until you consider there are 6.6 billion people on earth, according to the Census Bureau. Comscore defines the Internet population...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Google, General, Facebook
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Widgets matter: Now monetize them
- Comscore took a crack at sizing up the world of widgets on the Web and it's clear there's a massive distributed audience out there. The challenge is monetizing that audience. Comscore's results, which were reported in The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, detail some eye popping figures. In April 2007, Slide...
- Tags: Web Technology, General
- Blog posts 2007-06-13
- Comscore: AJAX, panel churn and spyware are business risks
- Comscore has filed to go public and the risk factors--AJAX, many rivals, and being classified as spyware--in its prospectus make for an interesting read. Comscore, which will use the ticker "SCOR," had 2006 revenue of $66.3 million up from $50 million in 2005. Earnings were...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-03
- Yahoo's Panama out of the gate strong, but ...
- ComScore is out with a report that shows Yahoos Panama search advertising system is off to a swell start. How swell? In the two weeks since Panamas launch click through rates were up 5 percent and 9 percent. For Yahoo,...
- Tags: Yahoo, Web Technology, Google, Search, General
- Blog posts 2007-02-26
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- Yahoo: Going private trial balloon floated; Is private equity the solution?
- Former AOL Chief Jonathan Miller is looking in the couch cushions to raise enough money to buy a part--if not all of Yahoo. According to the Wall Street Journal, Miller has been talking to private equity folks and sovereign wealth funds to buy Yahoo for about $20...
- Tags: Private Equity, Yahoo! Inc., Miller, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Does Drew decision criminalize TOS violations?
- I suggested that prosecutors and the Meiers think about a deal with Drew in which she waives her right to appeal. Many people wrote in to say no, along these lines: Drew bullied and by the end of the day a 13 year old girl...
- Tags: Law, Statute, Government, Internet, Productivity, Vertical Industries, Hacking, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Google analyst sees falling revenue and board conflict
- Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry predicts Google's revenue will fall in the next two years and the company is about to hit its adolescent stage with board conflicts and layoffs. In a research note, Chowdhry lays out the case. The gist: The economy is putting pressure...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Board, Trip Chowdhry, Contacts, VC, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Where to next for ERP et al? (part 1, SAP)
- With a Gartner probability of 0.9, I guarantee that what follows is not how things will turn out. At least not exactly. Paul Greenberg's post casting the enterprise CRM runes for 2009 provides the perfect springboard for something I've been thinking about since the middle of the year. Where the...
- Tags: SAP AG, ERP, Leo Apotheker, Paul Greenberg, Paul, Claus Heinrich, Wookey, Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Sales, Marketing, Software, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Zoho launches CloudSQL; Plays anti-lock-in card
- Zoho on Tuesday launched CloudSQL, a middleware layer that gives developers access to Zoho Applications data via a SQL database call. With the move, Zoho is playing an anti-lock-in card. One of the biggest worries about software as a service is that your data--and your business--can be...
- Tags: Card, Monitor, Data, SQL, CloudSQL, Zoho Applications, Databases, Software As A Service (SaaS), Programming Languages, Monitors & Displays, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Google Chrome and the extension conundrum
- Google appears to be on the extension bandwagon for its Chrome browser, but that also opens a Pandora's box. In an extensions document via Stephen Shankland and Aaron Boodman Google outlines its plan to build extensions for Chrome. Extensions are the most requested feature for Chrome. ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Extension, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Nokia's N97: Is this your future netbook?
- Nokia on Tuesday rolled out its N97, a high-end smartphone with a 3.5 inch touch display, QWERTY keyboard and social location software to allow people to use Facebook, MySpace and other sites on the go. As I play with--and ponder--the netbook I have and all the tradeoffs...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Smart Phone, Nokia N97, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Tech CEOs: Will they step up in a downturn?
- Technology CEOs worth their paychecks are going to use this economic downturn to revamp business models and position for the so-called post recession era. It sounds rather obvious, but why don't all CEOs follow this playbook? We've heard the mantra repeatedly: Reload in a downturn. And a...
- Tags: Technology Company, Information Technology, CEO, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Social Networking, Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
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