The conference opened this morning with a very interesting keynote presentation by Chris Sherman on the history of the Internet and the evolution of search. Web 2.0, vertical creep, new content formats were the topics identified by Chris in his presentation. Anne Kennedy of Beyond Ink presented some figures on
The Internet Marketing and conference Expo opens this morning in Reykjavik, Iceland. International speakers will provide information on search marketing with a European focus and point of view.
eMarketer reports on Internet access via mobile devices. The study was conducted in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, and the US. while 29% of European Internet users regularly access the Internet from their mobile phones, only 19% of US users were accessing the web via their mobile devices. The highest
The e-media institue provides a list of leading broadband providers in Europe, ranked by total number of subscribers as of June 2006
Ratings were released on the internet usage of Italians for September 2006. The report indicates a substantial stability in the number of online users with a significant increase in the amount of time spent online. The number of users increased by 3%, and the total amount of time spent online
Steve Rubel of Micropersuasion reports on the Edelman and Technorati study of the most influential blogs in German, French and Italian. Further information will be available during a presentation later this week in Milano where the results will be presented to participants. The event is open to the public and
Marketing Sherpa has released an annual research study into the state of search engine optimisation (SEO). The study reveals a significant customer satisfaction amongst those employing organic placement with search engine traffic increments ranging from 73% to 110% for those firms who decided to outsource this activity to professionals. The
Emarketer reports Ecommerce trends for the next few years, associating robust growth in online sales to the increase of DSL lines installed both at home and at work. The report identifies the UK as the most “mature” of all European markets, outspending european and even american counterparts on an annual
Jatalla is an new and interesting way to organize and explore the web. Unlike “traditional search engines” Jatalla’s motor are people, called to describe a web site based on their experience as users. Jatalla relies only upon relevance rankings performed personally by actual human beings. People are literally the ranking
Italian Small and Medium Enterprises show an increasing interest in VOIP and instant messaging as an effective means to communicate on both short and long distance. A post by HTML.it reports a strong increase in Skype users amongst small businesses. The overall customer satisfaction of those interviewed recently is definitely