Archive for April, 2006

Photobucket: The Biggest Site You (Maybe) Never Heard Of

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

The source of  in 50 hits -- EVERYONE'S hits!

TechCrunch alerts us to the statistic that Photobucket is the source of 2% of all Internet traffic. Wow.

Illegal Downloading On The Wane

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Dude! You gotta hear this new tune!

According to this eMarketer article, illegal downloading of music is down significantly over the past two years.

Interestingly, the reasons may have little to do with the legal ramifications: getting in trouble with the law is only the third concern cited by kids and teens — 49 percent of them, down from 50 percent two years ago. Of greater concern? Accidentally downloading a virus (63 percent) and accidentally downloading spyware (52 percent), issues that have both increased in significance over two years ago (from 60 and 43 percent of kids respectively).

And let’s hear it for parental responsibility: “getting in trouble with my parents” saw the biggest rise in concern among kids, from 26 to 40 percent.

Now That The Taxman Has Had His Way With You…

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Keyword prices! They're insaaaaaane!

… are you ready for some good news about keyword prices? Adotas alerts us to a release by search engine marketing firm Fathom Online claiming that “the average price that advertisers bid for keywords on search engines dropped three percent to $1.39 from $1.43 at the end of 2005.”

Jack Bauer’s Guide to Executive Success

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Sign the contract, or I'll release the Centox nerve gas!

It’s Monday. Tonight is another episode of 24. If you’re a fan of the show, this is required reading.

Religion Online

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

With these hands ...

Today being Easter and the midpoint of Passover, here’s an article from eMarketer about religion online, including this listing of the top 10 religious sites for the week ending April 1, as measured by Hitwise:

1. BeliefNet
2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
3. Bible Gateway
4. ChristianBook.com
5. Inspirational Flash Movies
6. American Family Association
7. Crosswalk.com
8. OnePlace.com
9. RBC Ministries
10. New Advent

Looks like Hitwise passed over any Jewish sites, so allow me to add this NPR story from the other day as number 11 — take a listen, it’s a hoot.