Pierre Omidyar launched eBay before many of us were online, and before online shopping was a multi-billion dollar a year market. But blazing the trail of ecommerce may prove to be a much easier task for Omidyar than building paid online news properties. Yesterday, the Omidyar launched the Honolulu Civil Beat, an online news publication...Read More

Google Mobile SERPS Google’s pace of functional and aesthetic upgrades to mobile products has been swift. Chief among these is search and results pages. Tied to recent upgrades to online SERPs, Google has integrated filtering tools to the corresponding mobile pages on iPhone and Android devices. These include things like news, products, and updates. You...Read More

So, you’ve decided that the Internet has a lot to offer you by the means of starting your own small business. So what is it that you have to do first? Well, what type of small business is it that you are going to start? After you have figured this out, whether it is an...Read More

As individuals become increasingly comfortable sharing information online, they are also ceding their privacy in new — and sometimes dangerous — ways. According to a Consumer Reports survey released today, over half (52%) of social network users are oversharing online. And cybercriminals are taking note. The information shared on social networks is particularly susceptible to...Read More

We’ve seen a marked increase in the number of inquiries we’ve been getting from clients regarding the use and implementation of call measurement platforms. We have long believed that the “call” is a critical element of any local search model since so many SMBs place significant value of the phone call. Here in California, Valley...Read More