Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us ….. ok that’s enough but we did feel it necessary to acknowledge the fact that QND has been in existence for a full year.
Hosts, Shaun Milne and Scott Douglas arejoined by Mike Ritchie of Mike Ritchie PR for a bumper session of insightful and entertaining discussion.
Please click through below to access the shownotes and the usual juicy links:
NEWS ITEMS
In search, Google improves its uber useful alerts to make it even easier to get the news you want
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/this-week-in-search-102210.html
While Google also takes on Facebook head-to-head in the ‘places’ and location-based sphere.
http://mashable.com/2010/10/25/google-boost-local-advertising
Internet Closing in on Two Billion Users
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2271837/internet-closing-two-billion
Theft of information and electronic data overtakes physical theft for the first time
http://www.kroll.com/news/releases/index.aspx?id=23082
http://www.kroll.com/library/fraud/FraudReport_English-US_Oct10.pdf
US Law Officers Want to Wiretaps for the Internet
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/us/27wiretap.html?_r=2
Times Paywall experiment appears to pay dividends for Murdoch
http://www.nma.co.uk/news/-paywall-paying-off-for-the-times-claims-nielsen/3019712.article
Japan Leads Way With facial Recognition Billboards
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/sep/27/advertising-billboards-facial-recognition-japan
BIGGER ISSUES
How the battle between Interflora and Marks and Spencer could have a profound effect on search marketing.
http://reputationonline.co.uk/2010/10/22/interflora-sues-marks-spencer-in-search-dispute/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11531677
New iPaper launches. Tuesday saw launch of 20p mini Independent called i
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/the-independent-launches-iii-2109899.html
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=46192&c=1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/oct/26/theindependent-alexander-lebedev
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1036902/Independents-i-outdoor-campaign-hits-streets/
And finally …
A major European energy company is offring power bill reductions for live-alone customers who dine with single neighbours
http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/vattenfall-neighbor-dining-social-initiative/
