www.reconstruction.ws http://www.reconstruction.ws/ Leatest articles | http://www.reconstruction.ws/ en eBay is starting a new series of events to help small businesses and parttime eBay sellers accelerate their businesses on eBay, which has 90 million active users. http://www.reconstruction.ws/ebay-launches-series-of-seller-events-1.html ...The series is called eBay On Location, and has dates set for Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, and San Jose. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:52:57 GMT There are also courses on top seller secrets, productivity to boost sales and reduce costs, and utilizing social media to drive sales. http://www.reconstruction.ws/ebay-launches-series-of-seller-events-2.html ...eBay sellers have become savvier about how to use eBay in ingenious ways, says Jim Griffith, eBay senior manager, Seller Strategy and Dean of Education. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:47:38 GMT If you think about it, itd be slightly inaccurate to say that phones let people all over the world communicate with each other current tech just transmits sounds, not their significance. http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-sets-target-for-realtime-translator-phones-1.html ...But Googles looking to knock down language barriers with devices that will perform translations on the fly. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:41:39 GMT Android allows users to perform searches by just saying terms out loud. http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-sets-target-for-realtime-translator-phones-2.html ...Google Translate deals in 52 languages at the moment. Google only needs to integrate everything in order to be in business. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:36:24 GMT Barnes Noble said today its nook ereader is now in stock online and will be rolling out in the majority of its stores by midweek. http://www.reconstruction.ws/barnes-noble-nook-now-in-stock-online-1.html ...Barnes Noble sold out of nook stock online over the holidays due to high demand, which exceeded the booksellers expectations. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:34:50 GMT For the most part, online video has been much less adheavy than television programming. http://www.reconstruction.ws/online-tv-shows-may-get-more-adheavy-1.html ...It is this very fact that has likely been a large part of the mediums popularity. Things may be changing, however. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:32:28 GMT But heres the catch For Nielsen to be able to provide the commercial rating, shows seen online will have to have the same group of commercials that run on TV, says AdAges Brian Steinberg. http://www.reconstruction.ws/online-tv-shows-may-get-more-adheavy-2.html ...If this system were adopted en masse and its not clear that it would be online viewing might be crammed just as full of commercials as the more traditional TVwatching experience. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:31:05 GMT com has met with some success by running ABC shows with just a few ads, often from a single advertiser, he adds. http://www.reconstruction.ws/online-tv-shows-may-get-more-adheavy-3.html ...But many TV executives say these methods dont bring much, if any, profit and therefore cannot continue. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:28:48 GMT The second largest amount of market share went to Hulu, at just 3. http://www.reconstruction.ws/online-tv-shows-may-get-more-adheavy-4.html ...YouTube isnt necessarily the place people go to watch full episodes of television shows. Hulu is. If videos at sites like Hulu become more adheavy, the market share gap could just increase even greater. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:23:25 GMT With millions watching, Google ran their first Super Bowl Commercial entitled Parisian Love. http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-runs-first-super-bowl-commercial-1.html ...If it looks familiar, thats because its one of their Search Stories ads which was uploaded to YouTube back in November. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:21:11 GMT Did you think youd ever see a Google Super Bowl Commercial? http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-runs-first-super-bowl-commercial-2.html ...Let us know.Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, tweeted yesterday...Cant wait to watch the Superbowl tomorrow. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:20:04 GMT Mullen and Radian6 have partnered to launch BrandBowl2010, a TwitterSuper Bowl event that combines tweeting, ad reviews and a number of rankings that will allow users to see near realtime ratings of the TV commercials airing during the game. http://www.reconstruction.ws/view-twitter-reaction-of-super-bowl-ads-1.html ...Users can log on to BrandBowl2010 using their Twitter ID, tweet directly from the page, view tweets using the hashtag brandbowl and see how other Twitter users are rating Super Bowl commercials. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:17:29 GMT Google is offering suggestions for nearby places you might like on Google Maps when you look up a place that you do like. http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-suggests-competitors-for-local-business-searches-1.html ...So if you like a particular bakery, you might be presented with other places within the same vicinity that Google thinks you might also be interested in trying. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:12:45 GMT And, when I told a friend I was heading to the Lower East Side to get some yummy knishes for lunch, he told me to make sure I checked out the famous Guss Pickles right around the corner and that I might consider picking up some smoked fish at Russ Daughte http://www.reconstruction.ws/google-suggests-competitors-for-local-business-searches-2.html ...Youll notice that we do not limit these suggestions to places sharing any specific characteristic instead, we use a broad set of signals to come up with what are hopefully the most interesting suggestions, says Stern. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:10:51 GMT Last year, 12 of Super Bowl viewers used the Internet while watching the game according to data from Nielsen. http://www.reconstruction.ws/super-bowl-viewers-spend-game-time-on-the-web-1.html ...Those that used the web spent an average of 24 minutes online during the game. It would not be at all surprising if those numbers increased significnatly this year. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:09:45 GMT According to Nielsen, about a quarter of simultaneous users spent time during the game using Facebook at an average of 15 minutes. http://www.reconstruction.ws/super-bowl-viewers-spend-game-time-on-the-web-2.html ...Google and Yahoo Mail also received significant use during game time.The game takes place this evening of course. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:08:33 GMT Google often takes a lot of flack for not being incredibly successful with its social media efforts. http://www.reconstruction.ws/is-google-bad-at-social-media-or-really-really-good-at-it-1.html ...Most recently, Caroline McCarthy and Tom Krazit tackled this subject in a CNET article claiming that Google struggles with social skills. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:04:13 GMT Jaiku and Dodgeball didnt work out. http://www.reconstruction.ws/is-google-bad-at-social-media-or-really-really-good-at-it-2.html ...YouTube was pretty much established by the time Google bought it, and even since it has not been the financial success many would have assumes it would be, despite its enormous popularity. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 15:01:59 GMT Is it Facebook? http://www.reconstruction.ws/is-google-bad-at-social-media-or-really-really-good-at-it-3.html ...MySpace? Twitter? Is it a network of connected people?Google Profile users can look at their social circles and quickly realize that Google has them connected to people. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:58:51 GMT If you look at the definitions for social media, you get things like content created by people using highly accessible and scalable publishing technologies, a category of sites that is based on user participation and usergenerated content. http://www.reconstruction.ws/is-google-bad-at-social-media-or-really-really-good-at-it-4.html ...I think Google has done pretty well at indexing and monetizing usergenerated content that is if user means user of Google, which essentially makes the majority of all content usergenerated. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:53:29 GMT Jaiku wasnt as successful as Facebook. http://www.reconstruction.ws/is-google-bad-at-social-media-or-really-really-good-at-it-5.html ...Wouldnt it make more sense to chalk each of these offerings within Google as features of the broader Google network, for all intents and pruposes? ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:49:19 GMT , etc., etc. http://www.reconstruction.ws/is-google-bad-at-social-media-or-really-really-good-at-it-6.html ...Is Google not just a social network with a lot more features than most others not to mention what many would consider to be a better search tool than most other social networks? ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:46:57 GMT I write this not as some kind of Google fanboy, but each day, I see Google launching new products and features, finding new things for users to do, and particularly for those who have a Google account. http://www.reconstruction.ws/is-google-bad-at-social-media-or-really-really-good-at-it-7.html ...A lot of what you can do with various Google products requires you to be logged in. A lot of it is very social profiles, social search, realtime search, document sharing, Google reader sharing and commenting, emailing, chatting, Google latitude... ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:43:18 GMT Google makes money. http://www.reconstruction.ws/is-google-bad-at-social-media-or-really-really-good-at-it-8.html ...Crazy money. I wonder how many people have Google accounts. NoteFor the record, I understand that nobodys saying Google itself isnt succesful. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:39:19 GMT Ill ask again, what is social media really? http://www.reconstruction.ws/is-google-bad-at-social-media-or-really-really-good-at-it-9.html ...We tend to put these labels on things, but I dont think its so black and white.Related ArticlesGoogle Luring More Account Users with New News Feature? ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:38:08 GMT The governments of France, Germany, and Italy are all arguably annoyed with Google. http://www.reconstruction.ws/cambodia-lambastes-google-over-border-portrayal-1.html ...Chinas not thrilled with the search giant, either. And now, because of the way in which Googles portrayed a disputed border, Cambodias quite mad at it. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:33:47 GMT We therefore request that you withdraw the already disseminated, very wrong and not internationally recognised map and replace it. http://www.reconstruction.ws/cambodia-lambastes-google-over-border-portrayal-2.html ...Google probably wont just swap in Cambodias favorite map and call it a day, of course that would upset Thailand. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:32:23 GMT You may have gotten some good links in the past, but dont count on them helping you forever. http://www.reconstruction.ws/ways-to-get-fresh-links-to-old-content-for-better-search-rankings-1.html ...Old links go stale in the eyes of Google. Do you still get links to old content?Tell us why you think that is. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:26:24 GMT The answer to this question is unsurprisingly yes, but Cutts makes a statement within his response that may not be so obvious to everybody. http://www.reconstruction.ws/ways-to-get-fresh-links-to-old-content-for-better-search-rankings-2.html ...In order to prevent things from becoming stale, we tend to use the current link graph, rather than a link graph of all of time, he says. ... Mon, 8 February 2010 14:20:47 GMT WebProNews has discussed the value of link velocity and Googles need for freshness in the pastLink velocity refers to the speed at which new links to a webpage are formed, and by this term we may gain some new and vital insight. http://www.reconstruction.ws/ways-to-get-fresh-links-to-old-content-for-better-search-rankings-3.html ...Historically, great bursts of new links to a specific page has been considered a red flag, the quickest way to identify a spammer trying to manipulate the results by creating the appearance of user trust. ... 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