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Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | yesterday
... (via SEL) Based on Mayer’s response to the interview question about the “perfect search engine,” Greg Sterling says that the Mayer may have “unknowingly” described the SIRI. What’s a SIRI? Sterling calls the Siri, a “virtual personal assistant” that uses artificial intelligence to determine user intent and then match data or applications that can fulfill that intent. The company...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... said. "Google could have built this itself, but this gives them a head start," says mobile analyst Greg Sterling of Sterling Market Intelligence. "It will thrust Google into the forefront of mobile display ads.""AdMob is a great Silicon Valley story," said Google in a blog posting to announce the deal. "We are looking forward to having them join the Google team and work with...
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Computer World (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... The acquisition indicates how serious Google is about mobile and about display advertising, said Greg Sterling of Sterling Market Intelligence. It's also a large acquisition for Google. "This is one of those 'major' acquisitions that CEO Eric Schmidt said would occur only once a year," Sterling said.The deal is likely to have an effect on the overall market for mobile...
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Macworld (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... acquisition indicates how serious Google is about mobile and about display advertising, said Greg Sterling of Sterling Market Intelligence.It’s also a large acquisition for Google. “This is one of those ‘major’ acquisitions that CEO Eric Schmidt said would occur only once a year,” Sterling said.While Google said that it doesn’t see any regulatory concerns over the deal,...
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Mobile Tech Today (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... Competition for BlackBerry But comparisons with Apple's iPhone may miss the real point, Greg Sterling, principal analyst with Sterling Market Research, said in a telephone interview. Business users may consider dumping their BlackBerrys for the new Droid phone. "It's the best-reviewed of the Android phones. A lot of business users will take a close look at it," Sterling...
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Internet News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
MSN Introduces Dramatically Improved Redesign, Portal Drives Nearly 50% Of Bing Queries by Greg Sterling, Search Engine Land (Nov 4) MSN has revamped its portal - proving that portals aren't dead. Preview it here. "Microsoft has introduced a dramatic new...
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CRM Daily (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... immediate, precise results unless it's the Iran elections or Michael Jackson's death," says Greg Sterling, principal of Sterling Marketing Intelligence. The new companies say that they offer more than speed. LeapFish, which launches this week, says it's the first site that lets consumers both contribute and search for information in audio and video as well as text. Factery...
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Search Engine Roundtable (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The buzz of the day is that Microsoft unveiled a new home page design for MSN. You can see the new design at preview.msn.com. Let's compare the current and the preview: Current: Preview: So much more refreshing! As Greg Sterling...
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Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... find news, a clickable map, a local directory, video (if available) and lottery numbers. Greg Sterling from SEL offers more facts analysis. 45% of Bing’s traffic comes via the MSN portal The new MSN will roll out globally over the next several months. Interestingly the look of the MSN portal may be slightly different country to country, depending on variables unique to each local...
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Marketing Pilgrim (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... as well. Is there room for Loopt’s new local-mobile app, Pulse , launching today? Absolutely, says Greg Sterling. He points out that there’s no “definitive” local mobile app yet—and it looks like Pulse might be able to position itself as that definitive app. Pulse draws info from 20 services, “including listings and review services like Zagat, Citysearch and Eventful as well as content...
