New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg guest blogged on the Official Google Blog today to announce a new website and Information Center. The effort is a partnership between NYC and Google. The new site is nycgo.com.
The site uses Google Maps and the physical location can be found at 810 Seventh Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd Streets. The center features interactive map tables powered by the Google Maps API for Flash. There’s also a video wall that uses Google Earth to display a 3D layout of the city.
Over at Fanboy.com, Michael Pinto laments the volume of social media tweets and tweeple he’s coming across on the popular social network, Twitter. He is frustrated about the constant stream of social media dribble that self-proclaimed social media gurus and experts put forth in their tweets. He says they autofollow and soon have upwards of 5,000 followers and followees alike.
Forbes just published a piece about “Google as Economic Barometer”. It has some merit and a lot of details. Basically stating “Investors searching Google’s fourth-quarter earnings may see clues about the state of the Internet ad business, the economy and the future of the company itself.”
Google announced it is discontinuing its print advertising program February 28 and stop running ads March 31. Seems even Google cannot help the slow demise of print media.
Seems Twitter may be the “next big thing” in social media. Hitwise reports it has surpassed Digg for usage – but realistically the two are different types of social media, though Twitter does have the recommendation aspects of Digg. Comparisons to Facebook may be more realistic.
Marcus Tander – aka Mediaadonis – has discovered a way to check if your site has been penalized or banned in Google. How long this flaw in the system will remain open one cannot tell, but it is working right now.
Google Analytics has updated the code snippet that is placed on websites. The update fixes the rare display of a JavaScript message that can be seen by visitors to sites using Google Analytics.
At noon on the dot, WhiteHouse.gov cut over from George W. Bush’s legacy site to Barack Obama’s Change.gov. The first blog post of the Obama Administration promises “communication,” “transparency,” and “participation.
Execs from Google and Microsoft are ponying up big time for President-elect Barack Obama’s big day. On January 20, the former junior Senator from Illinois will become the 44th President of the United States.
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