Greetings,
MySpace.Com is officially the biggest site according to HitWise - this is History. Yahoo has been #1 as long as I can remember and if this is a sign of something bigger - then no-one can be sure of its position - not even Google.
A great review from one of our readers about IMC-Update came along last week:
"IMC-Update is one of the few newsletters in this Industry that I actually spend some time reading. It's got a fun and easy mix of topics and level of seriousness."
Thank you Jonas Persson of Kan for this comment.Enjoy todays packed issue:
News in English
~ MySpace.Com #1
~ Microsoft's CRM Catch-up plan
~ WHORYOU - Give your Email a Face!
~ Firefox Use Increase Rapidly
~ Building a team
~ Government site for Usability
~ How you trade a Paper Clip for a House
~ Billions of new Web-Addresses
Internet Marketing Events
~ Web Analytic Wednesday Returns September 13th
Nyheter på Svenska
~ Rekord för Jobbannonser
~ Uppstickare utmanar Projektplatsen
~ Skräpmejl som funkar
~ Google's ledning 40 Miljarder rikare
~ Debitech går ihop med DIBS
~ Hur mår din sajt?
==================NEWS IN ENGLISH=====================
==> MYSPACE.COM MOST VISITED SITE
Today Hitwise issued a press release reporting that for the first time, www.myspace.com has surpassed Yahoo! Mail as the most visited domain on the Internet for US Internet users. To put MySpace's growth in perspective, if we look back to July 2004 myspace.com represented only .1% of all Internet visits. This time last year myspace.com represented 1.9% of all Internet visits.
http://weblogs.hitwise.com/bill-tancer/2006/07/myspace_moves_into_1_position.html
==> MICROSOFT'S CRM CATCH-UP PLAN
The software giant outlines how it will vie with Salesforce.com and other vendors of Web-based customer relationship management software on July 11th:
==> WHORYOU - GIVES YOUR EMAIL A FACE
A wonderful little service that gives names a picture! Checkout http://www.weekendr.com/whoareyou/default.asp to see if there's a picture behind the email! (if you'd like to see me - test lennartsvanberg@lennartsvanberg.com)
==> FIREFOX USE INCREASE RAPIDLY
Mozilla's Firefox browser continues to post gains in market share, according to Web analytics firm OneStat.com.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Firefox_Usage_Passes_15_Percent_in_US/1152556792
==> MANAGING AND BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL USER EXPERIENCE TEAM
UIE's Christine Perfetti recently interviewed Sarah Bloomer and Susan Wolfe, two premier User Experience experts, to discuss how organizations can make their UX practices a success. Here's what they had to say:
http://www.uie.com/events/uiconf/2006/articles/bloomer_wolfe_interview/
==> GOVERNMENT SITE FOR USABILITY
U.S. Department of Health & Service has a portal for usability - check this excellent resource out:
==> HOW YOU TRADE A PAPER CLIP TO A HOUSE
Read this amazing story about a guy that decided to try and trade himself up the value-chain in order to get a house. He succeeded - read more:
(Finns även på svenska http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/utrikes/did_13173835.asp)
==> BILLIONS OF NEW WEB ADDRESSES TO BE CREATED
Interesting article in The Times about IPV6 and what they are doing to get ready for the next round of domains.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2270472,00.html
============ INTERNET MARKETING EVENTS ===============
==> WEB ANALYTIC WEDNESDAY RETURNS SEPTEMBER 13TH
The success continues, people gather around the world on Wednesday Evenings to discuss Web Analytic. In Stockholm, Sweden a record number of 30 people attended in June, in Bangalore - India even more attended - how many people will be in your town?
Read more: http://www.webanalyticsdemystified.com/wednesday/
=================NYHETER PÅ SVENSKA==================
==> REKORD FÖR JOBBANNONSER PÅ NÄTET
Antalet jobbannonser på nätet ökade kraftigt under juni, inte minst inom bank, finans och it.
http://di.se/Index/Nyheter/2006/07/11/193723.htm?src=xlink
==> UPPSTICKARE UTMANAR PROJEKTPLATSEN
Investorägda Projektplatsen, som siktar på en börsnotering, får konkurrens på den svenska marknaden. Uppstickaren Benitor vill plocka kunder från Projektplatsen genom en tjänst som företaget anser är billigare och bättre. Bakom sig har bolaget en stor amerikansk partner.
==> SKRÄPMEJL SOM FUNKAR
Många undrar hur spamföretagen livnär sig. E-postmeddelanden skickas i överflöd och ingen klickar. Väl? En ny undersökning visar att det finns en typ av spam som en av tjugo klickar på.
==> GOOGLE'S LEDNING 40 MILJARDER RIKARE
Ledningen i internetkometen Google, med grundarna Larry Page och Sergey Brin i spetsen, har blivit snuskigt rika sedan bolaget gick till börsen. Det senaste året har de sålt aktier för 40 miljarder kronor. Det är mer än vad bolaget visat i vinst.
http://www.affarsvarlden.se/art/142845
==> DEBITECH GÅR IHOP MED DIBS
Svenska Debitech fusioneras med danska DIBS och bildar Debitech-DIBS. Läs mer:
http://www.what.se/article.asp?id=4444
==> HUR MÅR DIN SAJT?
Entreprenören Sam Nurmi i Västerås håller på att bygga upp en ny verksamhet sedan han sålt webbhotellföretaget Loopia till Norge. Han har skaffat sig örnkoll över världens alla webbservrar och vet hur orkanerna påverkar Internet.
http://www.nyteknik.se/art/46571
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