Daily Archives: May 19, 2007

Yahoo! markets oneSearch in TV ads

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Caught this commercial for Yahoo!’s oneSearch today. The ad features hikers who stumble across flora including the ficticious “crimson maneater”. It’s mildly amusing, but fails to sell mobile search. The query term used is “flowers in oregon”. They should put … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, mobile, mobile search, wireless, yahoo | 1 Comment

Living in a fragmented media world

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Jason Fry has a thoughtful piece on the fragmentation of media in the WSJ: A Reality Check for Newspapers (subscription required). He talks about fragmentation of television, music and newspapers. Some excerpts from the discussion on newspapers: Articles are emailed … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, media, newspapers, search | 1 Comment

The perfect camera?

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

One of the examples I frequently use when talking about search engine results and personalization is the query “digital camera”. There is no “right” answer for this query. The right answer depends as much on the needs of the person … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer electronics, photography | 1 Comment

The power of bloggers

Posted on May 19, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

Two great stories this week that illustrate how the influence of bloggers equals and sometimes eclipses mainstream media: TechCrunch reports on an erroneous Engadget story that shaved $4 billion off the value of Apple. The story, based on a fake … Continue reading →

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