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February 2009

Development

I Spy, You Spy, Google Spy

Is Google crossing the privacy line? Some are saying so, and Google Earth is still a controversy for those who value privacy of the home. Google’s new mobile mapping app Latitude allows users to take advantage of GPS technology to pull up friends' locations whenever they're phones are turned on. The application, bundled in with the newest version of Google Maps, is currently accessible on the Android-powered G1 phone, most color BlackBerry's and many Windows Mobile smart phones and will…
February 5, 2009
Marketing

Happy Birthday, Facebook!

Facebook officially turned 5 yesterday and to commemorate the occasion the company released some pretty amazing statistics that speak to just how much impact the social network as had upon users' lives (aka brand relevance). Facebook now has more than 150 million monthly active users (about 1 in 5 of the web's entire audience) putting it over the top of MySpace as the world's #1 social network. (more…)
February 5, 2009
DesignMarketing

Ninthlink Team Member Interview: Matt Stallings

Tell us about your position here at The Link... "Being the creative director at Ninthlink is an awesome job for me, I am grateful for the lig review which led me to the program that helped me out find the career of my dreams. I take in the required needs, dreams, and goals from the client, and begin to concept visual images, artwork, color, and mood for the challenge at hand. I work with the entire team to achieve the…
February 4, 2009
Marketing

What Would Google Do? or: Are V-Books The New Thing?

Publisher HarperCollins launched a new digital video book format with a video edition of Jeff Jarvis's What Would Google Do?, distributed though Amazon's digital download store. Available to instantly stream or as a download to a laptop, Tivo, or portable device, it consists of a 23-minute lecture of the Buzz Machine blogger speaking directly into the camera about what companies can learn from the mother of all search engines. At $10, that works out to be about .85 cents/minute!  For marketing innovation and savvy,…
February 4, 2009