Archive for January 19th, 2007
Google this week continued its aggressive efforts to woo online shoppers to its Checkout payment system with a $10 sign-up offer on its home page. But some consumers who have followed the search giant into the payment arena aren’t glad they have.Google Checkout ranked far below payment service PayPal in a customer-satisfaction survey of online shoppers that J.P. Morgan released on Wednesday. In fact, only 19 percent rated Google’s Checkout service as either “very good” or “good.” The rest relegated Google’s new offering to the “average,” “poor,” or “fair” categories.
PayPal scored higher marks. Nearly 45 percent said the eBay-owned service was “good” or “very good.”
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January 19th, 2007
s Windows users await the release of Office 2007, Microsoft 
is cleaning up some old vulnerability issues with Excel. On Thursday, Microsoft issued a new set of patches to fix several remaining flaws in the popular spreadsheet application.The software giant had initially released a security update on January 9 to patch five critical bugs in Excel. That version of the update did indeed protect against the security issues, according to Christopher Budd of Microsoft’s Security Response Center.
But after the release, Microsoft discovered that “the update did not correctly process the phonetic information that is embedded in files that are created by using Excel in the Korean, Chinese, or Japanese executable mode,” Budd wrote in a blog posting.
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January 19th, 2007
Jennifer LeClaire is celebrating a year of air time with CBS Radio’s KMOX, “The Voice of St. Lois.”LeClaire is the guest technology analyst on “Two Johns No Waiting,” pairing nighttime hosts John Carney and Jon Grayson to offer the story behind the technology headlines every Wednesday night at 10:45 p.m. EST. The show is one part comedy and one part news, with LeClaire playing the light-hearted, but cogent analyst who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is.
“Jennifer’s an invaluable resource and a great addition to the show. The Tech News segment has become a listener favorite because she’s been able to pack a ton of important information into a concise and entertaining package that everyone from tech novices to experts can learn from and enjoy. Here’s to another great year in 2007!” says Jon Grayson, co-host of “Two Johns No Waiting.”
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January 19th, 2007
The Web analytics market is coming of age. Google has entered the picture, Omniture is going public and Microsoft has plans to carve out its own niche with tools that collect data on Web site users’ behavior.
With Jupiter Research expecting online advertising spending to surge to $18.9 billion by 2010, the need for Web analytics is evident. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is ahead of the curve with the Web Analytics For Dummies title.
Pedro Sostre and Jennifer LeClaire offer unique experience in the Web analytics market, which will reach $565 million in 2006, Jupiter estimated. Recognized as an Internet business and marketing guru, Sostre is a columnist for Revenue magazine. His coveted knowledge has also landed him invitations to judge design awards at Content Week. The Yahoo! Search Marketing Ambassador and Google Adwords Qualified Professional is also a regular presenter at industry events like eComExpo and the Affiliate Summit.
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January 19th, 2007
