Google’s tentacles, Microsoft’s nothingness, Twitter’s geek borderlands, Cuil’s illing
The following are some stories that have piqued my cultist interests over the last day or two…
* Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Comedy launches
Back in June, I speculated that the future of content may come in the form of a Cavalcade. It’ll likely take some time to see how the unique partnership with Google AdSense pans out, but in the meantime, we can check out the Family Guy creator’s latest:
* Google AdSense and Google Analytics get together
Speaking of AdSense, the popular advertising service’s stats have been integrated with Google Analytics. This is great news for web publishers who use both… oh whom there are many of many. ProBlogger points out that we’ll be able to see things like “which traffic sources generate the highest income”.
* Those wacky Microsoft ads
Ah, the comedy of nothingness comes to Microsoft ads. The latest round features Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates staked out in the home of “normal people” with the idea that they are attempting to understand how the non-billionaire set get along day-to-day. The result is… well, interesting. Check it:
* Cuil bills signs of still being ill
It’s not good-ish when a major search engine launch is plagued by poor results for simple queries. Now, only six weeks or so out from its ambitious public debut, Cuil’s VP Product Louis Monier has resigned.
* Twitter is just starting to tip over into the mainstream
Twitter is getting piped in on route to Mars, for one. I’m also seeing it hyped up on CNN throughout the day. So Twitter is starting to broach some realm of the mainstream, even if it’s still meandering amongst its geeky borderlands.
