May
05

Microsoft Kumo vs Wolfram Alpha – FIGHT!

Augustine Fou digital, integrated marketing, marketing, metrics, SEO, social networks, tech Add you comment

Microsoft should take a page from the launch of Wolfram’s Alpha using social channels.

Wolfram Alpha – 1.6 million google search results

Microsoft Kumo – 624k google search results

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www.WolframAlpha.com is launched, but Microsoft Kumo.com is not even launched. So there is NO benefit from all the news coverage.

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Search intensity and volume indicates interest of users — Wolfram Alpha is kicking Microsoft butt.

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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/wolfram-alpha-veil-lifted/

http://gizmodo.com/5240514/wolfram-alpha-and-google-tested-head+to+head

http://gizmodo.com/5236115/wolfram-alpha-search-engine-on-video

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Feb
23

_trackPageview for events (e.g. javascript or Flash) which don’t generate a pageview

Augustine Fou analytics, tech Add you comment

Source: http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55597

What is _trackPageview and how can it help me?

 

Google Analytics’ _trackPageview is a function for use on ga.js tracked sites that allows you to track events on your site that do not generate a pageview. Using the_trackPageview JavaScript, you can assign a specific page filename to Flash events, JavaScript events, file downloads, outbound links, and more.

For more information on using _trackPageview, please refer to the following help articles: