Posted on February 14, 2013 11:01 am by Shel Holtz | Search
There’s an intriguing new search engine in town, and despite some compelling features, I have been able to find virtually nothing written about it.
Evidently based in France, Qwant (according to its brief ABOUT page) was founded in 2011 and launched last month “after 2 years of research and development.” Qwant has a Twitter account (at least, I think the Twitter account is from the…
Posted on January 18, 2013 9:19 am by Shel Holtz | Brands | Business | Facebook | Marketing | PR | Search
(c) Can Stock PhotoThe Friday Wrap this week is rich with research results, case studies, and reports. As always, there was more content to choose from than space allowed. You can skim the complete list of stories and posts I tagged at my link blog, LinksFromShel.tumblr.com.
For a long time, the leaders of the…
Posted on January 16, 2013 12:09 pm by Shel Holtz | Facebook | Search
Posted on January 11, 2013 9:35 am by Shel Holtz | Visual Communication | Customer Service | Facebook | Measurement | Mobile | Monitoring | PR | Search | Social Media
The past week has presented the Wrap with an embarrassment of riches. The challenge: Which items to include? To see the abundance of stories from which I had to choose, visit my link blog, where I collect stories and posts for consideration in the Wrap and on my podcast. The link blog is at LinksFromShel.tumblr.com.
Posted on September 21, 2012 11:49 am by Shel Holtz | Advertising | Crisis Communication | Facebook | Marketing | Mobile | Search | Twitter
Image (c) CanStockLet’s wrap the week with a look at some of the stories that crossed my news feeds over the last seven days. In case you’re interested, I collect the items from which I choose Friday Wrap items in a link blog at linksfromshel.tumblr.com.
I was lucky enough to be in the audience…
Posted on July 24, 2012 7:51 pm by Shel Holtz | Measurement | Search | Social Media
A few years back, real-time search engines were popping up everywhere. Recognizing that the web was transforming from a content archive to a venue for real-time engagement, venture capitalists and other investors starting pumping money into services with names like Collecta, Topsy, Scoopler, Kurrently, 48ers, Leapfish, and Social Mention. Some are long gone. Some linger but without any buzz around…
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