Michael Arrington has broken this extremely important story of Yahoo! integrating del.icio.us results into the search engine results on a test basis. As many of you might recall, founder Joshua Schachter (who has not yet bookmarked my blog in del.icio.us) sold del.icio.us to Yahoo! in December, 2005 making Fred Wilson a happy man. Many people [...]
Jim Lanzone Leaves Ask to Join Redpoint Ventures as Entrepreneur in Residence
Rustybrick reports that Jim Safka has taken over as CEO of Ask.com and that Jim Lanzone has joined Redpoint Ventures as an entrepreneur in residence. Some point to the recent increase traffic at ask.com traffic and ask why? It’s hard to tell exactly what terms Jim left under, nevertheless it’s great to see that he [...]
Yahoo! Launches Go 3.0 Beta, New Open Mobile Widget Platform, and Mobile Homepage
Yahoo! Go has several exciting announcements that are launching today: · Yahoo! Go 3.0 beta: o New features include: § Enhanced user interface, optimized for the mobile phone § Improved performance § For the first time, consumers will have access to third-party widgets from leading publishers through Yahoo! Go. o Yahoo! Go 3.0 also includes [...]
Now Sporting WordPress 2.3.2
Please clear your cache! I’ve installed the latest version of WordPress and made several theme tweaks and additions. I’m pleased to announce that all of the plugins I now have are compliant with WordPress 2.3, I hope this cycle time continues to improve. If you have any problems or have suggestions for improvement, please advise! [...]
Chicago Tribune User Generated Content Pioneer Terrence Elijah Armour Passes Away
(Chicago Tribune photo of Terry Armour shaking Sam Zell’s hand by Charles Osgood / December 20, 2007) The Chicago Tribune has communicated that Terry Armour has passed away. This is both sad and shocking as Terry Armour was so relatively young and full of life in every thing that he did. You can see how [...]
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Commission Increases Nightly and Weekend Service in 2008
I’m planning an upcoming trip to San Francisco and I was startled by the massive difference in both service level and tone between BART and the CTA. As you likely know, the CTA here in Chicago is threatening major service cuts and fare increases($1.75 to $2.25 with transit card): Due to insufficient state funding, the [...]
ReadWriteWeb’s 2008 Web Predictions
A nice list of the things related to search that might affect you next year. Many of my thoughts are contained here and I’m kinda busy lately, so linking to this post will serve as a proxy. I hope your 2008 is most outstanding and prosperous!!!
Who is David Dalka - Twitter: @dalka
David Dalka is a digital business strategy professional experienced in realigning organizations to capture customer demand while improving margins. David is a business keynote speaker providing customized business strategy services and corporate executive retreats. David has been cited in the following business publications
