Good Read on Getting It Right: Drake Morton

A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words

WE YOUTUBE OUR VIDEOS, FLICKR our photos and put both up on Facebook. The proliferation of image-based content meant that it was only a matter of time before images hit our search results pages. Currently, 15% of all searches on Google come from its image tab, and the rise of universal (also known as blended) search sees all the major engines integrating video and image results into their mainstream search results. Search engine results pages are becoming increasingly visual — and rightly so. After all, search results should all be about the relevance of the information; the format they come in should be inconsequential.
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Good Read: Drake Morton

Consumers Cut Back On Everything But Driving,

Study Finds 

by Aaron Baar
[Trends] “Gas prices are already affecting vehicle sales in every segment, and traditional sport utility vehicles have been especially hard hit,” says Kelley Blue Book’s Jack Nerad. “Other industries will feel the pinch as consumers cut out life’s little luxuries like clothes, eating out and entertainment just so they can pay the fuel bills.”Rising gas prices are already taking a toll on Americans’ discretionary spending –all the way up to influencing purchasing a new house–according to new marketing research from Kelley Blue Book. (more…)