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Aug 23

Drowning in the Internet: The Curse of Technology

51430naym6yvt1y 150x150 Drowning in the Internet: The Curse of Technologyby Bethaney Wallace

Each time I set down to get some work done, I run into the same problem: I get distracted. I might find an interesting blog to read, get lost in the glorious site that is Etsy, or I could be 11 pages deep into my guilty pleasure, PerezHilton.com. The point is, no matter how good my intentions or how motivated I am, something more interesting always comes up. This, of course, is probably a testament to my inability to focus. I was never officially diagnosed with ADD, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be on Ridalin like thousands of other hyper American children (… but that is a rant for another day). I could blame my unpreparedness, my being easily distracted. But in all reality, the internet is just an overwhelming place. Where else can you start looking up shoe sales and end on Shark Week viewing statistics? Never, other than on the internet, have I spent hours jumping between Wikipedia links, learning facts that would only be useful in an intense game of trivia.

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Jan 20

The Real-Time Web is For Everyone

A misconception held by many internet users is that you must be a user of social networking to use the real time web.  That is not the case, anyone can easily take advantage and learn from the real time web without being a member of any of the sites.  Below, we will explain how.

Anyone can search the real time web.  Several search engines have launched to help you learn what people are saying right now in regards to any search term.  You can check out this search tips page which overviews several of the types of searches which can be beneficial in the real time web.

Another way to navigate the real time web is through seeing what the current trends are.  Since people write about topics all day long, websites are able to see what current trends are through seeing what is being talked about the most. What The Trend not only shows you what the current trends are but they also show you reasons behind why a particular topic has become a trend.

Lastly, links can be researched on the real time web.  Since many people post links online in the real time web, data can be compiled to see what the hottest stories are right now.  Tweet Meme shows you the hottest stories right now along with information on how many times a particular story has been shared right now.  You can also do a search at Sency.  On the results page – you’ll see the today’s most popular links tab on the top right hand side of the page.  This will allow you to see the hot links right now for any respective keyword.

All in all – its good to learn how to use the real time web as there is a lot of information out there which gets updated each minute.

This guest post is by Evan Britton, the Founder of Sency.

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Nov 02

The Real Time Web Continues to Be Hot

There is a new way to search the web, and boatloads of users who have experienced the real time web have been impressed with the results. Traditional search engines rank sites based on relevancy.  Because of this, the results don’t change a lot; a search today will reveal most of the same sites and information that were there last month.  However, with companies like Twitter and Facebook having millions of users continue to post content and status updates – there is now real time content on the web which updates each second.  Search engines and startups have leveraged this information to offer internet users instant access to what is happening right now.

So, when breaking news happens, a real time search will instantly give you the public’s thoughts, opinions, and experiences in relation to the breaking news.  A search on Google news would give you links to articles written by people in the media, a real time search will allow you to sift through all internet users comments and thoughts.  There have been several startups which have launched search engines and tools to try and offer users a good experience in searching and navigating through the real time web:

Here is a list of three startups along with a quick overview of what makes each of them stand out:

1) Topsy (http://topsy.com)  What makes Topsy’s real time search engine stand out is that it is focused on real time links as opposed to real time content.   So, when you perform a search at Topsy, instead of seeing what people are talking about on the real time web, you are going to see what the most popular and prominent links are being shared on the real time web.  You can even sort to see the most shared links over the past hour, day, week, or month.

2) OneRiot (http://oneriot.com/)  Rumors have been swirling all over the web in regards to a partnership Yahoo is discussing with OneRiot. OneRiot offers users a real time search engine which can be sorted based on web results and video results.  OneRiot also announced in early October that it will be rolling out a platform for advertisers to pay for listings to featured content on their results pages. While most real time web companies have been focused on technology and traffic, OneRiot seems to be an early leader in the monetization of the real time web.

3) Sency*  (http://sency.com)  Sency has built a free feed for websites and blogs  (http://sency.com/feed.php).  The feed brings in real time content which updates automatically on the site or blog it is published on. The site and blog owners are able to select which keyword they want the feed to scroll for.  So, a blog about sports, can for example, have automatically updating real time content anytime someone uses the word baseball or football shows up on the real time web.

This article was written by internet marketing veteran, Evan Britton. After attending the first ever Twitter conference earlier this year, Evan Britton founded Sency in Los Angeles, California. Evan hopes that Sency will be able to continue to grow alongside the real time web.

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