Affiliates or Google: Who Really Drove That Ecommerce Sale? - and my other links of the day

Google: also known as The Big G

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So, it's time for a thorough examination of the most intriguing links of the day. We'll be talking about Google, Facebook and Ovum Ltd.

Right, who's been talking about Google? It was searchenginewatch.com with their blog post entitled Affiliates or Google: Who Really Drove That Ecommerce Sale?.

What did they say about Google? They said:

You type in [shop blue jeans] in Google to start

and went on to say

Even though you're feeling fancy, you're a practical dude, (sorry ladies, these are man jeans) so you go back to Google to look for a coupon or two that can help you save some dough.

Facebook: http://facebook.com

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Next it's a site that's been writing about Facebook - Facebook To Court Minority Biz Groups With New Head Of Community Engagement.

They wrote:

To work with Congress and encourage minority-owned small businesses to use its marketing products, I've learned Facebook has just created a new Head of Community Engagement role to be filled by Susan Gonzales

... sounds interesting ...

Until now, Gonzales was a full-time consultant in Facebook's DC office where she's led external affairs since August. Before that she was the VP of Comcast's community foundation, and is currently the Vice Chairperson of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Lastly we have Internet Traffic Driving Demand for Service Provider Networking Gear: Ovum from www.eweek.com, focussing on Ovum. They made a few good points, particularly

Skyrocketing Internet traffic will fuel demand for switchesand routers in service providers' networks, according to new numbers frommarket research firm Ovum

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And its going to cost carriers if they want to keep theircustomers, according to David Krozier, principal analyst of networkinfrastructure at Ovum.