EyeWonder has super takeover ads – annoying or innovative?

Clickable published the Clickable Guru Guide to Search Marketing*

A great writeup on the RFP process agencies go through – and how painful it can be.

Google announces Google Chrome OS – competition is a good thing, especially in the OS wars

Great images from around the web in 2008

What did I miss this week? Let me know in the comments or contact me.

*Clickable is a portfolio company of my employerUSV

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From the release:

Ben Carlson, Chief Strategy Officer of BaM, explains the thinking behind the campaign, “Almost everything you’ve experienced on the World Wide Web in the past 15 years or so has been seen through Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

I hope Internet Explorer 8 does not mean a bookend for Microsoft and the browser wars. Now that people are switching to Google Chrome and Firefox in droves I think the window in which people view the Internet is slowly changing.

I only use Internet explorer now for antiquated systems that refuse support for new browsers. Without naming names I can say that I use IE for a major bank, a major piece of enterprise software, and an email provider – all do not work on FF and definitely do not work on Chrome or other browsers.

I think continued upgrades and new releases are great for consumers (albeit difficult for developers) and new browsers create further innovation. Ultimately, consumers will win out, but standards must continue to be met.

There are even campaigns to try to end the usage of IE 6 as I found here and as the date says (March 2009) that time is now.

I will keep moving between Firefox, Internet Explorer 8, and Google Chrome for the time being – but I hope to report back soon on the changeover to only one browser choice.

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Internet Explorer 8 and the History of the Web

Matt Cutts shows off a “hello world” Google Chrome extension that overlays the Google logo

I wrote about Chrome before and after heavy usage agree that it is a great browser. It is certainly fast and efficient at handling whatever I throw at it, but it desperately needs extensions.

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Chrome Getting Browser Extensions

If you are familiar with the FreeConferenceCall.com service you will no doubt appreciate this remix by Anil
Great writeup by Adam Singer – Where are all the digital natives
Will be interesting to see what happens over at CrowdFusion
Tips and tricks for Google Chrome
MTV Tribe Ad network - interesting idea as more and more companies are thinking about this.
This simply cracks me up – RealNetworks
If you have not already seen it – checkout the Microsoft Mojave Experiment

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Radar 10/03/08

Several years ago Microsoft had a project code-named Chrome. It was supposed to be a multimedia browser. The project was killed a few weeks away from shipping.

If you have not already had a chance you should definitely checkout the comic book that Google released yesterday about Chrome explaining the product. I think it is one of the most coherent explanations of some very technical material that many people will end up reading.

My initial thoughts
It is fast
I feel like I am using an application instead of a browser
Tab location is a bit confusing – but it does make more sense
Behavior of new tabs is a bit annoying – some appear at the end of all tabs, while others appear next to the tab you are on. This depends on usage and there is no constant model.
I love the download feature – very reminiscent of the iphone itunes and iphone app store feelings

As the first reviews of Google Chrome are pouring in during the day I find myself sorting through the reactions. For the most part they seem positive. I think there are some folks are are annoyed with this move by Google simply because its coming from Google. I think if another company or even a startup did the same thing it would be a completely different reaction.

For a great set of screen shots checkout Blogoscoped coverage.

The browser wars are certainly heating up.

My goal is to kick the tires on Chrome for a little while then report back my thoughts. Being able to test it side by side with Firefox will certainly allow myself and others the ability to really see how Chrome stacks up.

The real news coming out of Google today is the Picasa upgrade – which I am really looking forward to.

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