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Buzz Builds for Boardwalk Empire
Bloggers are buzzing about the super-anticipated new HBO show, Boardwalk Empire, which premieres September 19. With the show, the Daily Beast says, "HBO has a chance to launch a series that will lure audiences still missing The Sopranos and The Wire." "This show is just a checklist for awesome. Steve Buscemi stars as a big wig in Atlantic City during the Prohibition era. Martin Scorsese directed the pilot episode and will be involved in the creative process. Terrence Winter, the Emmy-award winning writer of The Sopranos, writes and produces," says mancouch. TV By the Numbers tries to figure out just how expensive the pilot was to produce: $18 million? Closer to $30 million? "We sure hope it will fill the hole in our heart and our Sunday night schedule after the season finale of True Blood," says Jet Set Girls, noting also that Atlantic City is running a bunch of hotel and food promotions with HBO surrounding the show. "HBO is hoping that audiences will tune in for its combination of Mad Men and The Sopranos, while the real Atlantic City bets on increased tourism," says Jaunted. "There is, however, a big problem...
Google Instant Knows What You Want
Google rolled out Google Instant, which completes what you're typing before you've typed it and "saves the average searcher two to five seconds per search" (via the Official Google Blog). Streaming search results change as you type. The Steve Rubel Stream says Google Instant will make SEO irrelevant: "Google Instant means no one will see the same web anymore, making optimizing it virtually impossible. Real-time feedback will change and personalize people's search behaviors." "Type 'god', and your instant search results won't be for religion. They'll be for GoDaddy -- unless you hit the enter key after typing 'god,'" notes Domain Name Wire. "My experiments with Instant Search indicate that the suggestions have a definite commercial bias," says Efficient Frontier Insights. "Branded words are preferred over generic terms despite Google's own Trends data showing much lower traffic on the branded words." Meanwhile...
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