Archive for July, 2008
Scoble Defends Blogging (Again), and He’s Right (Again)
The topic of blogs and their authors and owners and what exactly defines their place on the ladder of the journalism industry never quite fully goes away. That’s because there’s always something or other that drives the commentariat to reflect on the present, compare it to the past, and try to forecast the future. Some [...]
Social Bookmarker Delicious Issues Another 2.0 Tease
This message comes from Yahoo-owned social bookmarking service Delicious this weekend: “After months of work, the new Delicious is almost ready to come out of the oven.” Are you thinking what I’m thinking? If you are, what a tease.
Yesterday I offered a few thoughts about what the Web giants of the West should do with [...]
Web Giants Are Stretched. It’s Time for Them to Tighten up.
I think it’s time that the Web giants of the West clean house and toss away what they don’t absolutely need to accomplish goals set by management. Why? Technological focus of the highly productive sort has given way to competitive hubris, and those two terms should remain exclusive from one another often as possible. Each [...]
GolfGrouper Helps Find a Course, Form a Group, and Post Tourneys
There are a number of golf-focused websites that can help you connect with a broad network of players, write blogs, meet up for games, find local courses and generally live the life of the green as much as you wish. We presented you with a selection of such destinations earlier this year, in fact. Well, [...]
Apple Gives MobileMe Crisis Control a Blog
Alright, so maybe Apple thought MobileMe would fare only a little better in grabbing $99-worth of attention from prospective registrants for its cloud-based application package than its relatively morose-feeing .Mac selection of services. (MobileMe is the replacement to .Mac.) Who’s to say. Whatever the case, the company most certainly failed to estimate the level of [...]
Microsoft Virtual Earth Team Takes Control of 3D Photosynth Engine
Amid the cash cows, Microsoft has been know venture into pretty intriguing areas and pursue ambitious technological scenarios. Some involve massive touchscreen walls and tables for easy, ultra-rich living. (See: Microsoft Surface) Something like Photosynth, meanwhile, which the company introduced many months ago to quite rapt attention from some observers in the media, is perhaps [...]
Facebook Ads Test Impressions
I totally ignored Facebook ads for the longest time. I admit, I’m a bit of a PPC snob and don’t jump on new trends. First off, I don’t use Facebook. In fact the site really annoys me. From what I read, even though some people seemed to be making good money, [...]
Miscellaneous Friday
Hey guys, its Friday and I don’t have a regular post planned so here are a few odds and ends.
Conferences - I won’t be attending Affiliate Summit East. Although I had a great time at West earlier this year, I just have too many projects going right now to break away. Plus I [...]
Split test everything
Most PPC and affiliate guides recommend split testing. I agree split testing is one of the main keys to success. But the only thing they usually mention is split testing of ads. The truth is almost every aspect of a campaign can and should be split tested to optimize [...]
.ME domains great but not for affiliate marketing
There was a lot of talk last week about the .ME land rush for new domains. I even tried to get a few, but ended up only getting one. There were plenty of good names available when I was looking, but I passed on most of them.
As far as affiliate marketing, I wouldn’t [...]