September 2008
33 posts
Commentary: Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right... →
A little off my core topic but without an economy there is little to market or advertise.
US Court Learns SEO, Decides META Keywords Don't... →
Court Says Keyword Metatags Don’t Matter—Standard Process v. Banks by Eric Goldman uncovers a recent case between Standard Process, Inc. v. Banks that shows that the court has ruled that the META keywords tag is “immaterial.” Goldman said this is the first time the courts ruled based on knowledge of how the META keywords impact search rank, as opposed to past cases such as...
WatchSorcerers’ apprentices concoct new adventures for Disney them parks.
PsyBlog: Communicating Persuasively: Email or... →
Top 15 things you should never do on Facebook
1. Use Facebook mail instead of proper email
Are you silly? When you Facebook mail me, I have to log into my real email to find that I then have to go and log into my Facebook account to read and reply to your message. If you’ve got my real email address, please use it.
2. Add old friends and then forget about them
This is the biggest social networking crime of them all. How many times...
WatchDiesel SFW XXX Video Warning some may be offended.
Self regulation of junk food ads in the spotlight... →
Dannon has become the latest company to sign up to a scheme against junk food ads for children, but it comes as the kids channel Nickelodeon is accused of mainly marketing products that are of poor nutritional quality.
PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk - News... →
Wow!
“MySpace launches DIY ad-targeting site”
– MySpace launches DIY ad-targeting site | News - Digital Media - CNET News
Blasting the Myth of the Fold - Boxes and Arrows:... →
This is something that I have been saying for awhile…and always met with resistance. It is nice to know that I was on track with my ideas around scrolling and the fold myth.
YouTube - experiencewii's Channel →
Well I wondered when this would happen. A page take over on Youtube. The spot is for Nintendo WII and the game Wario Land. All those creatives about to make a similar pitch just got pwnd!
fonolo - Make it faster, easier and less... →
- Here is an idea that I actually thought of last year but did not act on [add it to the list] for navigating corporate phone trees. It is still in private beta and I have not tested it yet. Check out the vid on how it works. Pretty cool little web app.
Weakest Holiday Since ‘91, TNS Retail Forward... →
Holiday sales this year will be the weakest in 17 years, TNS Retail Forward forecasts.
COLUMBUS, September 17, 2008 – Holiday sales this year will be the weakest in 17 years, TNS Retail Forward forecasts. The TNS Retail Forward forecast is for 1.5% growth—compared with 1.2% in 1991—for the holiday fourth quarter in the key holiday retail segments combined.
WatchYouTube - Sexy japanese chocolate commercial
Porn no longer the king of the Internet! Social...
Porn passed over as Web users become social.
During the 80’s porn helped get VHS into the living rooms and bedrooms and then the 90’s porn helped spur on both PC’s and the World Wide Web. Now it appears that social networking has made the move out front as the number one search term! I guess once Jenna Jamison retired there was little left to search for!
Minor Ventures investor information →
Penny Arcade! - Consensus →
There seems to be a great big flap over the new Microsoft ads that are running! Boom! Mission accomplished in my opinion. There are all kind of pundants, bloggers and podcasters weighing in and trying to make heads or tales of these non-sensical ads. All that CP&B are trying to do is stop you from actually thinking about the shitty Windows products and get a warm fuzzy feeling for Jerry and...
Outpost - A third party iPhone app that is read... →
I guess until 37 Signals does one of their own this is the only easy to read way. I like the Safari web browser but would not want to use it exclusively to manage Basecamp activities.
Under 60 Character Email Subject Lines Increases...
According to eROI’s latest email marketing survey, The Elements of Email, email marketers are missing opportunities to increase their deliverability, opens, clicks and conversions. The study examines several elements of an Email, recommending that readers test their positions to compare to prevailing practices.
50% of the respondents say they use the company name as the best...
Price War Erupts For High-Speed Internet... →
The battle between cable and phone companies to sign up new customers for high-speed Internet service is heating up, creating fresh opportunities for consumers to cut their bills.