Archive for October, 2005
The Learning Curve? Or the Learning Roller Coaster…
When I first started using AdSense, I knew nothing about contextual advertising. It showed in my revenues. For the first few months I was making little more than a few dollars a day.
I had to go through a long…
The Multi-Channel Matrix Has You
News flash (which is really not news at all to most of us): the day of the internet as standalone channel is dead. Today, marketers and businesses recognize that the goal is to deliver the same messages and programs across…
Greynets Galore Invade AOL IM & Pack a Spyware Punch
Old Milwaukee Beer used to say- It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This! and now FaceTime Security Labs says it doesn’t get any greyer than this. I am talking about the Greynet from Hell. It’s a worm, it’s crude social…
McDonaldz.com: My new website
I have decided on a whimsical name for my new website. I am calling it McDonaldz.com. It is an online shopping site. If there is any company or product with a similar name, say in the food industry, I’m sure…
Google Bowling – Your Site Might be Bowled Off Google Next!
Google Bowling is a new term you should be aware of. Google has been trying to crack down on search engine spam for some time. Their latest algorithms can penalize sites for buying “run of site links” (ads / links…
Brand Migration – Do or Die
This article from Reuters prompted me to write this blog.
Media companies are finally running the real risk of losing massive market share, to the Internet. When the bubble burst in 2000, alot of them sat back, watched AOL Time…
Oh Baby – It’s Not Me, It’s You!
A few weeks ago, I received the following email from a big name baby merchant at Linkshare:
“I’m writing to inform you of some changes we are making to the xxx.com affiliate program. We have recently done a deep dive…
Anonymous Political Pamphleteering (Blogging) Is Like Graffiti Under The Bridge
Or so says the Delaware State Supreme Court, see below.
‘George W. Bush is gay’ is written on the overpass of a bridge that I pass under every day on the way to work. Of course, we all know George…
The Worst Time at Best Buy
Recently I took a stroll through a couple of Best Buy stores. Not easy since I am still waiting to get my license back post-seizure but I was able to convince a fellow to take me on a trip.
During…
Shop At Home Select- Celebrity Fun & Free Azoogle Icons
There has been a number of blogs and articles written about Commission Junction’s eviction of Shop At Home Select from their network for various infractions. It so happens that fellow researcher Chris Boyd and I had been monitoring this particular…
