Archive for July, 2006
Paying for Content: Netscape vs. Stylehive
I seem to be the only person who thought Jason Calcanasis’ recent announcement was brilliant. In case you missed it, Jason announced that Netscape would pay the top 12 social bookmarkers to pick articles at Netscape instead…
Is Buy Domains getting bought?
From time to time I deal with domainers and it came to my attention that Buy Domains was currently liquidating its portfolio of gambling names. In light of the arrest of BetOnSports CEO David Carruthers that would not come as…
iTunes, not iToons
The French Constitutional Council ruled that an American company has property rights. Chirac must be fuming!
In the US, we often believe in fair competition and have anti-trust laws. Of course, when a company like Apple faces competition from the…
Did YouTube Pass MySpace?
There is a buzz today that YouTube passed MySpace. It seems to have started with an article in the Guardian (note that the site requires registration with a lot of oddly required questions and the article says…
Sweet Deal for SES San Jose
About a week from now starts Search Engine Strategies in San Jose. This SES will be the biggest SES of the whole year with 5 parallel running sessions on 4 days, Reps from all major Search…
Microsoft leverages Web 2.0 Marketing in its Assault against Apple’s iPod/iTunes
As you might of heard, Microsoft is entering the digital entertainment space with their player/software/digital entertainment store called Zune which as you rightly guessed is to take on Apple and its iPod/iTunes/iTunes music store. Here is a picture…
Shmuly Turns 100, Alert The Media & Lock Your Doors
Love him or hate him, (for the record I love him, but I’m married)… Shmuly, yes, our lovable instigator, you know, the guy with cream cheese smudged in his beard, has just broken the 100 posting…
Warner Bros To Sever Ties with Zango
Well, that certainly did not take very long. According to the Washington Post,
Warner Bros. Studios, home to Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo and Harry Potter, said yesterday that it plans to terminate a business relationship with Zango Inc.,
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Overstock.com, Inc. Ebay, Obay & OyVey
This is my centennial blog entry. Understandably, emotions are running amok as I dictate this post via bullhorn to my secretary, who refuses to descend from the tree house. Though I have many memories of our journey…not all all recollections…
Is Your Brand Friendly? Community Marketing Logic: Part 1
Is Your Brand Friendly? Community Marketing Logic: Part 1
Gaining brand loyalty and increasing customer retention are important concepts that should be visited when you are trying to grow a strong brand image. Consumers are now in more control of…
