Posts by CT Moore
Has Chris Brogan Gone Insane?
A few weeks ago, Chris Brogan launched a paid subscription newsletter. At first glance, this seemed like the move of a mad man which was crazy at best and humiliating at worst. I mean, who charges for content anymore especially …
Facebook Can do Popularity, Just Don’t Call it Search
There’s no shortage of speculation about Facebook ultimately displacing Google and taking over search. For starters, Americans spend more than 6 times as much time on social networks as they do searching. More importantly, search engines such as Bing …
4 Mobile Takeaways From Affiliate Summit West
So another Affiliate Summit West has come and gone. This year’s event was another exemplar brouhaha of networking, learning, and partying
On the learning side, Affiliate Summit probably has the highest quality sessions of every conference I attend regularly. And …
Publishers Lead Ecommerce Merchants In Social Media
Time are tough in the publishing world. The print space is withering, the online space is over-saturated, fiercely competitive and even retailers are trying to muscle in on it.
But it seems that adversity breeds ingenuity. As eMarketer reports…
Best Buy Bites into Publishers’ Pie
Best Buy’s 145,000+ in-store screens and online ad units will certainly eat into mainstream publishers’ ad revenues by offering advertisers contextually relevant eye balls. And its online content will also pose a considerable threat to affiliates.
Google’s Christmas Wish List
What do you get the search giant that has over 50 percent of the market? Well, having over half of the search market cornered doesn’t mean that you have everything. And even though most of us can’t afford anything that …
How Wikileaks Is A Napster Moment For Democracy And What That Means For Net Neutrality
Wikileaks’ recent release of confidential cables hasn’t been that different from a newspaper publishing a story based on a confidential source. It’s just been a lot bigger. And the fallout is proving to be a Napster moment for democracy with …
Google, Wikileaks, and Location Wars: Lessons learned from 2010
It’s been a helluva year, and not just for Google and Facebook. We’ve seen location based services (LBS) goes more mainstream, the rise of Groupon, and the dirty laundry of politicians and diplomats aired out on the worldwide interwebs.…
Google vs Facebook in 2010: A Blow-by-Blow Review
Given how Facebook has grown in the last year, it’s no surprise that Facebook is perceived as Google’s new rival. While the company’s $1.28 billion in projected revenue pales in comparison to Google’s earnings, Americans spend only 138 …
Why Search Still Offers Marketers The Best Deal
Okay, so a lot of us (including myself) have been rattling the death knell of Google. And while most of us are probably guilty of jumping the gun, you have to admit, the recent numbers don’t look all that encouraging:…
