While there’s a ton of hype about micropayments and their role in virtual goods, many economic trends don’t really sink in until there’s a high-profile success story that people can dream about. It doesn’t matter that less than 10% make…

Are The Affiliate Walls Crumbling?

Jeff Molander thinks so in his latest piece and I must disagree, although I think drop shipping holds promise. The walls of affiliate marketing are not “crumbling”, but the boundaries are shifting. This shift is happening for…

It is that time again…somehow I end up writing about “that time again”.

Often I forget to give thanks to those around me. The people who inspire in little and big ways. I decided I wanted to support “wholesome things” and…

Wayne Porter and Sam Harrelson discuss exactly what “next-gen” marketing means with practical examples, ideas and implementations.

MP3 File

The podcast runs about 90 minutes and we discuss Wayne’s conception of Next Gen marketing and possible futures of online and affiliate marketing.

…

The curse of being curious is that it is very difficult to translate and communicate wonder. Having been an 8th grade science teacher and then a college professor of religious studies, I’ve faced that difficult chasm many times over the…

Several months ago I played around putting together some key concepts into a slide show, or at least key concepts in the circles I talk with. I prefaced it with simple question and asked below: Can you find the hidden…

I don’t like to cross post and you can find more at my personal site…e.g. replies from the curator however, the incredible conversations that took place in private I cannot share- but they were of great value. Funny how a fringe…

Affiliate Marketing Needs to Grow Up

Yes- true shock and awe over the number of attendees. I go on record that I am not an affiliate. Merchants are my affiliates. I am into experimental media. Often performance relationships are the…

This has been in the rumor mill for sometime but now appears it has materialized. Singapore based FirstMeta has launched MetaCard, a credit card for Second Life that is claimed to be the world’s first virtual world credit card.

As “Planet Beta” slowly takes form. (Video at CostPerNews)…it might be a good time to rethink what we do and why we do it?

Sam Harrelson checks in with this video. I liked it…it reminds me of a very simple saying-…