The Industry’s Nerve Center
Saturday, 28 April 2007
Though Peppered with rumor and negative PR, Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick remains, as far as I’m concerned, one of the most important, recent developments in online marketing. Stuart Frankel, President of Performics, responded quickly to speculation of a Performics dissolution with concise reassurance of their alignment with DoubleClick and Google and position as a leading
- Published in Google, Insights / Research, Paid Search, Search, Vendors / Agencies
Unfortunate Ad Placement
Saturday, 28 April 2007
A 404 or Not Found error message is the standard response code indicating that you were unable to communicate with the server hosting the page requested. Its what you see when the site isn’t there.
- Published in Advertising
Blogging with WordPress
Saturday, 28 April 2007
Well that’s the last time I ever do that. I’ve spent the better part of my week redesigning SEO’Brien in WordPress after being convinced of its superiority as a blogging platform. Why? Might you ask. The site looks better doesn’t it? Cleaner and much more aesthetically pleasing. I hope you like it. Besides, it gave
- Published in Blogs & Blogging, Change Log
The Algorithm Apparently Killed Jeeves
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Ask launched a strange nationwide campaign, not long ago, with cryptic billboards that raise more questions than support the brand. The first, appeared weeks ago with only what looked like a blue button and the quote “The algorithm killed Jeeves” At first glance, I thought, “what a terrible Google ad,” throwing punches at Ask like
- Published in Brand Marketing, Search
Free Shipping is Not Important
Monday, 23 April 2007
I’ve been out of the office for the past week, welcoming my second daughter home. She arrived 9 days ago and, of course, my mind still turns to the industry that keeps us all employed. As you can imagine, we’ve started receiving gifts and presents from friends and family through FedEx, UPS, and the USPS;
- Published in eCommerce, Insights / Research
Online Industry Events in One Calendar
Thursday, 19 April 2007
For years, I have been frustrated with our industry’s conference and event promotion. Without a single, comprehensive calendar of search and marketing conferences, we’re left to subscribe to every newsletter and publication just to be informed of an upcoming event. Still, we often miss the smaller, local seminars and meetings. This year, I practically neglected
- Published in Change Log, Conferences / Events, Vertical Search, Web 2.0