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Archive for March, 2007



Taking a step back

Published on March 23, 2007

I’ve decided to take a step back from blogging for awhile. I tried to do this several months ago but I got sucked back in. Phil is right - I’ve been too critical on my blog lately. I think that’s mainly because there is a direct correlation between controversial posts and traffic. I’ve seen my traffic […]


I’m on Twitter! (well not really)

Published on March 22, 2007

Well it looks like Mike Arrington is now on Twitter too. Big surprise!
Here’s my real problem with Twitter - its a tool that contributes to the breakdown of real forms of communication - like talking and meeting face to face. Twitter offers no real value add to my life or yours.  
Bottom line is that Twitter […]


Ted Murphy of PayPerPost is going on CalacanisCast. Awesome!

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OK, so maybe I’ve blogged a little too much about PayPerPost lately but I couldn’t let this go. Ted Murphy, CEO of PayPerPost will be on Jason Calacanis’ vidcast today. Holy cow! Here’s how Ted is describing the upcoming encounter:
“This is pretty much like walking into a pack of wolves or swimming with sharks with freakin’ […]


Harassing PayPerPost at OMMA

Published on March 21, 2007

I ran into my favorite company, PayPerPost, at OMMA. I stopped by their booth and harassed them for awhile. I could tell that they get a lot of guys like me and really didn’t want to debate. Here are a couple of things they told me:

PPP now requires disclosure on all posts but they are very lenient on […]


RIP March 21, 2007: Affiliate Networks

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Google just announced the beta launch of their new pay-per-action (affiliate) network. Mike Arrington over at TechCrunch said it best:
“Affiliate marketing networks like Commission Junction and LinkShare are screwed.”
Agreed!


How do SEO firms make it?

Published on March 19, 2007

I’m here at the OMMA conference in L.A. and I’m having a good time. I just got done making the rounds in the exhibit hall. I’m shocked at the number of SEM/SEO companies that are exhibiting here. I had similar reaction when I attended the Utah Valley Big Business Expo a couple of weeks back. I could […]


Weight Loss Wars!

Published on March 16, 2007

It looks like I’ve been challenged to lose some weight. Phil Burns has created a “Web 2.0 Geek” weight loss competition on Chad Blodgett’s Weight Loss Wars site. OK, I’m in. I really need to burn off some of this winter fat and get ready for summer.
Congratulation to Chad for getting up this service. I […]


Lessons from PayPerPost on how NOT to develop software

Published on March 15, 2007

PayPerPost. Wow. These guys never fail to give me something great to blog about. It looks like their development team and CEO need a lesson on how to build software.
If you’re a programmer you need to watch this. If you are anyone else you need to watch this for an excellent example of really bad […]


Traveling the next month

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Over the next month or so I’m going to be traveling a lot. Here’s my schedule:
March 19-20 - Online Media, Marketing and Advertising Expo - Hollywood, CA
March 26-28 - Tech:Ed - Ontario, CA
April 10-12 - Search Engine Strategies - New York City
April 24-26 - Ad:Tech - San Francisco
Are you planning on being at any of […]


Founders at Work

Published on March 14, 2007

I just picked up Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston. Great book!
Founders at Work is a compilation of stories from the founders of a lot of well know Internet companies like Hotmail, Yahoo and Flickr. Although I’m in the early stages of a start up right now, this book is bringing back a lot of […]




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