Stuff you should know, stuff I should remember.
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5 Top Marketing Tips of 2004
I just got off a conference call and there’s always some nugget I can take back and put in my mental RAM. So I started thinking of what are the major marketing nuggets I’ve learned this year? 1. Seeing a search engine box as a virtual storeshelf. People go to Google looking for something just […]
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BlogExplosion: Fraud?
ProBlogger sez that BlogExplosion is a fraud – they stole $5 from him – anybody else have similar experience?
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Pre-Teens Whoring for Buzz at Slumber Parties
I hope this is a joke – found in Jason’s rant about BzzAgent: Girls Intelligence Agency. They hold Tupperware-style slumber parties for girls and use them to push products into the hands of nubile youth. Ick. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. I find this repulsive. My daughter would be so grounded.
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IE 6.0 Doesn’t Display Yahoo! Mail HTML Formatted Email
Well, I’m not losing my mind. I set up a test account after a few newsletter recipients said they were receiving blank emails. I sent emails to a Yahoo account that I created and everything was fine – in Mozilla. When I switched over to Internet Explorer suddenly the emails were showing up blank. Anybody […]
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BzzAgent: Word-of-Mouth
When I first heard about BzzAgent I immediately signed-up because I wanted to know how the hell are they going to do this? They were recently featured in The New York Times. In short – BzzAgents are ordinary people that self-qualify and sign up to receive free samples and information and then perhaps – maybe […]
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Bloggers Need to Chill
David asks the rude question we all keep thinking: (via Corporate Blogging) If blogging is such a powerful medium, then it probably doesn’t need a gaggle of bloggers blogging about how big a deal it is.
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Another Blogging News Round-up
Falling a spell behind my usual blogging news intake – I’m developing my plans for next year, etc. Here’s a report-out: Should Your Non-Profit Launch a Blog? (via Fredrik) also Should Your Nonprofit Launch a Blog? Blogging is less a business model than a thoroughly compelling communications model that keeps users coming back two and […]
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Blogging and Public Relations
Finally got the audio mixed down from our interview last week with Steve Rubel from Micropersuasion. I’ve already got calls scheduled for January and February – join the newsletter for the latest updates! Blogging and Public Relations: Interview with Steve Rubel (28 minute mp3, 26 MB) 00:00 Introductions 02:29 Business cases for blogging Blogs mentioned: […]
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Self-Directed Learning is Hogwash
I have the good fortune of working for a cabal of extremely smart people. These folks are brainiacs. I finally got my boss to start a blog as a way for us to reach out and spread the good news of blended learning. He’s posted three articles so far and here’s an excerpt from the […]
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Easy Bake Weblogs Now Available in Handheld Flavor
I installed Alex King’s WordPress Mobile Edition and browsed it in my old Palm V and it didn’t look too bad! Take a look-see: http://easybakeweblogs.com/mobile/