Eight Things Online Marketing Has In Common With Satan

July 16, 2010 View Comments

If you’re reading this, it’s probably  because the headline above convinced you to click on a link or open an email. Now here’s the catch: First, this article has nothing to do with Satan. Second, I didn’t even write the headline myself. I used the totally awesome Linkbait Generator. (If you’re seeking a chuckle and have [...]

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Inside the Yahoo! and Microsoft Search Alliance

July 14, 2010 View Comments

Many of you (readers of my blog) work in the marketing and media business and are familiar with the Yahoo! and Microsoft Search Alliance. For those of you who aren’t, Yahoo! and Microsoft Search created the Alliance to become a more meaningful competitor in search advertising to Google, the world’s most highly valued media company. [...]

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And That’s The Truth

July 11, 2010 View Comments

It’s fascinating how language spreads, especially when bold  phrases mysteriously surface among your toddlers. My three-year-old son now prefers to end statements of conviction with “and that’s the truth!” Those words didn’t come from my wife or me — that’s just not something we’d say. I’ve never heard our nanny say it. In fact, I [...]

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Six Cheeseburgers And A Bacon Explosion

July 8, 2010 View Comments

I just made a personal record for the most number of cheeseburgers consumed in a July 4 weekend: six. I’m serious. It wasn’t intentional, nor my fault. Serendipity played out — each day’s barbecue, starting on Friday of the long weekend and continuing through Monday, featured cheeseburgers as the main course.  While that’s bad — disgusting, really [...]

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Memorizing Long Conference-Call Passcodes

July 6, 2010 View Comments

I often find myself having to join conference calls while on the go — walking, driving or even while standing in lines. Most conference-call services require participants to dial an 800-number, followed by a passcode. That’s reasonable, except when the pass codes are longer than six digits. Why? On my Blackberry, when I dial the [...]

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Registering The Internet Domain Names Of Your Kids

July 4, 2010 View Comments

Who owns the Web site address www.[your child's first and last name].com? Hopefully you do! Internet domain names are hugely important in establishing identity and visibility on the Web. That’s why I registered my own name several years ago (and have it redirect to this site). However, I never registered the domains of my kids’ [...]

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Sheer Brilliance — The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time

July 4, 2010 View Comments

I know little about Harry Hanrahan, but I know enough to tell you the man is brilliant. He recently compiled and released the The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time. The YouTube posting is dated June 30 and  – as of this writing, four days later — already has been viewed 2.3 million times. [...]

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