What I’m Reading…
Everyday there’s a new site popping up with valuable information. It can be hard to keep up. And there are several that I try to keep up with. From Technology to SEO to Traditional Marketing to Online PPC and SEM, to Efficiency, Optimization, Organization and Personal Development.
This is the dashboard that I look at a few times each day to keep up on trends. It’s just too bad we don’t have a few extra hours every day for stuff like this…
- Social Media Marketing: Going viral is so eas...6 February 2012, 8:01 am
What makes a message go viral? More importantly, how can you position your marketing messages to go viral? While no one we know can force virality, here are a few tips to help you at least prepare for the possibility.... - Channel Optimization: 6 quick lessons from sh...3 February 2012, 8:01 am
Long-time MarketingExperiments readers will notice that we have shifted to a video-centric format for our Web clinic replays, which aim to deliver actionable marketing advice based on our optimization discoveries. And since many marketers are increasingly looking to add more video into their marketing mix, this blog post shares a few basic lessons we’ve learned at this early stage in the process ...... - Test Your Marketing Intuition: Which PPC ad p...1 February 2012, 8:01 am
If you've run PPC campaigns for longer than a month, then you've probably hit a wall where no matter how much effort you put into testing and optimizing your ads with the right keywords or copy, the incremental returns are minimal and you just cannot seem to beat your star performers. In a recent experiment, we were able to help North American Spine break through a “wall” to achieve 47% more leads from a PPC campaign. Use your marketing intuition to tell us which of three treatments won ...... - Online Advertising: How your peers optimize P...30 January 2012, 8:01 am
The thing about pay-per-click ads is ... well, you're paying for every click. So how do you maximize the value you get out of this online advertising? Let’s look at some top advice we received from your peers …... - PPC Ad Writing Contest: Win a $397 Benchmark ...27 January 2012, 8:01 am
A test is a great way to settle arguments. The highest paid person in the room thinks he has a better headline? No problem. Just test it. For an upcoming test we’d like you to suggest the best PPC ad copy in the comments section of this blog post, for a chance to win a free PDF copy of MarketingSherpa’s 2012 Search Marketing Benchmark Report – PPC Edition.... - Quick Lift Ideas: 8 test ideas to help you in...25 January 2012, 8:01 am
The market is so saturated with mediocre goods and services that when a truly great one comes along, the same old marketing tactics simply don’t work anymore. Excellent products need excellent websites to communicate their full potential. Adam Lapp provides eight test ideas to improve site conversion using an audience-submitted page....
- Instapaper 4: Deciding to Read...17 October 2011, 7:37 pm
Introducing Instapaper 4.0 for iPad and iPhone The lede here is that my pal, Marco, has just released the stellar new 4.0 version of his Instapaper suite. This is fantastic news, and–as if you needed one more of Marco’s beta testers to say so–I do sincerely hope you’ll mark the occasion (and support his hard work) by purchasing the Instapaper iOS app(s). I promise you’ll be treating yourself to a massive update to an already excellent product. Now, it’s ... - Cranking...22 April 2011, 9:38 pm
1. Nothing wrecks your living room decor quite like a giant, rented hospital bed. The one my Dad laid in for a couple months in the fall of 1974 was an alarmingly stiff and sturdy affair, the frame of which was forged of impossibly heavy iron, with half a dozen jaggy coats of putty-flesh latex paint doing a shit job of concealing the dings and dents kissed by dozens of clutches of burly rental guys trying to navigate unaccommodating residential doors. Jammed cattywampus between a teddy-bear... - Scared Shitless...28 March 2011, 2:51 pm
Merlin Mann - "Scared Shitless: How I (Mostly) Learned to Love Being Afraid of Pretty Much Everything" Download MP4 Video of "Scared Shitless" This is the video of a talk I did last month at Webstock in Wellington, New Zealand. It's pretty different from a lot of stuff I've done. It's about being scared. As I mentioned on Back to Work, Webstock is—what? Well. Webstock is unique. Truly. If you get the chance, you should go. Really. I could not and would not have done this talk in thi... - Nerdiest Interview Ever: MPU Workflows Part I...27 March 2011, 8:34 pm
MPU 046: Workflows with Merlin Mann II « Mac Power Users Download MP3 Huffduff It I have the life that I have because I've made a lot of weird decisions, and they've worked out well. Not gonna lie to you. I'm a huge nerd. Surprised? Yep. I can recite big chunks of The Big Lebowski from memory. I can argue for an hour on the merits of Dick York over Dick Sargent. And, I can—and frequently do—catch myself thinking Catwoman, Batgirl, Princess Leia, and Emma Peel should have... - Fear...5 February 2011, 10:54 pm
So, yeah. I'll be speaking at Webstock pretty soon. Which is insanely intimidating. I think I may have my topic. ”Fear” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally posted on February 05, 2011. Except as noted, it's ©2010 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. "Why a footer?" ... - Video: John Roderick on String Art Owls, Copp...21 January 2011, 6:51 pm
[jump to video] Long story (not very) short? One night in 2003--after killing it in front of audience of about 30 lucky people in Oakland--The Long Winters needed a place to crash, and my wife and I were happy to oblige. So, they drove their Big Stinky Blue Van over the bridge, slept on our floor, and by breakfast the next morning, it'd become clear to me that I'd provided lodging to a man who was not only very likely a member of my karass--he was also one of the smartest bullshit artists ... - "Back to Work" - Merlin's New Thing...18 January 2011, 4:15 pm
[update 2011-01-18 @ 16:07:40: We're up!] 5by5 Live Before Christ was a corporal, Dan Benjamin was already a bit of a hero to me. Since the early aughts–long before his insanely great 5by5.tv podcast network–Dan’s Hivelogic Enkoder was saving us millions of spam messages. His thoughtful tutorials on OS X (including unmissable advice on doing sane installs of MySQL and Rails, among others) are among the best on the web. His CSS has been widely stolen and reused without ack... - No One Needs Permission to Be Awesome...17 January 2011, 8:10 pm
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address No one wants to die, even people who want to go to Heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet, death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be. Because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It's life's change agent; it clears out the old to make way for the new. […] Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped b... - Resolved: Stop Blaming the Pancake...7 January 2011, 4:22 pm
In a classic bit from an early Seinfeld, Jerry and Elaine are at the airport, trying to pick up the rental car that Jerry had reserved. As usual, things go poorly and get awkward fast: Seinfeld - "Reservations" JERRY: I don't understand...I made a reservation. Do you have my reservation? AGENT: Yes, we do. Unfortunately, we ran out of cars. JERRY: But, the reservation keeps the car here. That's why you have the reservation. AGENT: I know why we have reservations. JERRY:... - A Sandwich, A Wallet, and Elizabeth Taylor's ...4 November 2010, 10:31 pm
Being a Parable for the Edification of Independents Seeking Independence THE PARABLE THE OSTENSIBLE CUSTOMER enters a deli and saunters up to the counter. The deli is tended by its rakishly handsome owner, THE SANDWICH GUY. "Hi," says The Sandwich Guy. "What looks good to you today?" "Slow down," says The Ostensible Customer, as THE LUNCH RUSH starts trickling in. "Lots of delis want my business, so, first I need to really understand what you can do for me." "Well," says The Sandwich Guy,...
- Why Path Pissed People Off...8 February 2012, 8:43 am
E tu Path? There's a reason why today's news that Path was uploading its users' entire address book to its database was stunning -- all this time Path has been positioning itself as one of the good guys! … Sort of an alternative to Facebook … a kinder, gentler social network that only wanted to keep things between you and fifty of your closest friends, and then 150. And then ... It's sort of jarring when a social network bills itself as private, and then quietly sucks up as much data as it...
- Why Launch An Airbnb For Event Spaces? Venues...8 February 2012, 5:10 am
LA-based, Science-backed startup Eventup launched this morning, providing people who want to rent or rent out spaces for events like parties and conferences with an easy-to-use platform from which to do so. In the same space as Venuetastic, but with a wider array of venue options that go beyond bars to offerings like homes and even a farm ranch, EventUp wants to eventually control the entire events funnel from catering to invitations. Well that's one way to corner a market, but what if Airbnb i... - With Funding In Tow, Uniiverse Launches A Pla...8 February 2012, 4:38 am
You have to love the accelerated development cycle that spins so fast in the tech industry's echo chamber. Just as most Americans are starting to get comfortable with this whole "social revolution," the tech industry has already exhausted every inch of "Social" (and social networking) to the degree that most are now tired of hearing about social. Case-in-point: A startup launching today, called Uniiverse, begins its pitch with this simple message, "Uniiverse is not a social network." I advised c... - LinkedIn Picks Up Rapportive For Around $15 M...8 February 2012, 3:54 am
So yes, LinkedIn has bought contact management startup Rapportive, according to multiple sources we've contacted, as was first reported by Liz Gannes at AllThingsD. The startup -- which aggregates and displays the social networking accounts of the people you contact though Gmail -- was backed for $1 million by seed investors Charles River Ventures, Paul Buchheit, Scott Banister, Jason Calacanis, Gary Vaynerchuk, Dharmesh Shah, Shervin Pishevar, Roy Rodenstein, Kima Ventures, Zelkova V... - From T-Pain To $6 Million In New Funding: Vid...8 February 2012, 3:16 am
People really like Instagram. Founder Kevin Systrom recently appeared in a Best Buy Super Bowl ad paying tribute to mobile innovators, a testament to how far its come with a team of six. (Over 15 million users-far.) While Instagram is awesome (just ask Alexia) and offers a great tool for simple, hipster-elegant photo sharing, the startup hasn't extended its reach to include mobile video. Yet. After watching this formula bring Instagram more than a little attention, a number of startups have en... - Olympus Brings Retro To Micro Four Thirds Wit...8 February 2012, 2:00 am
Olympus is building on its significant micro four-thirds IP (i.e. mirrorless cameras with the M4/3 sensor size) with a premium offering with a stylized, retro look. The OM-D EM-5, digital successor to the long-running OM series of film cameras, has a look straight out of the 70s but specs that should satisfy enthusiast photographers looking for a compact but powerful system. Their PEN series of M4/3 cameras is popular and well-reviewed, and the EM-5 builds on that tech. The difference is in som... - Social Candy Monetizes Cupcakes And More With...8 February 2012, 1:37 am
Yes, it's another startup that wants to help businesses manage their presence on Facebook. Social Candy CEO Darin Kotalik admits that the'res no shortage of competition, but he's hoping to differentiate his company by combining ease-of-use and breadth of features. The company just announced that it's expanding those features with by allowing businesses to offer coupons through their Social Candy-created Facebook pages. That's an obvious way for Social Candy customers to drive traffic from Faceb... - Snapjoy’s Flickraft Promised To “Rescue...8 February 2012, 12:24 am
Photo startup Snapjoy launched a clever promotional scheme this afternoon to lure users over from Flickr. And it succeeded — perhaps too well. The Y Combinator-backed company aims to be an online repository where users can store all their photos, while also sharing them on a limited basis. That already made Snapjoy a competitor, of sorts, to older photo sites like (Yahoo-owned) Flickr and (Google-owned) Picasa, but the startup decided to make the competition more direct with a service called ... - Pinterest Hits 10 Million U.S. Monthly Unique...8 February 2012, 12:24 am
It's beautiful, it's addictive, and now Pinterest is having its glorious hockey stick moment. TechCrunch has attained exclusive data from comScore showing Pinterest just hit 11.7 million unique monthly U.S. visitors, crossing the 10 million mark faster than any other standalone site in history. In fact, users are spending so much time sharing their favorite images that now only Facebook and Tumblr have more social media time on site than Pinterest. Who's propelling its rise? 18-34 year old uppe... - UpWest Labs Closes The Missing Link Between N...8 February 2012, 12:02 am
Silicon Valley investors have been going to Israel for decades to take advantage of its pool of hardcore tech entrepreneurs. But a new generation of consumer-focused companies has been emerging in the country over the last few years -- and they're facing a few challenges. One is that the local market is relatively small, which means that it can be harder for them to design and iterate products for mainstream users in large markets elsewhere. Another is that local venture funding has been skewing...
- Why Most Affiliate Bloggers Don’t Last...8 February 2012, 12:55 pm
Recently I got a interesting question: Shoe – How come you see all these affiliate bloggers startup, deliver awesome content, then dissapear into the woodwork? I am talking about sites like Nickycakes, bluehatseo, seoblackhat, ppc.bz and the like. That is a really good question. There are several reasons why people stop. I would say the [...]... - Questions About Affiliate Marketing...8 February 2012, 1:53 am
I leave this morning to head to Los Angeles for the Startups Uncensored Event The morning of the event I am filming a 30 video series which will part of a free iPad/iPhone application. My section of the application is on affiliate marketing. I have a pretty extensive list of questions that I think people [...]... - So you want to take over linkcontrol.com ?...7 February 2012, 2:38 pm
Since we announced we were going to look for a partner for LinkControl.com to take it open source. The main qualification is pretty simple. We are just looking for someone who has managed an opensoure project before. We have had a lot of people offer to do it but nobody has really maintained an opensource project. [...]... - Retention and Aquisition Email Sequences...6 February 2012, 5:21 pm
About 6 months ago we started a new division of ShoeMoney called Elite Internet Solutions. This is a full service internet marketing company for business in the 1 million to 100 million in gross revenue range. We don’t solicit any business. Its all been word of mouth so far. One thing that amazes me is [...]... - UFC143 Nick Diaz VS Carlos Condit...4 February 2012, 10:58 pm
All regular readers know I am a huge fan of the sport. Tonights UFC 143 event is so stacked with great fights. I am super pumped. JOSH KOSCHECK (@joshkoscheck) VS. MIKE PIERCE (@mikepierce170) I have known Josh going back to when we sponsored him in UFC 66. I have gone out with him a couple [...]... - Internet Marketing Ninjas – Free Shirt Frid...3 February 2012, 1:00 pm
Internet Marketing Ninjas is a full service marketing company that uses their knowledge to turn their client’s website into a powerful lead generator and makes their client’s website stand out… which is actually the opposite of what an actual ninja wants to do. If you would like to see your website or company featured on Free Shirt [...]... - A Quality SEO Service Without The Sleaze...2 February 2012, 1:00 pm
It seems like everyone and their mom is starting a SEO agency now days. Its the hot thing… But 99% of the time its all outsourced to english as a second language (ESL) peeps who write tons of engrish and instead of your site going up in search engines… bad things happen. I recently found [...]...
- 5 Marketing Tips from the Social Commerce Sum...7 February 2012, 11:24 pm
Right now, some of the top internet entrepreneurs are in New York City discussing social commerce, Facebook, the daily deal space and all things social media. It’s all happening at the Social Commerce Summit and since we can’t all be there, Business Insider is boiling down the important points in a series of articles on [...]... - Redbox Hits Netflix with a Strong Right Hook...7 February 2012, 8:13 pm
We have a Blockbuster store in our town that is still open for business but you wouldn’t know it when you drive by. But if you go down a block to the grocery store any evening, you’ll have to navigate your way around the line of people waiting to hit the Redbox DVD machine. Now [...]... - Google Claims Greater Security for Android Ma...7 February 2012, 3:08 pm
Maybe 2012 will be the Year of Online Security? There seems to be some talk about it these days and that is a good thing. We like to get excited talking about all the latest ways to communicate and the gadgets that enable that communication. We are all about getting the message across and finding [...]... - Will Broader Corporate Adoption of Apple’s ...7 February 2012, 2:19 pm
One of the attractive feature of Apple products in general is the relative insignificance of viruses, malware and overall mischievous behavior by those who like to mess things up for folks in the Internet age. Most of the wrath and venom of hackers and others has been pointed at Microsoft based products because Microsoft is [...]... - LiveJournal’s GM Talks About the Future of ...6 February 2012, 9:40 pm
While Tumblr, Pinterest and Facebook generate buzz, LiveJournal has been quietly steaming along for 13 years. The service is the ultimate combination of blog and social media, connecting folks with like interests with easy friending tools and communities. And though it may seem like blogging is on the way out, LiveJournal is looking to pump [...]... - Mobile Marketing is Hot, But for Facebook it...6 February 2012, 7:52 pm
Facebook has a dirty little secret. They don’t know how to make money with their mobile app. That may sound like no big deal, or even a little humorous, but its actually pretty scary. Facebook has one of the biggest user pools around and if they can’t find a way to make their smartphone users [...]... - Online Privacy Tips [Infographic]...6 February 2012, 4:43 pm
Online security and privacy will always be an issue. There is nothing that will put an end to the need for paying attention to the state of your personal or corporate online security. Nothing. It’s a cat and mouse game that is simply between the good guys and the bad guys. There are bad guys [...]... - Think Those Facebook Photos Are Deleted? Thin...6 February 2012, 1:17 pm
We think that most people understand the fact that once you do something online it can be very difficult to make it go away. Just ask Bruce Clay about his issues recently around trying to take a site down in time for people to not tear it apart. The “magic” of the Internet has created [...]... - Cup of Joe: Changing Culture...4 February 2012, 5:30 am
Last week I talked about how marketers should leverage culture to promote brands. Today I would like to talk about why we also can (and should) change culture. As I watched the video above I couldn’t help but ask myself, “Is marketing changing culture? Or is culture changing marketing?” Or in other words, are these [...]... - What’s the Fastest Growing Online Ad Format...3 February 2012, 7:25 pm
Video may have killed the radio star, but it’s working wonders for the online ad business. According to eMarketer, video is showing the highest spending growth numbers of any category. Last year video went up 42.1% and it’s expected to keep in the double-digits for the next few years. More spending, means claiming a larger [...]...
- Horizontal marketing isn't a new idea...7 February 2012, 10:09 am
But it is the new reality for just about every organization. Vertical marketing means the marketer (the one with money) is in charge. Vertical marketing starts at the top and involves running ads, sending out direct mail and pushing hype...... - Who is your customer?...6 February 2012, 10:26 am
Rule one: You can build a business on the foundation of great customer service. Rule two: The only way to do great customer service is to treat different customers differently. The question: Who is your customer? It's not obvious. Zappos...... - In search of a timid trapeze artist...5 February 2012, 10:01 am
Good luck with that, there aren't any. If you hesitate when leaping from rope to another, you're not going to last very long. And this is at the heart of what makes innovation work in organizations, why industries die, and...... - Will energy consumption stay private?...4 February 2012, 7:45 pm
It's clear that the consumption of energy has external effects that impact more than just the person who is paying for it. Geopolitical, health and economic issues come to the neighbors and nearby citizens of entities that are using a...... - Rightsizing your passion...4 February 2012, 10:01 am
Excitement about goals is often diminished by our fear of failure or the drudgery of work. If you’re short on passion, it might be because your goals are too small or the fear is too big. Do a job for...... - Can I see your body of work?...3 February 2012, 10:59 am
Are you leaving behind an easily found trail of accomplishment? Few people are interested in your resume any more. Plenty are interested in what you've done. The second thing you'll need to do is regularly note what you produce in...... - 80% off while they last...2 February 2012, 5:10 pm
SOLD OUT. Thanks. The bestselling ShipIt journal has surprised me in how much impact it has had on the teams that have used it. I ended up selling tens of thousands of them. I have about 600 left and rather...... - You will be disappointed...2 February 2012, 10:14 am
Sooner or later, you'll ask for something or read something or expect something and you won't like what you get. You'll feel like I wasted your time, wasted your money or didn't meet your expectations. Not just me, of course....... - An endless series of difficult but achievable...1 February 2012, 10:03 am
Lightning rarely strikes. Instead, achievement is often the result of stepwise progress, of doing something increasingly difficult until you get the result you seek. For a comedian to get on the Tonight Show in 1980 was a triumph. How to...... - The waffle paradox...31 January 2012, 10:08 am
One way for a candidate to change the conversation around her candidacy: have her followers pelt the opposition with waffles at every public appearance. Eggos in particular are lightweight and their shape makes them easy to toss. Particularly in primaries,......
- Google Screenwise: New Program Pays You To Gi...8 February 2012, 6:30 am
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- A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 8...8 February 2012, 5:01 am
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- Throw Away the Maps...6 February 2012, 9:30 am
People judge us by the path they’ve seen us walk before. They can’t anticipate our future steps. We, ourselves, look to how things have been, what seems to be the lay of the land, without realizing that the maps are not the territory. Want to succeed at work? Then don’t try to do your job. [...]... - The Next Social Networks...5 February 2012, 9:30 am
The rage in social networks right now is Pinterest, partly because it’s probably the first social network that has a much higher adoption rate by females than males, and partly because it’s an interesting concept: somewhere between visual social bookmarking and scrapbooking. What also might not be immediately obvious is that it’s just “easier” to [...]... - Learn From Adele – Build Your Platform...3 February 2012, 9:30 am
Jacq and I just watched Adele Live At The Royal Albert Hall (amazon affiliate link), and though every song was just wonderfully done, I found myself fascinated by what Adele was doing in between each song. Because even though most people would be interested in hearing her belt out her amazing repertoire of hits, what [...]... - Rob Gokee is a Musical Wizard...2 February 2012, 4:05 pm
I had such a great experience working with award winning musical composer Rob Gokee. We did some musical work together, and the process was so amazing. Rob helped me create my theme song for Shhh! The Secret Show. So anyhow, he and I sat down to do an interview, and it’s a bit long, but [...]... - Build Your Platform – Start...30 January 2012, 9:30 am
The following is part ONE of a series called Build Your Platform. If you find it interesting, please consider subscribing for free to get the rest of the series. This post is long. You might want to bookmark it for later. The age of social media oversaturation is upon us. People are declaring Twitter bankruptcy [...]... - Where Hollywood Should Spend Their Time...29 January 2012, 4:03 pm
I support the fight against piracy and intellectual property theft. As an author and a creator, I hate when someone nabs my stuff, or doesn’t give me credit for my work, etc. Stealing is a crime. I’m not ever going to say otherwise. I will, say, however, that I wish Hollywood and other publishers and [...]... - Make Better Video...23 January 2012, 12:52 pm
I’m learning about video because I believe, strongly, that 2012 is the year that companies and individuals who can create interesting video will be able to stand out better in the oversaturation of social media. My own practice, Shhh! The Secret Show, has me learning about lighting, sound, editing, interviewing, content planning, camera angles, titles, [...]... - 97 Ideas for Building a Valuable Platform...20 January 2012, 5:25 pm
2012 is the year where social media oversaturation hits hard. We will scale back on our participation in social networks, and we will most certainly scale back who we choose to follow as sources. This won’t be because someone is bad or good. It will be based on whether the connection with that person adds [...]... - A New Project for 2012...16 January 2012, 9:30 am
I’m pretty excited about my new video show, Shhh! The Secret Show, which has its first episode here. The premise is that it’s a show to help you be a better you, and to improve your business through the effort. It ties to what I’m working on with my company, and it’s going to be [...]... - Doing the Work is Sexy...9 January 2012, 1:21 pm
Dorothy Parker said, “I hate writing. I like having written.” I know many people who are like that about their business, their trade. I know many more people who love to fantasize about what life will be like when they make it, but they like to skip over the part with the hard work, or [...]...
- Daily Search Forum Recap: February 7, 2012...
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... ... - 2012 Poll: Did Your Site Recover From The Goo...
It is just under a year since Google pushed out the Panda update on February 24th. Since then, we ran a poll back in June asking if anyone recovered. 85% said they did not recover from the Panda update. Since it is now just about a year later, I wanted to rerun the poll... ... - Google New Drop Down Getting Old Again?...
In November, Google began testing and rolling out their new drop down menu to Google users. Since then, it has been a very very slow roll out... ... - February 17: Latest Google Search Quality Upd...
As I said yesterday in our Panda pipelines post, Google announced 17 search quality changes they made in the month of January. Here is the full list that they announced: ... - Google: SEO Isn't Good For Users Or The Inter...
Jonathan Rockway, a Googler who is active on Hacker News slipped up on a comment he posted on Hacker News. Aaron Wall spotted it and wrote about it. Let me quote the comment, then the "clarification" from Jon: Instead of being able to SEO the entire Internet, businesses can now only affect the search results for a tiny percentage of users. That's a good thing because SEO can't scale, and SEO isn't good for users or the Internet at large. ... - Google Logo For 200th Birthday Of Charles Dic...
Today, 200 years ago, Charles John Huffam Dickens was born in Landport, Portsmouth, England. To celebrate his life, Google has a special worldwide logo picturing some of his famous stories. When you click on the logo, you are not taken to Google web search... ... - Google Gym Geek Fix It Sign...
... - Daily Search Forum Recap: February 6, 2012...
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... ... - Did Google Just Say Panda Is Now A Rolling Up...
We've asked when will Google roll the Panda algorithm more seamlessly into their algorithms - where Google does not have to manually press a button to run the Panda algorithm... ... - Google To Complete AdSense Report Migration B...
In November 2009 Google introduced the new AdSense interface and we are now well over two-years into it where I believe all publishers have been migrated but we still have migration issues from the old interface to the new. One of those issues are old legacy reports from the old... ...
- Apple to Stream Live Paul McCartney Concert t...8 February 2012, 4:18 am
Apple today announced that it will be supporting Paul McCartney's new album release with a special free video stream of a live concert on Thursday, February 9 [iTunes Store]. The concert is not only being streamed via iTunes on Mac and PC, but will also be available directly on users' Apple TVs, signaling new efforts by Apple to increase the utility of its set-top box.To celebrate the release of Paul McCartney's latest album — available now — we're streaming his exclusive performance at C... - Apple Brings Lion Internet Recovery to More 2...8 February 2012, 2:44 am
Apple today released a series of three EFI firmware updates bringing Lion Internet Recovery to the company's Late 2010 MacBook Air, Mid-2010 iMac, and Early 2010 MacBook Pro. Available firmware updates include: - MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.3 (2.98 MB):This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection on MacBook Air (Late 2010) models and addresses an issue where the system could restart if the power button is pressed immediately after waking from deep sleep.- iMac EFI Upda... - Apple Board Has Been "Considering" ...7 February 2012, 7:40 pm
Much has been made of the recent comment by Apple CEO Tim Cook that the Apple board of directors has been "actively discussing" what to do with its enormous cash pile. Some see it as a sign that Apple will soon pay a dividend or initiate a share buyback program -- except Apple's board has been discussing what to do with its cash for nearly 7 years. MacRumors went through Seeking Alpha's entire Apple earnings call transcript history to find out what Apple has been saying about the likelihood ... - iPad's Momentum in Restaurants Grows with Buf...7 February 2012, 6:28 pm
Ever since the iPad was introduced two years ago, its potential to revolutionize the restaurant industry has been widely touted, with some restaurants already moving to replace their traditional point-of-sale devices with iPads and companies such as Square seeking to fill that need. And while iPads in restaurants have been catching on here and there, the concept could be ripe for major expansion if a pilot program from restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings proves worthwhile. As detailed by Com... - Apple Faces Potential $38 Million Fine in Chi...7 February 2012, 2:57 pm
iSmashPhone summarizes a pair of reports from China claiming that Apple is facing a potential 240 million yuan ($38 million) fine from governmental authorities over alleged trademark infringement involving the "iPad" name. The fine pales, however, in comparison to the $1.6 billion Proview Technology, which claims to own the name, is seeking to win in a series of lawsuits filed against Apple. Proview is also said to be seeking an apology from Apple and an injunction preventing the compan... - Rogers and BCE Already Have the Apple iTV in ...7 February 2012, 1:49 am
The Globe and Mail reports that Apple is actively seeking launch partnerships with Canada's Rogers Communications and BCE Inc. to offer their upcoming Apple TV. “They’re not closed to doing it with one [company] or doing it with two,” said one source who is familiar with the talks. “They’re looking for a partner. They’re looking for someone with wireless and broadband capabilities.”According to the newspaper, these companies already have the Apple iTV in their labs. Siri voi... - Apple Warns Developers Not to Manipulate App ...7 February 2012, 1:35 am
Yesterday, a TouchArcade thread was posted that warned about fraudulent App promotion services that guarantee Top 25 rankings for a modest fee. According to the poster, these services utilize automated scripts or bots to artificially boost free app rankings into the Top charts. At least one company denied the claims in the thread. PocketGamer picked up on the story based on the forum thread:For $5,000, said company will allegedly utilise bots that will download a developer's app ove... - Apple Adds High-DPI Versions of Pointers in O...7 February 2012, 12:57 am
Screenshot from FinerThingsIn.com DaringFireball notes several changes in some of the icons found in OS X 10.7.3. Several of our readers had also noticed the small changes in pointer icons in the latest version. It seems the changes run a bit deeper than on first glance. The new icons apparently come in high DPI versions that allow them to scale at high resolutions. Have you noticed that Safari’s hovering-over-a-link pointing-finger cursor looks a little different in Mac OS X 10.7.3? I... - Apple Compensates Victim of iMessage Bug for ...6 February 2012, 9:30 pm
In December, an apparent bug appeared in Apple's iMessage service that allowed iMessages to be sent to a stolen iPhone. The messages can, apparently, continue to be sent and received from the stolen phone after a remote wipe and a SIM card deactivation. This is obviously an unintended action, and though Apple explains the solution to be "toggle iMessage on and off" in the Settings app, that is an impossible act to perform remotely on a stolen phone. The Next Web today reports of the case of ... - Apple's 'Macroscalar' Trademark Application S...6 February 2012, 9:15 pm
Patently Apple reports that Apple last week filed a curious new trademark application for the term "macroscalar". The company has typically quietly registered trademarks in countries such as Trinidad & Tobago, only to later apply for the marks in the United States and other major markets once the new products and features have been announced. While an application for "macroscalar" was indeed filed in Trinidad & Tobago last August, the new U.S. application and a similar one in Hong Kong are spa...
- LinkedIn Eats Rapportive: Let's Hope the Magi...8 February 2012, 6:25 am
Several years ago, I spoke on a panel at an advertising industry conference with Om Malik and Michael Arrington. Arrington, my former employer, was bored by the conversation and mocked me throughout it. One of the last questions we were asked on the panel was what technology we were most excited about at the time. I said I was most excited by trends represented by a little startup called Rapportive, which sits in your Gmail sidebar and shows you aggregated information about whoever you are em... - Daily Wrap: Path Steps In It and more...8 February 2012, 2:04 am
Path uploads your entire address book to their servers. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's difficult to catch everything that hits tech media in a day, so we wrap up some of the most talked about stories. We give you a daily recap of what you missed in the ReadWriteWeb Community, including a link to some of the most popular discussions in our offsite communities on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ as well. Sponsor The Price of Free: Path Uploads Entire Address Book T... - It's True: You Have Too Many Facebook 'Friend...8 February 2012, 1:00 am
Facebook can be whatever you want it to be. It's a promotional tool, a way to keep in touch with family members, a space for lifestreaming your every move, or a community forum for meaningful discussion about a specific topic. But sometimes, it all just gets too overwhelming to deal with. You have 1500 Facebook friends from all walks of life - why? Those social ties expired long ago. So what's the point of holding onto that one last digital thread? Last week Jenni Prokopy, a Chicago-based hea... - Building a Better Mouse Lock for Chrome and F...8 February 2012, 12:30 am
Build a better mouse trap, and the world will beat a path to your door. Build a better mouse lock for Web browsers, and you might make browser-based gaming a lot more attractive. Vincent Scheib has been working on a W3C specification and feature for Chrome that will put browsers another step closer to competitive with native games. This might sound like a little thing, but the lack of the mouse lock feature holds back browser-based games. Here's the problem: Unless you're using a plugin, the wa... - Rapportive Would Mesh Well With Recent Linked...7 February 2012, 11:56 pm
AllThingsD's Liz Gannes has sources telling her that Rapportive, the best thing that ever happened to email, has been acquired by LinkedIn. We've heard the scuttlebutt, too. Our friends at LinkedIn won't say a word. Rapportive co-founder Martin Kleppmann "can't comment," and CEO Rahul Vohra has been quiet on Twitter lately. That's all we know. So we aren't reporting that it has happened, but we're bracing ourselves in case it does. Since Rapportive is the most useful plug-in ever, we're concern... - Red Hat's GlusterFS Appliance for Amazon Now ...7 February 2012, 11:30 pm
One thing you don't quite get accustomed to in reporting developments in cloud technology is how even the virtual things become virtualized. Last December, Red Hat released a software storage appliance based on the GlusterFS software-based NAS system that Red Hat acquired in October. That product is a way to apply the same methodology that GlusterFS customers used to build network-attached storage pools completely from existing storage. That product had been described as a "virtual storage ap... - TinyVox & the End of Voicemail...7 February 2012, 10:55 pm
Last week, I got a kind of tweet I hadn't seen before. It was an audio-tweet from TinyVox, an app for iOS and Android that lets users send voice messages to anyone on the Web or just keep them as memos. That doesn't sound like a new idea, but that's the point. As you can see from the interface, TinyVox is all about recovering an old, beloved medium we've lost: the heartfelt mixtape. My audio-tweet was from Srini Kumar, developer of TinyVox. He wanted to know what I thought of the app's "voicema... - Why Second Screens Beat the Super Bowl...7 February 2012, 10:30 pm
"If the Super Bowl is such a meaningless game, why are so many people posting updates about how they're not going to watch it?" said one of my Facebook friends, as the game approached halftime. OK, I don't follow football. And I especially don't know anything about the Super Bowl. After the Super Bowl, I was wondering why Nicki Minaj and MIA (aside from her Cee Lo flick-off) didn't play a bigger role in Madonna's halftime show. I was also pretty relieved that Madonna made it through that entir... - Netflix's Original Programming: Enough to Tur...7 February 2012, 10:00 pm
Well, it's official. Netflix has entered the original programming game and is no longer just a distributor of other companies' content. "Lilyhammer," a dramatic comedy starring "Sopranos" actor Steven Van Zandt, went live on Sunday. For the first time, the following words have appeared on the opening credits to a television-style show: "A Netflix original series." Rather than being broadcast on HBO, a standard cable channel or even network TV, "Lilyhammer" is going straight to audiences via th... - Chrome Beta for Android Will Be Good for Mobi...7 February 2012, 9:15 pm
When Google announced that the Chrome browser would become its own operating system and run on netbooks, the thought around the tech community was that eventually Google would have to merge Chrome with Android. After all, what is the point of supporting two disparate mobile operating systems? The convergence has not yet occurred but may have taken a step further today as Google announced Chrome for Android available on devices running version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Chrome for Android is a win ...
- Anonymous-Leaked Emails Reveal Syrian Preside...8 February 2012, 6:53 am
An Anonymous-affliliated hacker group has stolen and leaked hundreds of damaging emails from Syria's Ministry of Presidential Affairs including a damning thread regarding the manipulation of American opinion of President Assad's dissent-crushing tactics. More » ... - BreathalEyes Determines Your Drunkenness By S...8 February 2012, 6:00 am
While some of us prefer to use the Stand Method (if you can still stand, you're not drunk enough), others prefer a more precise means of determining their level of intoxication. Thankfully, the BreathalEyes app should be able to accurately judge your inebriation just by scanning your bloodshot eyes. More » ... - LG Teases Its Upcoming 4:3 Optimus Vu [Video]...8 February 2012, 5:47 am
Is there a limit on how big your smartphone can be before it can be called a tablet? Looks like LG trying to find out. It just dropped this teaser vid for its upcoming Optimus Vu—a five-inch, 4:3 ratio, Android-powered behemoth. Why a 4:3 aspect ratio? The company suggests that this size will fit more comfortably in users' hands. [LG Blog via The Verge] More » ... - T-Mobile Is Giving Away Its Stock of 4G Smart...8 February 2012, 5:40 am
If you're thinking of surprising your sweetie this Valentine's Day with a new phone, T-Mobile has an promotion you might be interested in. On February 11th, the carrier is offering every one of its 4G smartphones—and a few Android tablets to boot—for free. More » ... - New Kinect Hack Could Help Relieve Phantom Li...8 February 2012, 5:00 am
Approximately 70 percent of amputees struggle with psychosomatically-induced chronic pain in their missing appendage, known as Phantom Limb Syndrome. This has traditionally been treated with Mirror Therapy but with only mixed success. A new system utilizing a Kinect and VR goggles could help bring patients some much needed relief. More » ... - Award-Winning Smoke Alarm Sounds Like a Bird ...8 February 2012, 4:00 am
Smoke alarms may be essential life-saving devices but aren't exactly the most aesthetically pleasing electronics in your home. At least until now, that is. More » ... - This Tiny Primate Uses Bat-Like Ultrasonic Co...8 February 2012, 3:40 am
The Philippine tarsier was once considered one of the quieter primate species. Turns out that's because we simply weren't listening hard enough. More » ... - I Will Buy Your USB Shot Glass, Rad Power Hou...8 February 2012, 3:20 am
Musician Ali Spagnola tours around the country righteously promoting collective binge drinking with her Power Hour Concerts. Then she got sued. Now she's selling Power Hour USB Shot Glasses to pay her legal fees. Will you marry me, Ali? Or can we at least drink together? More » ... - Stop Mangling Your Goggles and Behold the Pow...8 February 2012, 3:00 am
After a few seasons on the slopes, you realize that having a set of goggles with interchangeable lenses is a must. Then you realize that changing the lenses on those goggles is a huge pain in the ass. Well magical magnets are once again the answer to all of our troubles. More » ... - Study: We Love Facebook Because It Tricks Us ...8 February 2012, 2:40 am
When you're perusing your Facebook account, your brain might be fooling you into thinking you're doing something incredibly creative and productive that will improve your life. If only that were true! More » ...
- It’s time to stop PROTECT IP...18 January 2012, 12:47 pm
A couple months ago, I wrote this about SOPA: SOPA galvanized the tech community, from start-ups to venture capitalists to the largest web companies. SOPA was an unexpected shock and a wake-up call. Well, guess what? Now the internet is awake. And I don’t think it’s going back to sleep any time soon. We might [...]... - Sharing a search story...11 January 2012, 8:20 am
I’ve been reading a lot of the coverage of the Search plus Your World launch and I wanted to share my story and then clarify something. I love to stay up until early in the morning playing Werewolf. In early December I went to a journalism conference called “News Foo Camp” in Phoenix and played [...]... - Larry Lessig on the corrupting influence of m...13 December 2011, 9:37 pm
Larry Lessig has a new book called Republic, Lost which discusses the corrupting influence of money on politics. I would highly recommend the book, because it gets to the heart of why things so many things in Washington, D.C. seem broken today and how to fix them. If you don’t have the time to read [...]... - Beware of fake Matts leaving comments...12 December 2011, 1:20 am
A lot of the time, I dispel misconceptions by leaving comments on blogs. That works great, except for the rare occasion when someone pretends to be me and leaves a rude, fake, or otherwise untrue blog comment. Over the previous decade, I’ve only seen 4-5 times where someone impersonated me. But in the last month, [...]... - Progress against SOPA...21 November 2011, 4:01 pm
When I did my blog post about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) last week, things looked quite grim. The fight isn’t over, but there’s been a lot of great developments in the last few days. If you’re not familiar with SOPA (and the PROTECT IP Act in the Senate), here’s a video that covers [...]... - I need your help–please. Call your congress...16 November 2011, 4:10 pm
(This is post is my personal opinion.) Normally I don’t like to ask people for help, but I could really use your assistance. If you’ve ever watched one of my webmaster videos, or if I’ve responded to you on Twitter, email, or somewhere else online, please take 5-10 minutes to help me out today. Here’s [...]... - Grow a moustache and fight cancer!...1 November 2011, 6:16 pm
For my next 30 day challenge, I’ll be growing a mustache to raise awareness and money for men’s health issues, and specifically prostate cancer research. Men of search and SEO, please join our team. You can raise awareness, or raise cash. And it’s super simple: just don’t shave your moustache for 30 days. The name [...]... - Halloween costume: stickman from xkcd...31 October 2011, 5:16 pm
For Halloween this year I asked people on Google+ what I should be for Halloween, and someone suggested going as the blackhat stick man from xkcd. You know, this guy: That sounded like a good challenge. I finished the costume and taped a video, but unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to get the video [...]... - Halloween Pumpkin: Portal Turret!...24 October 2011, 3:26 pm
I made a Portal turret for my Halloween pumpkin! I was trying to think of things to carve: vampire Android? R2-D2? Zoidberg? Then I thought: I could do a character from Portal 2! I was going to carve something like GLaDOS or Wheatley, but then I realized that a portal turret would be perfect: To [...]... - New 30 day challenge: going vegan!...2 October 2011, 5:58 am
Okay, I’m starting up a new 30 day challenge: I’m going to eat vegan for the next 30 days. That means no meat, dairy, or eggs. I’m curious to see how it will go....
- 8 Quick Tips for Writing Bullet Points People...7 February 2012, 11:00 am
It’s a Twitterized world, we’re just living in it. Blog posts, Tweets, quick videos, Google+, the Facebook Timeline, and tens of thousands of images pinned to digital boards are flying past us faster than we can read them. Faster than we can even scan them, depending on the time of day. What does this mean [...]... - 7 Crucial Tactics for Writing a Wildly Succes...6 February 2012, 11:00 am
We all know that guest posts grow blogs. But not many people realize that tactical guest posting grows careers. Most bloggers I see pump out these articles while reciting the mantra “quantity over quality”; there’s no real strategy and there are no real long-term benefits. In this post I am going to show you the [...]... - 7 Smashing Social Media Marketing Links...4 February 2012, 11:00 am
This week on The Lede … What really works on Twitter One thing social media copywriters should never do 9 productive social media hacks A reminder of the power of the original social media If you just can’t wait for The Lede every Saturday, and you want even more practical, useable links than the seven [...]... - Whether You Call it Blogging or Not, Online C...3 February 2012, 1:00 pm
What if most of the business world stopped blogging tomorrow? Would you stop as well? No, if that happened, you’d find yourself sitting on the opportunity of a lifetime. Social networking sites would explode with likes and retweets and pins and +1s of your original content all day long. This is why the annual “blogging [...]... - What Zappos Can Teach You About Becoming Irre...2 February 2012, 11:00 am
What can a well-run shoe store teach you about your own online business? Well, everything. If you’ve ever bought anything from the mega online shoe store Zappos, or if you’ve so much as heard them mentioned, the word that comes to mind is probably service. But there’s more to the Zappo’s secret sauce than free [...]... - 10 Content Marketing Goals Worth Pursuing...1 February 2012, 11:00 am
Ever wonder why content marketing works so well for some businesses … and doesn’t seem to do anything at all for others? Curious about why some content that seems great doesn’t do anything to build the business? “Content is king” has been an online cliché for years now, but it’s not true. It’s never been [...]... - 5 Ways Writers Can Break Out of the Tired Old...31 January 2012, 11:00 am
It’s time to teach that old dog some new tricks. That old dog I’m referring to is social media. Sure, you’re already blogging, and on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, and more. Great. But I’m telling you — there’s more to social media than meets the eye. The final chapter on social media hasn’t been written. [...]... - How to Grow Your Freelance Writing Business b...30 January 2012, 11:00 am
Freelance writers make lots of mistakes, especially when they’re starting out online. Mistakes are useful. They’re fertilizer for entrepreneurial growth. They keep you learning and moving forward. However, if you fail to make the right mistakes — and to learn from them — you may as well just keep your writing as a weekend hobby. [...]... - 7 Useful Marketing Articles for Your Weekend...28 January 2012, 11:00 am
This week on The Lede … Seth Godin’s simple cure for writer’s block. Why David Ogilvy called himself a lousy copywriter. A case study in the power of the blog. 10 ways to use Pinterest for your business. If you want more links you can use than the seven we highlight here every week, follow [...]... - Answers to the 3 Biggest Email Marketing Ques...27 January 2012, 11:00 am
I asked two pros to come on and spill their best advice on the three biggest email marketing questions we get here at Copyblogger. DJ Waldow joins me and Sonia Simone to discuss: The best way to build an email list The 2 reasons why people open an email The most important element of an [...]...
- Local Search Marketing: The Role Played by Vi...8 February 2012, 8:21 am
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- The Dead Platform Graveyard: Lessons Learned...31 January 2012, 1:46 pm
[Besides the iOS and Android platforms grabbing the industry headlines, there is an abundance of (over 25) platforms that didn't make it. Managing Director Andreas Constantinou recounts the graveyard of dead platforms and exactly what it takes to build a...... - 2011 Roundup: Top-10 articles from the Vision...28 December 2011, 12:28 pm
[As 2011 draws to a close, we'd like to present the top 10 articles published on our blog this year. The lineup includes two infographics and five research reports, with topics ranging from open source governance to the impact of...... - [Infographic] The Open Governance Index – A...12 December 2011, 3:45 pm
We are proud to present our latest infographic – the Open Governance Index, measuring the relative openness of 8 major open source projects, from Android to WebKit. This infographic presents some highlights from our full report (free download here). The...... - [New survey] Which are the best cross-platfor...30 November 2011, 8:02 am
[This week we're launching the biggest survey on cross-platform developer tools. The results will be available as a free report in Q1 2012. This report will address a segment that is rapidly developing as a convergence of factors has created...... - The death of Flash – 8 years in the making...28 November 2011, 12:46 am
[Adobe’s decision to stop developing Flash for mobile browsers is the talk of the day – but the reasons behind Flash’s ultimate failure are not that obvious. Guest author Francisco Kattan discusses the chain of events that led to the...... - Flatten, Expand, Mine: The three pillars of G...21 November 2011, 11:42 am
[Google’s strategy is all about ads, not selling services. Business Analyst Stijn Schuermans examines Google’s three-pronged strategy for making money and the key drivers for the company’s success] Is Google a technology company? Well, sort of. Despite its geeky, engineering-driven...... - [New Report] Mobile Platforms: The Clash of E...7 November 2011, 8:59 am
[We at VisionMobile have been researching and helping to educate the industry about mobile platforms for the last five years. In this time mobile software has evolved from the world of “open OS” to the world of complex ecosystems, network...... - The elusive long-tail of mobile shipments...2 November 2011, 3:09 pm
[The era of smartphones is upon us, as penetration increases from 11% in 2008 to over 25% in 2011. But what of the remaining three quarters of the market? Marketing Manager Matos Kapetanakis talks smartphone numbers and takes a look...... - From MeeGo to Tizen: the making of another so...16 October 2011, 9:27 pm
[Just a short 1.5 years from MeeGo's birth, Intel dumps it to shift focus to a new platform, Tizen, in partnership with Samsung. Guest author Dave Neary discusses the underpinnings of Tizen and why both MeeGo and Tizen are software...... - Discovery kills distribution: why the web nee...29 September 2011, 10:29 am
[Apple and Google have locked application discovery and distribution within their app stores. VisionMobile's Andreas Constantinou explains how Facebook is using the web to disintermediate Apple/Google and why the web needs a new leader]. The platform duopoly. In just the......
- From T-Pain To $6 Million In New Funding: Vid...8 February 2012, 3:16 am
People really like Instagram. Founder Kevin Systrom recently appeared in a Best Buy Super Bowl ad paying tribute to mobile innovators, a testament to how far its come with a team of six. (Over 15 million users-far.) While Instagram is awesome (just ask Alexia) and offers a great tool for simple, hipster-elegant photo sharing, the startup hasn't extended its reach to include mobile video. Yet. After watching this formula bring Instagram more than a little attention, a number of startups have en... - Siri Is Only The Beginning...7 February 2012, 10:22 pm
For decades, Hollywood has been portraying machines that humans can converse with, delegate tasks to, and command. Remember the HAL 9000, KITT the car, COMPUTER from Star Trek, or even the brilliantly conceived and visualized Apple “Knowledge Navigator” from over 20 years ago? The day is dawning. Hello Siri.... - The Wrong Way: Path Uploads iOS Users’ Addr...7 February 2012, 9:17 pm
What started as a bit of aimless tinkering for developer Arun Thampi ultimately unearthed something very surprising about life-sharing service Path. As a fan of the app, Thampi took it upon himself to look at the API calls that the app made to Path's service and found that his "entire address book (including full names, emails and phone numbers) was being sent as a plist to Path.”... - Want An In-App Notification Center? There’s...7 February 2012, 8:42 pm
Today, mobile promotion and discovery service AppsFire is launching a new toolkit for developers called App Booster. Meant to boost user engagement and retention, two of the toughest challenges developers face today, the App Booster SDK (software development kit) introduces a suite of tools for things like in-app notifications, user feedback, analytics and mobile app cross-promotion.... - Urbanspoon: Traffic Up 80% In 2011, Mobile Gr...7 February 2012, 7:18 pm
Popular restaurant app Urbanspoon is releasing new data today related to its growth over the course of 2011. The company says its traffic is up by 80%, with mobile growth outpacing the web. The site is now seeing 28 million visits per month, with traffic now split roughly half and half between mobile and web. On the mobile side, Urbanspoon has seen 112% year-over-year growth, while on the web side, it's at 70% growth over last year. Overall, the company saw 255 million visits in 2011, up from 1... - Dimension Data Buys Telecom Expense Managemen...7 February 2012, 3:24 pm
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Disruptive payments network Dwolla confirmed today it has raised $5 million in Series B financing in a round led by Union Square Ventures. Also participating in the round are Village Ventures, Thrive Capital, Artists and Instigators and Paige Craig of Betterworks. As a part of the deal, Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures will join Dwolla's board. The company says that additional funding will be used to continue product development, expand its API and "maybe buy some Doritos." (Yeah, you got... - Lumia 900 Goes Up For Pre-Order In Microsoft ...7 February 2012, 3:11 pm
The Lumia 800 is an excellent device, and if you're new to the world of smartphones, the Lumia 710 is quite excellent as well. But those of us who've been excited about the Nokia/Microsoft partnership since the very beginning have been waiting for a flagship — a real showstopper: the Lumia 900. And while we still don't have exact word on pricing and availability, it would seem that employees at the Microsoft Store are offering pre-orders of the 900 in both black and white.... - $199 Motorola Droid 4 To Grace Verizon Shelve...7 February 2012, 3:05 pm
It's been nearly a month since Verizon officially spilled the beans on the QWERTY-packing, LTE-sporting Motorola Droid 4, and now we finally have a release date to go with it. According to the nation's largest wireless provider, the oft-delayed Droid 4 is due to hit sales channels on February 10 complete with a $199 price tag.... - RootSmart Android Malware May Be Able To Snea...7 February 2012, 2:11 pm
Remember that Bouncer Google put in the Android Market to act as a goalie for all potential malware attacks? It would seem that Google's Bouncer doesn't catch everything as Professor Xuxian Jiang, the same guy who discovered dozens of other Android malware attacks, has found yet another exploit called RootSmart....
- Focus on The Business Model...5 February 2012, 12:43 am
Google's Take on Search Plus Your World A few weeks ago Google announced the launch of Search Plus Your World, which deeply integrates social sites (especially Google+) into the Google search experience to make it more personalized. While Google claimed that the socialization was rather broad-based, the lack of inclusion of Facebook & Twitter along with the excessive promotion of Google+ raised eyebrows. While the launch was claimed to be social for personalizing results, the Google+ promot... - Kill The Bugs!...3 February 2012, 3:47 pm
You can learn a lot more about what Google really thinks by reading what their new hires say. They are not yet skilled in the arts of public relations & make major gaffs like this one: Instead of being able to SEO the entire Internet, businesses can now only affect the search results for a tiny percentage of users. That's a good thing because SEO can't scale, and SEO isn't good for users or the Internet at large. If you look at the Google experience from the standpoint of customers, it's pre... - AHREFS Review: An In-Depth Look at a New Link...1 February 2012, 1:28 am
Ahrefs is the newest entry into the link research tool space. They use their own bot and their own index (which they state is based on information from a trillion website connections). They claim their index is updated every 30 minutes and the fresh data is available to their users within 30 minutes of the actual index refresh. Ahrefs also has a ranking database of roughly 45 million keywords from 9 different countries (US GB FR RU DE ES IT AU BR). The tools within their membership are: Site Ex... - Goldilocks SEO...31 January 2012, 7:56 pm
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Here is the audio if you'd prefer to listen :) Play File (mp3 link) Eric: All right, this is Eric over here at SEO Book and today I'm fortunate enough to be joined by Taylor Pratt and Jon Henshaw from Raven SEO Tools, thanks for joining us today guys. Taylor Pratt: Yeah, thanks for having us. Jon Henshaw: Yeah, good to see ya! Eric: All right, so we just have some questions here that I think our readers will appreciate and some of our members have been interested to know about as well. So, wi... - From AdSense to SpamSense to Spam Cents...20 January 2012, 12:57 pm
Google announced they rolled out their anti-overly-aggressive-ads algorithm. They didn't give a specific % on how much of the above the fold content can be ads, but suggest using their browser preview tool. Using that tool on Google.com's search results would of course score it as a spam site, but for some small AdSense webmasters that avoided Panda, Google may have drew first blood. Much Quicker Updates With a limited number of recoveries nearly a year after Panda, the first bite might seem li... - Is Google Selling Investors Private Search Da...18 January 2012, 1:29 pm
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"All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth." - Friedrich Nietzsche Everyone Except Me Should be Open Being labeled as open or transparent is a great public relations strategy. Executed effectively it gets ditto heads to feel like they are part of a movement and spread your propaganda. However actually being transparent is often a poor business strategy. When WordAds opened up someone in the comments suggested...
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If you're into high strangeness in the mobile realm, you'd be wise to check out the video of the Optimus Vu that LG just posted -- just follow the break. While our Korean translation skills aren't quite up to par, we've been able to decipher that this boxy number packs a 5-inch touchscreen and a rather unique 4:3 aspect ratio. The telltale capacitive touch buttons reveal this as an Android device, which the Korean manufacturer suggests is more comfortable to hold than traditional portrait-based... - StatCounter: Mobile web usage doubling every ...8 February 2012, 3:51 am
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A new version of Google Voice has just crawled out of the woodwork, and while the changes are minor, we think most users will like what's in store. First and foremost, we were greeted with a new, darker interface that better matches Honeycomb's design philosophy, along with a refreshed icon that more closely resembles the messaging app in Ice Cream Sandwich. There's also a curious new feature known as asynchronous SMS, which allows you to queue up messages for later delivery when you happen to ... - Reminder: Vote for the 2011 Engadget Awards!...7 February 2012, 7:48 pm
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Japanese camera manufacturer Olympus has just introduced the successor to its SZ-30MR compact shooter. The new snapper not only sees a minimal increment on its stage name, SZ-31MR, but it also keeps the same 16-megapixel backlit sensor as its predecessor, as well as an identical 24x (25-600mm) optical zoom. Though, the newcomer does get a fresh image processor, making the jump from a TruePic III to a TruePic V, thus bringing along better low-light performance, scene enhancements and keeping hi... - Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera pr...8 February 2012, 1:00 am
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We’ve reported before on the Univeristy of Idaho’s goCognitive project. It’s a enticing collection of videos and demonstrations, including many guest spots by the glitterati of cognitive neuroscience. The site has more free video content in cognitive neuroscience than before – and it is more easily accessible as well. Check it out... - Dressing psychologists as wizards in court...4 February 2012, 9:53 am
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I’ve published a couple of free ebooks recently: Explore your blind spot shows you how to reveal the gap we all have in our visual experience of the world, and discusses what it means about consciousness that this gap is kept hidden from us most of the time. Control Your Dreams, co-written with Cathryn Bardsley [...]... - The peak experiences of Abraham Maslow...20 January 2012, 12:48 am
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We hear a lot about zombies these days – in films, in music and even in philosophy – but many are unaware that in 1997 The Lancet published a medical study of three genuine Haitian zombies. The cases studies were reported by British anthropologist Roland Littlewood and Haitian doctor Chavannes Douyon and concerned three individuals [...]... - A relationship through brain injury...10 January 2012, 12:14 am
The New York Times has an excellent article on the challenges faced by couples after one member survives brain injury. Carers sometimes say that, after brain injury, their partner is emotionally unresponsive, emotionally unstable or that their ‘personality has changed’. This can lead to a strain on the relationship that far outlasts the ‘obvious’ effects [...]... - Graffiti brain collision...9 January 2012, 7:33 pm
An unfortunate case of a high-impact graffiti-based neurotrauma recorded this afternoon in Bogotá on the corner of Carrera 14 and Calle 26 near the Cementerio Central. ... - The importance of penis panics to cultural ps...8 January 2012, 4:19 pm
The Boston Globe has an excellent article about supposedly culture specific mental illnesses and how they are an ongoing puzzle for psychiatry’s diagnostic manual. These conditions are called culture-bound syndromes in the DSM but they’ve always had a bit of ‘looking at the natives’ feel about them as many syndromes that are unknown in many [...]... - Christmas brain lectures available worldwide...7 January 2012, 7:21 pm
This year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lectures were a fantastic trip through neuroscience and the brain – and you can now watch them online from anywhere in the world. The Christmas Lectures are a traditional event where a leading scientist is chosen to present the latest developments in a fun and engaging way to a lecture [...]...
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According to MarketingSherpa research, almost three quarters of all B2B leads are not sales-ready. This is where lead nurturing campaigns come into play. Read on for more information how lead nurturing can help in the complex B2B sale.... - Email Research: Top 3 tactics to grow your li...17 January 2012, 8:01 am
Growing your database can seem daunting, with the number of tactics at your disposal. Thankfully, marketers have been running list growth campaigns for years. Check out this blog post to see chart of 10 popular tactics, starting with the most effective on top, pulled from the all new MarketingSherpa 2012 Email Marketing Benchmark Report....
- We’re still here…...8 March 2011, 2:37 pm
Thanks everyone for all the wonderful comments. They are greatly appreciated. But, don’t worry…we’re still here! Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions. You can do so by posting right here on the blog…or…email me … Continue reading →... - Time for a Change...1 February 2011, 1:00 pm
By Clayton Makepeace Publisher & Editor, THE TOTAL PACKAGE Dear Business Builder, Seems like only yesterday I was writing the very first post on this blog. Actually, it was the end of June in 2005; five years and seven … Continue reading →... - Before you take the copywriting world by stor...31 January 2011, 7:00 am
Dear Business-Builder, Pursuing a copywriting career is NOT a get-rich-quick scheme. It can, however, be the single best idea you ever had. So whatever you do, do NOT be discouraged. If you need encouragement, just … Continue reading →... - Do You Believe?...24 January 2011, 10:07 am
“The Triumph of Hope Over Experience” Dear Business-Builder, Without it, there would be no second marriages … no cheering crowds behind Hillary, Obama or John on the six o’clock news … and of … Continue reading →... - Web Bums, Beggars and Deadbeats...17 January 2011, 3:37 pm
A rant. Dear Business-Builder, I’ve been Googling myself again … Just to see what kind of scuttlebutt we’re getting on the web these days. That always cheers me up. And, I found … Continue reading →... - The Hangover Prayer...10 January 2011, 9:00 am
Dear Business-Builder, Back in the old days – when 99% of my business was creating direct mail promotions – it was a well-known fact that there are two crucial “hot points” for marketing every year: January … Continue reading →... - Cheers...3 January 2011, 12:29 pm
Here’s your SECOND holiday gift … to start your New Year off with a bang! Dear Business Builder, The New Year is officially here, and Clayton is getting back in the proverbial saddle after a … Continue reading →... - Ho, Ho, HO!...27 December 2010, 12:35 pm
I have a special holiday gift for you … and you’re gonna LOVE it! Dear Business Builder, It’s the actual audio of an interview I did a while back for my EasyWriters Marketing Club with … Continue reading →... - What’s Working Best NOW...20 December 2010, 12:37 pm
Random Musings and Brain Droppings On the Current State of Direct Response Marketing Dear Business Builder, Rather than attempt to focus on one topic, let’s try a little stream of consciousness stuff today – … Continue reading →... - You Ask I Answer...13 December 2010, 10:00 pm
Dear Business-Builder, This week I thought I would answer a few of the questions you’ve been asking me most often through The Total Package’s feedback box – like … “How do I Know When I’ve Written … Continue reading →...
- How to use video marketing successfully...26 August 2011, 6:56 pm
Just a quick post – I wanted to show you an example of using video to market products, in this case a book. Specifically, my book (full disclosure). This strategy is moving the book up the kindle rankings and would work for many copywriting and marketing situations either for you own products or your clients. [...]... - World’s Greatest Advertisement?...10 August 2010, 8:59 pm
One of greatest ad men, Bruce Barton, claimed this was the world's greatest advertisement. What do you think?... - Copywriting Ideas: Free Tool Turbo Charges Yo...5 August 2010, 7:02 pm
Create copywriting ideas quickly with this free idea generation tool. Like having 6000 people helping you think of the Big Idea!... - Boost response when you add imagination to yo...11 February 2010, 9:39 pm
Discover how to make your reader's imagination work for you with this little treasure from almost 100 years ago...... - 2 Minute Copywriting Cure…...18 February 2009, 8:20 pm
Quickly create effective headlines with high confidence using this proven-to-sell secret... Takes less than two minutes... - Lead Generation Letter Sample…...16 October 2008, 5:42 pm
Here's a million dollar lead-generation sample letter for you to download, study and "steal" from...... - Free Download: Response Multiplier Report...6 October 2008, 7:52 pm
Here are dozens of inexpensive, easy tips and tricks for multiplying your sales and response rates packed into this 39 page report...... - What Olympics and Phelps teach about copywrit...19 August 2008, 4:41 pm
In this copy clinic you’ll learn how the Olympic Effect can harm or help your copy...... - 7 Copywriting Screw Ups…...18 August 2008, 8:51 pm
Copywriting is a key element in your sales and marketing processes. Yet, there are a few common “copy vampires” that suck the sales and profit generating force right out of your lead gen, websites, emails and direct mail. If you find any of these vampires in your copy, put a stake in their hearts, because [...]... - The Missing Link in Copywriting …...8 August 2008, 11:39 pm
Don’t miss this important “FREE” tele-seminar next Tuesday “The Missing Link in Copywriting” If you want to write copy that consistently creates tens-of-thousands of dollars, then you don’t want miss this tele-seminar. You’ll discover… An ugly illustration that will let you win more often, write faster – and with more confidence The biggest missing link [...]...
- The Truth: Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?...1 February 2011, 5:05 pm
Here's the unvarnished truth about the often asked question, "Are entrepreneurs born or made?"... - How to Create a Business Growth Breakthrough...7 December 2010, 6:17 pm
Discover how to quickly create a Turning-Point Breakthrough in your business with this free webinar...... - Ideas more valuable than gold!...11 October 2010, 9:48 pm
Need proof that ideas are more valuable than gold? This example from Google Finance should encourage you to start creating fresh ideas for business growth...... - 5 Critical Business Growth Tips...1 July 2010, 6:26 pm
Your business growth is not fixed by fate. It’s driven by a growth mindset. Here are 5 critical tips to help you grow your business faster... - 7 Step Strategic Planning Process...30 June 2010, 11:13 pm
This 7 step strategic planning process is proven to help you move your business from struggle to success... - Does Your Business Need a Vision?...12 April 2010, 9:57 pm
How does your vision for your business stack up with these visions from great leaders?... - How to Multiply Sales by Repositioning Your P...13 January 2010, 11:55 pm
A few simple questions can quickly create new life (and sales) for a product. Here's how to do it.... - How to grow your business out of a crisis...7 January 2010, 5:45 pm
Discover how 3 businesses are growing their businesses in the middle of recession...... - Breaking Business Growth Barriers...23 December 2009, 8:53 pm
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If you want more leads, sales, customers and profits - use this F-word – a lot!...
- #Optimize This: Online Marketing Summit 2012 ...6 February 2012, 3:21 pm
I’m headed to (hopefully) sunny San Diego today for the annual Online Marketing Summit conference where I’ll get to present on one of my favorite topics: Optimization. Of course, if you read Online Marketing Blog very often, you’ll know my definition of optimization is a bit different than traditional SEO. My post last Thursday “Are [...]... - Online Marketing News: Facebook IPO, Harmoniz...3 February 2012, 12:55 pm
Facebook in Numbers: Prior to the IPO The big news in social media and business this week is Facebook’s new IPO. This infographic from statista and creative commons shares some very interesting figures about Facebook, before it goes public. Highlights include: In 2012 Facebook is expected to reach: 90% of U.S. Social Network Users & [...]... - Essential Shifts in Online Marketing: Are You...2 February 2012, 3:21 pm
I think most online marketers get the fact that marketing and communications on the web is a fast changing place and that most companies are structured to move at a slower pace than the digital world is evolving. Take for example, the notion of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). It’s been around for about 15 years [...]... - Blogger Relations: Push or Pull? How to Get B...1 February 2012, 5:38 pm
Yesterday digital PR maven Adam Vincenzini pinged me about a post he was researching on how brands could make it easier for bloggers to talk about them. It’s a great question because mentions and links from influential content sources are priceless for credibility, awareness and in particular, social SEO. This is a topic close to home [...]... - Getting Your Internet Marketing Dream Job: Ho...31 January 2012, 11:30 am
Today marks my 4 month anniversary at TopRank Online Marketing and almost 5 years in the online marketing industry. It has been a goal of mine to learn as much as I possibly can from those who know the industry best. In this seemingly short amount of time I have received, and continue to receive [...]... - Google+ Optimization vs. Community Building: ...30 January 2012, 11:00 am
Initially I looked at Google+ the same as other Google social projects like Wave and Orkut. But the more I use Google+ the more I like it. Maybe it’s the network effect because others are using it more too. I often find content and insights shared on G+ that I don’t find elsewhere. While the [...]... - Online Marketing News: Women Dominate Communi...27 January 2012, 11:40 am
The 2012 Community Manager Report Community Manager is an essential, yet still uncharted territory for many companies that are expanding their presence on the social web. What should you know about the current state of this position? 67% of Community Managers work for a brand The most popular city for Community Managers is New York [...]... - 5 Basic SEO Troubleshooting Tips for Content ...26 January 2012, 3:34 pm
This post is a preview of a new downloadable guide I will be offering for those who pre-order Optimize by March 13, 2012. The full guide will have screenshots, examples and more “SEO Deep Dive” advice. If you want the full, illustrated Content Marketing SEO Troubleshooting Guide, visit OptimizeBook.com to pre-order and subscribe to our mailing list [...]... - Optimize Your Social Media Schedule: 4 Tips f...24 January 2012, 12:56 pm
Making the time to execute on a social media strategy can rattle even the most experienced marketers. Unlike traditional marketing, social media marketing can present many different challenges and distractions. According to a study by eMarketer 73% of marketers say finding the time to create content as their biggest marketing challenge. I recently ran a [...]... - 11 Ways to Get Smarter & Stay Current in ...23 January 2012, 12:41 pm
Online Marketing is all about information. And people. Making connections that solve marketing problems in today’s environment of social and technological innovation can be challenging. Like many readers of this blog, a big part of what I do as an Internet Marketer centers around being able to consume large amounts of information or better, the [...]...
- #Optimize This: Online Marketing Summit 2012 ...6 February 2012, 3:21 pm
I’m headed to (hopefully) sunny San Diego today for the annual Online Marketing Summit conference where I’ll get to present on one of my favorite topics: Optimization. Of course, if you read Online Marketing Blog very often, you’ll know my definition of optimization is a bit different than traditional SEO. My post last Thursday “Are [...]... - Online Marketing News: Facebook IPO, Harmoniz...3 February 2012, 12:55 pm
Facebook in Numbers: Prior to the IPO The big news in social media and business this week is Facebook’s new IPO. This infographic from statista and creative commons shares some very interesting figures about Facebook, before it goes public. Highlights include: In 2012 Facebook is expected to reach: 90% of U.S. Social Network Users & [...]... - Essential Shifts in Online Marketing: Are You...2 February 2012, 3:21 pm
I think most online marketers get the fact that marketing and communications on the web is a fast changing place and that most companies are structured to move at a slower pace than the digital world is evolving. Take for example, the notion of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). It’s been around for about 15 years [...]... - Blogger Relations: Push or Pull? How to Get B...1 February 2012, 5:38 pm
Yesterday digital PR maven Adam Vincenzini pinged me about a post he was researching on how brands could make it easier for bloggers to talk about them. It’s a great question because mentions and links from influential content sources are priceless for credibility, awareness and in particular, social SEO. This is a topic close to home [...]... - Getting Your Internet Marketing Dream Job: Ho...31 January 2012, 11:30 am
Today marks my 4 month anniversary at TopRank Online Marketing and almost 5 years in the online marketing industry. It has been a goal of mine to learn as much as I possibly can from those who know the industry best. In this seemingly short amount of time I have received, and continue to receive [...]... - Google+ Optimization vs. Community Building: ...30 January 2012, 11:00 am
Initially I looked at Google+ the same as other Google social projects like Wave and Orkut. But the more I use Google+ the more I like it. Maybe it’s the network effect because others are using it more too. I often find content and insights shared on G+ that I don’t find elsewhere. While the [...]... - Online Marketing News: Women Dominate Communi...27 January 2012, 11:40 am
The 2012 Community Manager Report Community Manager is an essential, yet still uncharted territory for many companies that are expanding their presence on the social web. What should you know about the current state of this position? 67% of Community Managers work for a brand The most popular city for Community Managers is New York [...]... - 5 Basic SEO Troubleshooting Tips for Content ...26 January 2012, 3:34 pm
This post is a preview of a new downloadable guide I will be offering for those who pre-order Optimize by March 13, 2012. The full guide will have screenshots, examples and more “SEO Deep Dive” advice. If you want the full, illustrated Content Marketing SEO Troubleshooting Guide, visit OptimizeBook.com to pre-order and subscribe to our mailing list [...]... - Optimize Your Social Media Schedule: 4 Tips f...24 January 2012, 12:56 pm
Making the time to execute on a social media strategy can rattle even the most experienced marketers. Unlike traditional marketing, social media marketing can present many different challenges and distractions. According to a study by eMarketer 73% of marketers say finding the time to create content as their biggest marketing challenge. I recently ran a [...]... - 11 Ways to Get Smarter & Stay Current in ...23 January 2012, 12:41 pm
Online Marketing is all about information. And people. Making connections that solve marketing problems in today’s environment of social and technological innovation can be challenging. Like many readers of this blog, a big part of what I do as an Internet Marketer centers around being able to consume large amounts of information or better, the [...]...
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