Madison AdFed Presentation and Resources
Well, I just finished delivering a presentation for the Madison, Wisconsin Advertising Federation.
MySpace Looks To Dethrone ‘Spam King’
MySpace has filed a federal lawsuit against well-known spammer, Scott Richter also known as the “Spam King” for the reputation he has earned. The suit filed in the Central District of California, says Richter’s companies OptInRealBig, CPA Empire and Media Breakaway are responsible for millions of MySpace bulletins being sent through its system between July and December of last year.
Online Music Sales Reached $2 Billion In 2006
Digital music sales in 2006 doubled over the previous year. As did the number of songs made available online. Record labels have become somewhat more comfortable as they continue to try and find the right combination of distribution models along with digital music products.
SEMPO Opens Online Institute For Marketers
People who have an interest in search marketing can learn or refine their skills over the Internet as the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization launches its training arm, SEMPO Institute.
Lycos, PlayPhone Offer Up Mobile Content
Lycos has announced the launch of its new mobile marketplace. PlayPhone, Inc., a company that specializes in direct-to-consumer wireless distribution, will power the online store.
High-Capacity Photon Storage
Scientists at the University of Rochester have stored an entire image-worth of data within a single photon, promising unsurpassed quantities of data storage for the era of quantum computing that lies before us.
Europeans Buying More Online
Europeans are spending more time online and many are shopping online as well. Since they are spending more time online they are also purchasing more items.
High Quality Relevant Links & the Trust Box
I have seen two great posts about link building in the past few days. One of these is by Jim Boykin on the limitations of link bait, and the other is by Eric Ward at the Search Engine Land blog about the "Circle of Trust".
Pay $3 And Keep A Cheap Fare
Farecast has dropped the price of its new Fare Guard service from $9.95 to $3, but the change only lasts until February 1st.
AdSense Soon To See More Video
Content from Sony BMG and Warner Music Group will receive a dose of video advertising from Google and made available for publishers in the AdSense Network.