Thin-Slicing, Me, You, & Your Customers
You can thin-slice your way, and I’ll probably keep on thin-slicing in my way. What’s not in dispute is that I, you, and your customers will all continue to do so. (So will your friends, relatives, investors, and the police.)
Getting the Social Media Release All Wrong
After spending a week writing “Social Media Killed the Press Release Star,” which painstakingly explains in great detail the need to improve the content and overall relevance of PR and press releases as well as putting a microscope on why the hell a social media (or let’s just call it “an overhauled”) release WILL exist, people still don’t get it.
Where Websites Are Concerned, Less Is More
I chanced to find a most staggering item on Karen Blakeman’s Blog entitled UK Government to Close Down Web Sites.
Overcoming Blog Writer’s Block
Quality, compelling content that your target audience will read, digg and otherwise link to is the goal of most blog articles.
This in turn brings visitors to your blog, and might even attract a new subscriber or a lead or two.
But what happens when you sit down with your Red Bull, Coffee or other favorite writing beverage, ready to crank out some quality content, but can’t quite think of anything compelling to write about? Here are some of the things that I do that help me get over what my associates call “writers bloggage?”
Sydney Prepares For Its Google Close-Up
In their existence, Google Maps and Google Earth have displayed quite a few odd images. Prepare to see a lot more, courtesy of the citizens of Sydney, Australia. Google is going to take some new pictures of the area, and the search engine company has not only given the public a heads up – it’s encouraged them to put on a show for the cameras.
Wary Of MyBlogLog?
Last week, I mentioned something about my indoctrination into the MyBlogLog phenomenon and how the service – because of their established social network – could become one of the more popular blogger tools available, if they decide to leverage blog search like Bloglines or Technorati (MBL does have a search function, but if a blog […]
Start a Website Master Log
One of the simplest things a webmaster, who is running a web metrics package to track site statistics, can do to boost micro-conversions (clicked links, clicked ads, etc.) and macro-conversions (sales) is to start a master log of changes.
Google Plots On E-Books And Games
The new year finally seems to be on track, as new rumors about Google merrily bounced around the Internet, bringing tales of e-book distribution and in-game advertising with them.
Which Sites Have $10 Free Google Checkout Promo?
Download Squad’s Jordan Running took upon the task of discovering which stores, beyond the 15 listed on the promo page, are participating in Google Checkout’s deal that gives ten dollars off the first purchase a new Google Checkout user makes.
BBC, Google Video Near Deal
Want to find an old Monty Python clip? Or watch a Mr. Bean sketch? Odds are that you can do so at Google Video, even though the BBC never gave its permission. This story isn’t about some impending lawsuit, though – reports indicate that “the Beeb” wants to strike a deal with Google and make even more content available.