Getting Strangers to Talk About YOU, Godin’s Way

Are you trying to get some attention? Not a simple task these days… Some of the world’s smartest people keep their secrets tight to their chest. Not Seth Godin. Seth is full of marketing genius and you can learn a bunch by watching him. One of his new ventures is called Squidoo.

Tuning Into Mobile Music

U.S. consumers continue to buy mobile phones that can play music, but only a small number use the feature according to a report from JupiterResearch called "Mobile Music: Target Impulse Purchases and Purchasers for Over-The-Air Downloads."

NY Post: Buy Sites, Not AdWords

The New York Post's been a bit down on giving Google money for paid search lately. It may not be surprising to you that the NYP might be a little one-sided on this issue, even unnecessarily snarky, but there is, at least, an interesting concept presented: buying sites with good natural rankings to avoid AdWords altogether.

Google Buys GrandCentral?

Rumors are spreading that Google acquired GrandCentral, and the company supposedly sold for around $50 million.  The company, by the way, allows its customers to get “One Number...for Life - a number that’s not tied to a phone or a location - but tied to you.”