At the session "Reviving A Failed PPC Campaign" the speakers discussed how to turn around a failed paid search campaign.(Coverage of the SMX East conference will continue at Murdok Videos. Keep an eye on Murdok for more notes and videos from the event this week.)
Has the DRM Free Experiment Failed?
The last year has been filled with announcement after announcement marking the end of DRM. DRM-free pioneer eMusic was thriving.
EMI dropped DRM across its entire catalog.
Cosmos 1 Boosters Failed, Says Project
The $4 million USD attempt to place a solar space craft into orbit falls back to Earth due to mechanical failure.
Failed Journey of the Cosmos 1
The Cosmos 1 blasted out of a Russian submarine yesterday but failed to reach orbit after rocket boosters shut off 83 seconds into the launch. Most fear the mission is over for the time being.
Rebuilding failed Linux software RAID
Recently I had a hard drive fail. It was part of a Linux software RAID 1 (mirrored drives), so we lost no data, and just needed to replace hardware. However, the raid does requires rebuilding. A hardware array would usually automatically rebuild upon drive replacement, but this needed some help.
Why Your Ad Failed
So you spent good money on an ad, put it in a magazine or newspaper, and waited patiently for phone calls that didn’t materialize. You’re upset: you feel that you’ve wasted money and time, and now you’re convinced that advertising doesn’t work.
The Business Failed, But Did You?
Q: After years of dreaming about starting my own business, I finally took the plunge a little over a year ago. To say the least, my dream quickly became a nightmare. The business didn’t do nearly as well as I had hoped. I ran out of money within six months and had to take out a second mortgage on my house just to keep things going. I have now closed the business and am left with a pile of bills that will probably put me in personal bankruptcy. I don’t mean to take it out on you, but instead of telling people how great having your own business is all the time you should also warn them that starting a business is not easy and can be devastating when things go wrong. — Gene K.
Anatomy of a Failed Press Release
I received an interesting press release last night: “FIRST AMERICAN MUSLIM TV CHANNEL ANNOUNCED BY BRIDGES NETWORK. CHANNEL EXPECTED TO DEBUT SUMMER 2004,” blared the headline.