Jim Spanfeller, President and CEO of Forbes.com, who also happens to be treasurer of the Online Publishers Association and Chairman Emeritus of the Interactive Advertising Bureau spoke his mind on the state of the online advertising industry in a guest post at PaidContent.org.
Fake Steve Outed As Forbes’ Daniel Lyons
Remember Daniel Lyons, the guy who lambasted the blogosphere in a notorious October 2005 hit piece for Forbes? He’s been revealed as the voice of the Fake Steve Jobs blog.
Forbes Finds SEO Red Light District
SEO is a difficult topic for anybody new to the game. It’s proved especially difficult for Forbes, where an article about "Google Hell" had the experts shaking their heads. Not to rag too much on Forbes, the article did present an opportunity for clarification about Google’s supplemental index.
Forbes Pulls a Stupid; Bloghers Electra-fied
The first rule of Write Club is: do not anger the feminists. The second rule is: do not anger the blogosphere. And if you’re stupid enough to anger the feminists bloggers, be prepared for the beating of your life. A little evidence to back up what you’ve suspected for a long time should be saved for the poker game, not for Forbes readers.
Eurekster Sweeps Up Forbes Deal
The financial and business news site will implement Eurekster’s SwickiPublisher platform as Forbes dips a toe into social media.
Forbes on Mashups
What do Rachel Rosmarin and myself have in common? Well, she writes for industry-leading Forbes Magazine and I write/manage GISuser… big deal eh? [just kiddin around!]
Forbes Holding Exit Door For McNealy
Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy could be at a point where his work with Sun is complete, which makes one analyst believe the outspoken executive may depart the company.
Forbes Continues Its Blog Credibility Issues
Forbes magazine has long been seen as a major player in covering the world of business and finance. Their reporting is generally credible with excellent insight. Blogging as a communications tool continues to grow in the business world but for some reason, Forbes just can’t seem to get it right.
Financial Times Does a Forbes on Blogs
Oh dear. The Financial Times nearly “did a Forbes” with a feature story on Friday about blogs and business.
Bloggers Form Lynch Mobs, Prove Forbes Right
When I was younger, I loved the cheesy “When Animals Attack!” television shows that were the standard fare on FOX.