That’s right everybody, the word is just in: the Internet is cool! Aren’t you excited?
Edison Media Research finally revisited a 2002 study that left the Internet as the “least essential” medium after newspapers, television and radio, and the second coolest after television. In the “Internet and Multimedia 2007” study, the Internet gets a definite boost.
“Bad” Internet Words Include Blog, Wiki
A new study has found that the words “blog” and “wiki” tend to make people upset, as do “cookie” and “netiquette.” To be honest, I’m not sure what we – the owners of blogs, the users of wikis – are supposed to do with this information. But there you have it.
How Can You Teach Internet Marketing?
As someone who writes frequently about Internet marketing, I think of my audience as one of professionals—folks who already understand marketing (and probably Internet marketing) who want to keep up with the latest ideas. But what about new marketers, such as college students studying marketing? How are they learning Internet marketing? I learned marketing from a textbook, but can Internet marketing be learned that way?
Akamai Visualizes The Internet
The company unveiled a new website that shows how data travels across the Internet, and how certain events impact that flow.
Internet Marketing Long Tail Bashes the “80:20” Rule
Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson (also the editor of “The Long Tail: Why The Future of Business Is Selling Less of More”) was in Singapore last week for the Media Leaders Series and his Long Tail theory has put paid to Vilfredo Pareto’s 80:20 rule.
An except from the Long Tail reveals how pervasive the Long Tail is, and how it put the 80:20 rule on its head.
Meeting Ecast CEO Robbie Vann-Adib, Anderson is asked what percent of the top selling 10,000 digital music tracks are sold or rented at least once a month.
Internet Marketing Mostly Perseverance
A few months ago, I told the story of Imran Khan, who emigrated to the United States from Pakistan at age 30 and has risen to CMO of Internet lending powerhouse E-LOAN. One of my readers asked me to fill in even more of the story. In my original post, I mentioned that Imran had sent out 500 resumes without landing an internship offer, but I never explained how Imran got his first big break.
Internet Tax Ban Introduced In Senate
The Internet Tax Freedom Extension Act of 2007 was introduced in the Senate yesterday and would extend the current ban on Internet access taxes for another four years.
Mobile Internet Not Yet Mainstream
More than half (53%) of 16-to-24 year olds say they have used the mobile Internet and 36 percent say they do so at least once per week, according to a recent survey from Harris Interactive.
Lazy Internet Marketers Fail
The biggest obstacle that will stand in your path as you start and travel along your Internet Marketing journey can be encapsulated in one word: Laziness. Conquering it is key to reaching your money goals.
People keep asking me why I say that 90% of Internet Marketers drop out of the industry within 6 months.
Internet Video And Technology
Internet video continues to remain popular but what technology are people using to view the content? A new survey from ABI Research explores that question.