Just some thoughts from a post by Jason Calacanis about the good Wikipedia could do for the world if it donated ad revenue money, and then Fred Wilson’s response pointing out in the comments of Jason’s post that people hate ads, and Jason himself.
Things Designers Should Know About IT People
Sometimes I think designers and programmers couldn’t be more opposite. At Agency Fusion our success depends on bringing these two worlds together but it sometimes feels like we’re trying to mix oil and water.
People Want Their Internet TV
With so much talk about user generated content, video blogging, and Google’s acquisition of YouTube, the destinations for video watchers provided by major media names tend to get lost in the shuffle.
MySpace Sees Old People
More than half of the users on young, hip, advertising magnet MySpace may be older than 35, a revelation that could be damaging to Fox Interactive Media’s attempts to demand premium rates for ads aimed at what has been touted as a young demographic.
Rocketboom’s Ad Policy Returns Power To People
Andrew Baron of Rocketboom fame may have sealed his position as an advertising visionary. His approach, detailed during a keynote address at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo, had everyone buzzing. A $20,000 discount for likeable commercials? Disney should shoot for an audience of 10,000?
People More Interesting than Memes, Echos…
I just spent some time cleaning up my Bloglines subscriptions. I was finishing up my daily ritual of reading various blogs and new sources when I realized how sucky it felt.
Microsoft Says Let My People Go
If they don’t have reasonably unfettered Internet access at work, younger jobseekers may look for an employer with less draconian policies.
Leads Too Valuable For Sales People Alone
David Meerman Scott’s blog post, “Sales Leads Are too Valuable for Sales People,” is worth a read. He shows the folly of marketers who throw sales leads over the wall and expect sales people to catch them.
Where Were the PR People at Vloggercon?
The past weekend – not the last one, but the weekend before – I went to Vloggercon.
Stop Annoying People With Your Newsletter
I read a lot of newsletters. Some are great and some are not so great. I put together this article to highlight the five mistakes I see most often in other people’s newsletters.