Business The Net
This post was guest blogged by Alan Johnson, the author of The Online Business Handbook. Since we have our very own John Chow as a perfect example of a person who has chosen to make defying Google an important part of his business model, let’s try to find out if this strategy is recommended for everyone or if that is […]
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Fine Dining
Last night, Sarah and I were went to dinner at Michael Mina with Allen Young and his wife. Allen is a long time reader and when he heard that I was coming to San Fran for Ad:Tech, he rung me up and offered the invite to what is arguably the best restaurant in all of San Francisco, if not the […]
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The Net
Alexa did a revamp of its ranking system last night. The makeover saw the rankings of many blogs take a tumble. This blog went from the 5,000 range all the way down to 17,088. What did Alexa change to create this drastic drop for many bloggers? Data from More Sources In the past, the Alexa ranking was generated from users […]
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Fine Dining
Last night Kontera Technology took us to the Salt House restaurant for a mega 11 course tasting menu. Salt House is San Francisco’s newest hot spot. The 75 seat restuarant is housed in an old printing press warehouse built in the 1930’s. Salt House serves contemporary American fare ranging from raw bar plateaus to house made charcuterie, appetizers and heartier […]
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Technology The Net
Here’s a video from some of the interviews I did with the Ad:Tech exhibitors. There are hundreds of the exhibitors on the Ad:Tech show floor so there’s no way I’ll be able to feature them all. The following companies are featured in the video. OffShoring.com IZEA Kontera eZanga Click Forensics 2008 Web Award XY7.com Ad Shuffle
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Business The Net
After a two year gap since the last edition of AdSense Secrets, my buddy Joel Comm has finally released AdSense Secrets Version 4. The fourth edition of AdSense Secrets is the definitive work on Google’s AdSense advertising system. Joel has fully updated his best seller so you can take advantage of every change Google has made over the past two […]
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Ramblings Technology The Net Videos
Here’s a quick video I put together from the Ad:Tech show floor. This will be the first of a bunch of videos I will be posting. I took a ton of footage with the little Flip and I’ll go through them later to figure out what to keep and what to throw away. The Ad:Tech show floor is quite a […]
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Technology The Net
We’re live at Ad:Tech San Francisco. This is my first time “live blogging.” At this moment, we’re at a keynote roundtable call The Art of Conversation – Building Great Brands in the Digital Age. There are five panelist on the stage plus one moderator. The hall is very big. I estimate there are at least 1,500 people in this room […]
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