July 2008
29 posts
xRank Microsoft Live Search or People Rank →
Microsoft now has a new (to me) search feature called xRank that tracks notable people and attempts to put them in order for you. In typical list fashion it shows moving trends and position…
IMAP and never look back →
In part of my posting about the importance of backups and restoring my own machine I have come across a few tips, some obvious, that I wanted to share. I now use IMAP for all my email addresses…
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us - Tribe Community →
Seth Godin is inviting potential readers of his new book Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us to join a private invite only social network. If you pre-buy the book and send in a copy of your…
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is...”
– Mark Twain (via -kristen) (via nowdothis)
Interview: Randy Peterson - SES 2008 San Jose Q&A →
I had the chance to interview Randy Peterson of P&G for his upcoming participation in Search Engine Strategies 2008: San Jose where he will be speaking on the Keynote Roundtable: “Why…
YouAre.com - Microblogging service →
I am trying out youare.com which is another microblogging service which is now in private beta (you can sign up directly on the site). You can follow me here. In testing out yet another…
Penny Pranks - Office Max ad campaign →
I am not sure why but I find this new ad campaign by Office Max to be pretty funny. They sent a guy around NYC to try to pay for things in pennies.
I think what is funnier is…
Citibank Mobile - not for Tmobile →
Citibank Mobile does not support Tmobile. I have been a Citibank customer for quite some time and know that they rolled out the mobile platform some years ago. In that time they have come…
Tip of the day: Forget your login info?
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When you forget your login info to a site (and lets face it, this happens a lot) the site should send you a LINK to their site along with your credentials so that you can log back in very easily. Simply sending your login and password is great - but without a link you have to type everything in.
Is this lazy? Yes. Would this be easy to implement and be helpful to...
Interview: Erik Qualman - SES 2008 San Jose Q&A →
EriK Qualman is a Search Engine Watch Expert and the Global VP of Online Marketing for EF Education. He will be speaking on the upcoming panel at Search Engine Strategies 2008: San…
Interview: Eric Qualman - SES 2008 San Jose Q&A →
Eric Qualman is a Search Engine Watch Expert and the Global VP of Online Marketing for EF Education. He will be speaking on the upcoming panel at Search Engine Strategies 2008: San…
What can you buy for five dollars? →
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Search Engine Strategies 2008 - San Jose... →
San Jose will be host to the SES 2008 conference for the 10th year August 18th-22nd 2008. SES is a worldwide conference and expo targeted to those in the search space and this year
Search Engine Strategies 2008 - Sane Jose... →
San Jose will be host to the SES 2008 conference for the 10th year August 18th-22nd 2008. SES is a worldwide conference and expo targeted to those in the search space and this year
Strange Maps: Domain Country →
elgaffney:
The size of the domain ending is based on the population of the country via Noah
Links Roundup 07/19/08 →
I have not done a marketing and technology links roundup in awhile and I have a number of items to post and no time to write about all of them. So here are a few things that came across my…
Momofuku Ko - Worth it →
I was lucky enough to get to go to Momofuku Ko this evening for my birthday invited by Jessica. I have written about Momofuku Ko before and how their unique reservation system and…
Thanks for the birthday wishes Facebook! →
Yesterday was my birthday and I would just like to thank Facebook for reminding all of my friends who IM’d, wrote on my wall, emailed, sent someecards, snail mailed, sent …
Smarter login - Instapaper →
Online bookmarking site Instapaper has a very smart login screen if you try to login without an account - it of course denies the login, but then intelligently asks if you would like to create an…
A Challenge: What would you do with 750K Users →
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I had the opportunity to work with Darren Herman who leads the digital media team at the Media Kitchen. Darren is an entrepreneur himself and is always looking…
Where you can find me on the web →
A quick post to update you with the latest places you can find me:
My Blog Marketing.fm Twitter My comments My Pictures My shared Google…
Zoomii.com - Ultimate Amazon.com Mashup →
I just checked out Zoomii.com which is an online bookstore that lets your browse bookshelves filled with books from Amazon.com by section as if you were in a bookstore. I have found that the…
NY Tech Meetup 070108 →
I went to the July 1st NY Tech Meetup last week and got a chance to see some interesting new companies present. They are each linked below with a brief description:
Transclick.net
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Get your creative juices flowing - or buy them... →
Originally found at AdPulp
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Web Dude vs. Sales Guy →
The hilarious video embedded below has been making the rounds on the Internet and I thought I would share it with you all here. If you have ever had to call in to tech support you may find humor in…
RollingStone.com now has widgets →
Rolling Stone now has widgets of its own bringing you news and information from your favorite band. See example of embeddable Coldplay widget below.
Hosted and…
Ask.com outsources maps to Microsoft Virtual Earth →
Ask.com will now have outsourced maps using the Microsoft Virtual Earth Maps. I see this as an interested move for Ask because of how widespread mapping has become as a play for Google, Microsoft,…
TinyURL now has ability for a custom alias - new... →
TinyURL is a service that allows you to change a website that contains a long string of characters down into a bite sized link that can be shared via email or Twitter without worrying about…
Google improves indexing Flash pages →
Image via WikipediaAlthough they claimed it was possible in the past Google has now stated they are indexing and crawling Flash content in a new and improved way.
We’ve improved…