I am a Chicago Cubs fan. There, I admit it. For those unaware, the Cubs this season are celebrating (?) their 100th year without winning baseball’s World Series. I even…
Read MoreMonth: July 2008
Internet marketing forces you to confront reality
My dad once told me that he believes that stale cake has no calories. (I think that he has a similar rule for ice cream scraped from the inside lid…
Read MoreWhy search marketers can safely ignore Cuil
Don’t look now, but another Google killer has just been released. I know, I know, we’ve seen all sorts of attempts before, but several people writing to me told me…
Read MoreReasons to Avoid Social Media
David Meerman Scott has a good post on Web Ink Now that discusses how we try to find reasons to avoid the inevitability of social media. David talks about how…
Read MoreFriends, Acquaintances, and Followers
I have lots of friends. Well, at least Facebook tells me I do. I don’t think I’ve ever asked anyone to be my friend on Facebook (certainly no more than…
Read MoreWhen will U.S. mobile web usage take off?
Tim Peter has unearthed an interesting study on Web usage for mobile phones, which leads him to the conclusion that people use their mobile phones to surf the Web in…
Read MoreSmall businesses need the Internet
As the U.S. economy continues to cause businesses to worry, they are more and more open to trying something new. Small businesses, especially, have been slower to adopt Internet marketing…
Read MoreSocial search just got serious
I’ve written in the past that these upstart new search engines won’t unseat Google, and nothing about Delver changes my mind. However, I do think Delver is worth watching, because…
Read MoreThere’s too much Internet in Internet marketing
Tomorrow I am going to drive for a few hours to install a new computer for my in-laws. We ordered it delivered to our house. My wife installed all the…
Read MoreSkinflint keyword estimation redux
In June, I wrote a post on estimating keyword demand, based on a procedure Bill Hunt and his team worked out. But we found a way to streamline the procedure…
Read More