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February 21st, 2008

Microsoft adExcellence Launched For UK Advertisers

All of the three major search engines now have an accreditation program which, once completed, allows an individual or advertising agency to bow their chest out to prospective clients and rightfully so…
The latest addition to these offerings is Microsoft’s adExcellence becoming available in the UK. [H/T to Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Land.]
As Brad Geddes […]

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February 18th, 2008

eBay Boycott Began Today

This appears to be a lesson in how to pi** off the most folks in the shortest period of time… outside of politics :)
I say this because something piqued my interest (a phone call from Auction Success Group which is now another topic for another time) so I decided to do some research and wound […]

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February 16th, 2008

ContentNext Media Job Boards

If you’re in the job market and your field is either digital media or mobile related, ContentNext has supplied you with a number of job boards to browse with global coverage.
“ContentNext is an independent media and information company based in Santa Monica, California, covering the business of digital media.”
PaidContent.org Job Listings;
“The digital world’s most […]

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February 15th, 2008

QuadrantOne - Major US Newspaper Online Ad Partnership

Four major U.S. newspaper chains, publishing papers including The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times, launched an online advertising network today offering advertisers the means to book national campaigns through one portal, that will have a reach of as many as 50 million people a month across the […]

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February 11th, 2008

Participation Details For Sun Sponsored $1Million Innovation Awards Program

We looked into this a few weeks ago and the specifics hadn’t been posted… they are now.
Directly from Sun’s site;
Open Source Communities Announce Participation Details For Sun Sponsored $1Million Innovation Awards Program
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAVA), and the GlassFish, NetBeans, OpenJDK, OpenOffice.org, OpenSolaris and OpenSPARC communities announced details on how developers and community members can […]

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February 9th, 2008

Online Lead Generation Best Practices

I think it’s cool that someone, anyone, finds the worthiness of setting ethical, good conduct guidelines of any type! Certainly there are some organizations that could make use of a positive power of example…
IAB Defines Online Lead Generation Best Practices for U.S.-Based Advertisers and Publishers
Reflects Interactive Industry’s Commitment to Consumer Privacy and Protection
New York, NY […]

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February 8th, 2008

New CrunchBoard Job Board

If you’re about to begin a job search in these fields;
Architecture and Engineering
Arts, Design, Entertainment, and Media
Business Operations
Computer and Information Technology
Engineering / Technical Services
Internet
Management and Executive
Sales and Marketing
You might want to visit TechCrunch’s new CrunchBoard.

Very quickly conjured up in partnership with Personforce after being unceremoniously abandoned by their previous supplier Edgeio by way of LookSmart, […]

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January 30th, 2008

Advertise For Free On Workboxers?

No, I don’t think so…
Besides the obvious ramifications with the good folks who’ve busted their butts to put b5media together and make it work within their business model - it would simply pi** me off to think that someone is trying to get over on the comment system!
With the caveat that I might be wrong, […]

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January 29th, 2008

Google Content Network Tips

Feng, a member of the Inside Adwords crew, posted these on the 24th of January. I think they’re most worthy of passing on… thanks Feng.
Google Content Network Tips: Optimizing for a content network audience

Create separate search and content campaigns.
This will allow you to:

Optimize your ad groups and ad text specifically for content pages.
Target different audiences. […]

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January 29th, 2008

The ABA Wants To Keep This A Secret From Us!

Which is exactly why I’m going to pass it on…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, specifically Corynne McSherry and Eric Goldman, posted this today;
ABA IP Section Quietly Considering Anti-Consumer Proposals to Regulate Keyword Advertising
Think quickly! Don’t look down and then tell me what you think it is…
Anti-Consumer proposals to regulate keyword advertising? Who would do such a […]

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January 26th, 2008

Is Google Bidding? Think About It…

A number of folks don’t think Google will be bidding or will be bidding to win in the FCC’s 700 Mhz auction. I think this article from Reuters out of Davos offers us some insight…
Google CEO Predicts Mobile Ad ‘Revolution’
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of […]

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January 26th, 2008

Spamford Must Have Cloned Himself - Right?

That’s what I think eh? I mean, who, in their right mind, would defy a court’s permanent injunction (other than a Congressman)?
Or… sub-titled: To Avoid Repaying What You Stole Simply Swear An Inability To Pay!
From The Register; “Spamford Wallace’s MySpace riches come under attack”
“Anybody who says crime doesn’t pay obviously hasn’t talked to Sanford Wallace. […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Write For Developer Shed

I love a chain of events that leads to something worthwhile…
From originally discovering a new resource, for me, to receiving a positive comment from Jessie about this new resource (SEO Chat), to doing a bit of research and finding who is behind this, we have;
Write For Developer Shed
And it somehow feels instantly worthwhile to consider […]

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January 21st, 2008

Another Million Dollars In Prizes - For You?

Sun Announces Open Source Community Innovation Awards Program
Multi-year Program Expected to Payout Millions to Foster Global Community-based Innovation
SANTA CLARA, CA December 5, 2007: “Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: JAVA), today announced a multi-year program called the Open Source Community Innovation Awards Program, which will foster innovation and recognize some of the most interesting initiatives within Sun-sponsored […]

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January 19th, 2008

Making Money Online Has A Bigger Picture

I’m going to imagine that almost every citizen is well aware of the economic talk of pending recession in the United States. Really, you’d no doubt have to live in a very deep, dark cavern not to know of the “other shoe” that’s about to drop.
Yet, simultaneously, billions of dollars are being tossed around the […]

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