When is it time to quit adding on to your website, and instead think about starting over. A Caryl Felicetta post at revenews takes on that question. …More...
Google Checkout, aka the PayPal-killer, made its debut last night. I’m most surprised by the name honestly. Google has been going the very generic route lately (Analytics, …More...
It was a strange convergence of sports geekdom and the high-stakes athlete endorsement world. The NBA draft had progressed to the second round, a few hours after …More...
We’ve all done it. Searched for our name on Google to see what shows up. If you haven’t, I’m guessing you’re either leaving to do it now …More...
The value of character blogs – which are usually authored by a fictitious character, brand or toy – is an ongoing debate among marketing and communications professionals. …More...
Think your workforce is buttoned-down when it comes to network security? After all, your employees probably have signed an “end-user computing agreement.” Upon threat of job loss, …More...
Automattic announced this week the Automattic Support Network which will provide enterprise-level support for large-scale users of WordPress and WordPress MU (multi user). WordPress is a popular …More...
Robert Coen, a leading Internet prognosticator for Universal McCann, has increased his growth estimate for Internet ad spending in the United States. According to a MediaPost story …More...
If you are looking for a way to increase the effectiveness of your website, I have one piece of advice: rich media. Rich media is an industry …More...
You don’t buy the whole produce department to get the fruit you really want. You don’t buy every novel at Barnes & Noble to make sure you’ll …More...
Really, if you want to get that type of money, I wouldn’t suggest Moola as a starting point. Moola, still in beta, is a Web1.0 site disguised …More...
The need for a physical bank location to transact day-to-day business seems to diminish every year. ATM machines are ubiquitous as a source of cash or information. …More...
In yesterday’s post I discussed the increasing move by many companies to online marketing. That same report mentions that only 38 percent of marketers are happy with …More...
Online communities will inevitably stir up disagreements and controversies, and Wikipedia is one of the best examples. The New York Times reported recently on Wikipedia’s various policies …More...
Rendr is a nifty html rapid prototyping site, with it you can quickly mash out some code and view the changes in real time. The fact …More...
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is too often given less attention than it deserves in website design. That’s unfortunate because time invested up front on optimizing a site …More...
I grew up in North Dakota and Minnesota, where football—American football—is king throughout the fall. And, baseball and golf takes center spotlight in the summer. However, now …More...
A new report from Blackfriars Communication (via MarketingVOX) shows many marketers continuing to rapidly increase the proportion of their budget spent online. According to Carl Howe, who …More...
Need to make a really big marketing decision? Fire up an Excel spreadsheet (and grab some antacid tablets). That’s what a majority of executives do, according to …More...
Television sports programming grew even more complex Wednesday as the Big Ten announced its new national network, scheduled to debut in August 2007. Through a partnership with …More...
I wasn’t disappointed with the Stanley Cup Championship or with Game 7. The whole tournament was great. I was disappointed I couldn’t hear the game. Returning yesterday …More...
How can marketers rise above the clutter? Try advertising your commercials, sports highlights or movie trailers from 1,000 feet up, on an enormous blimp with a 70-by-30 …More...
I’m not trying to start a series of “Why Didn’t I Think of That” posts, but I couldn’t resist sharing nycgarbage.com. Justin Gignac is a 25-year …More...
It’s sites like the iTunes Signature Maker that keep me feeling young every day. My curiosity drives me to find new, fun stuff to play with and …More...
Last week, Sundog released a new software development tool that was derived from several years of integration development. This early release of the Sundog Database Refactoring Tool …More...
Big.com is such a simple, easy and brilliant idea that a lot of people are going to look at it and say, “now why didn’t I think …More...
It hardly seems possible that, until recently, Google was not indexing the New York Times. But as Search Engine Watch reports, the Times is making a serious …More...
Over the past three months, I’ve taken a different outlook on life and been much more interested in not only getting healthier, but also improving other areas …More...
Lunch hour? Bah hamburger! Two studies show that more American workers are squeezing more work into their day and shortening up their lunch “hour.” So why do …More...
As I mentioned in a recent post, online marketing in China is growing fast. Another recent article in eMarketer confirms this and reports online advertising is expected …More...
If you’re an agency working for one of the nation’s largest marketers like General Mills, can you have your Cheerios and eat them, too? Based on the …More...
Netscape.com launched a beta version of its user submitted news site today. Again, I’m not quite sure if I can entirely get myself to frequent sites like …More...
Earlier this week, the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash., began online streaming of its two daily editorial meetings. Anyone – including the newspaper’s competitors – can sign on …More...
It seems lately that I can’t go more than a few days without hearing about another case of a laptop being stolen that contains personal data for …More...
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I teach a communications class every spring semester at a local college. This January, I polled my class and asked the question, “How many of you are …More...
The breakup of Knight-Ridder newspapers is nearly complete following Wednesday’s announcement that McClatchy Co. has sold five newspapers. The newspapers impacted by Wednesday’s news are in Ohio, …More...
The Internet is still a bit of the frontier when it comes to advertising dollars, but similar to the days of the Wild West, it seems to …More...
When I began studying Chinese a couple of years ago, there were only a few good learning methods. You could either read a book and study diligently, …More...
Blogging is about regularly sharing your thoughts and ideas with others. While there has been a great deal of industry talk about some big agency names that …More...
Related to yesterday’s post on the newspaper business, there were a couple of interesting follow-up stories today. According to a New York Times article, the tide is …More...
Gathering candid, genuine employee feedback is challenging for most organizations (both large and small). Management teams often implement the classic employee suggestion box – which is usually …More...
Today, Google announced Google Spreadsheet and began taking emails from people interested in getting an invite. It seems after the Google Analytics mess, they’ve learned their lesson …More...
How is consumer use of Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) impacting the economics of television advertising? More than you might expect. In a recent article in New York …More...
Is the glass half full or half empty? When you look at the newspaper business, it seems it can be viewed either way. On the positive side, …More...
After seeing the amount of comment spam increase lately, we’ve decided to take the next step and require membership in order to post a comment. We hope …More...
It seems I always end up either starting a post that I never finish or collecting a pile of URLs I want to write about and don’t. …More...
It’s summer here in Fargo (Sundog headquarters). That also means thunderstorm and tornado season. In spite of those images you may have seen of a frozen, barren …More...
In a post last week, I mentioned that in spite of all the competition from the Web and other entertainment sources, TV still has the ability to …More...
