Archive for July, 2008
Google Toolbar Page Rank Revision Coming
Was just reading Matt Cutt’s blog concerning the page rank feature on the Google Toolbar. Page rank isn’t what it used to be these days for obvious reasons but wanted you to be aware of the change:
Hey folks, I wanted to let you know that new toolbar PageRank values should become visible over the next [...]
Twitter drops thousands of followers from users and blogger’s are upset
As a regular Twitter user (follow vastplanet), I use Twitter throughout the day and night to update on important issues in Internet marketing, e-commerce and fun updates. The concept of Twitter is that it’s a micro-blogging platform so you can have friends that follow what you write and they have friends and so on. You [...]
Web Celebrities - Who are Top 100 Emerging Names?
Came across TechCult’s Top 100 Web Celebrities List and was very impressed. In the article they outline 1 - 100 with a short bio and photo. They focused on impact on the web whether positive or negative and narrowed the list from 200 to just 100. I found it to be an excellent read and [...]
Performance Marketing Alliance Board Members Announced
Just in on the board members for the Performance Marketing Alliance. I had the ability to vote for these and wanted to send my congratulations to the winners. I noticed some political under currents in the nominees so was curious to see the winners.
From email I received:
Congratulations to the following industry leaders who have [...]
Have Affiliate Network Manage your Affiliate Program or an OPM - Outsourced Program Manager?
Looking to compare having an Affiliate Network or Outsourced Program Management firm manage your Affiliate Program? Watch this video from Donna McCarthy of SearchMarketingGurus.com
As an avid affiliate marketing professional since 1999 and Outsourced Affiliate Management firm (OPM) I know the differences but thought this video would be a great aid in helping merchants decide [...]
Google Lively - Second Life Replacement or Strategy to Advertise Virtual Ads in a Real World?
I have been learning Second Life and so was very interested to check out the new Lively.com virtual world that launched from Google (beta mode). Normally, my first impression of Google jumping into an area is that it will be amazing and blow me away. In this case I really didn’t feel the “wow factor” [...]
Google adds privacy link to home page!
Interesting that for so many years we were always told by Google that we had to have a privacy policy link on web sites, landing pages, etc. and now Google has finally added one themselves. An excellent article in NY Times you can also read Google’s Privacy Policy
The word “privacy” now appears on Google’s home [...]
Internet Sales Tax Initiated on Location of Buyer vs. Seller in Washington State and Potential Effects on Small Business - Get Informed
An unfortunate thing has happened in the state of Washington on July 1st as they initiated a new Internet sales tax. Tax will be now collected based on the location of the buyer, not the location of the seller and this will create a significant change in how tax is collected. You can read more [...]