I recently switched to an iPhone, and am sad. I’m sad i didn’t get one sooner, but also a bit sad at innocence lost. Every giant leap in technology is a little like loosing a piece of innocence and the iPhone has simply changed how much I can be connected and in touch with family,…
I have been promoting the Microsoft adCenter affiliate program since its inception, and made some great commissions off of it. After $900 in earnings promoting the Microsoft adcenter PPC program, the affiliate managers began changing service options, restricting usage, playing coy with their loyal affiliates, cancelling the program twice, and finally terminating all payouts in…
Here are the alleged tax proposals under a Barack Obama and McCain presidency. These figures were taken from the Americans for Tax Reform website and are not guaranteed to be accurate. I do not vote on a candidate based solely on the amount they wish to change taxes, and there are many factors to look…
Focus on what you do best. MySpace receives 95 Percent of Ad Revenues from only 9 Countries. The top countries clicking on social networking ads were not named but we have a good idea of which ones bring the most users susceptible to advertising . The countries are likely: United States UK Japan Germany France…
I was reading through my 50+ subscribed feeds in Google Reader and found a blog post about consumption and material items. It reminds me of a lesson: money can buy some comfort, but material items don’t bring happiness. The more stuff you own, the more it tends to own you. The things you own have…
What do Microsoft and Seinfeld have in common? They both peaked in the late 1990’s. Below is a video of the partnership of Microsoft, and Jerry Seinfeld, who was reportedly paid $10 million to do these ad spots. There is something strange about Microsoft’s advertising agency, they really try hard to copy apple, but fail…
Google Webmaster Tools can now display on your igoogle.com homepage. This is a huge competitive advantage for google, as having your website stats on your start page is convenient and helpful. One more reason to use google.com/ig for your homepage – I do. GWT is the only location that shows accurate link count data and…
Google just released Ad Manager, their custom ad serving tool. This slick program allows you to serve different ads on your site through one interface. So for example if you have sold targeted ads for 1/3 of your pages you can display your own ads, and the rest can be adsense/doubleclick backfill. This gives you…
Pepperjam Network is a new affiliate network that has won over the affiliate marketing world. They have taken the best features of Commission Junction, Linkshare, Connect Commerce and created a great affiliate platform with personalized service and true customer support. To inspire new users and existing publishers, Pepperjam is offering bloggers $10 for every post…
I have used Twitter.com for several months and love it. I have found real value in public microblogging and consider it an important part of social media marketing. Follow me at Twitter.com/Cvos Checking my account today I saw this unique color collage from my random followers. These people created unique color shifted avatars to increase…