After A Little Crowd Control
Lost in the crowd?I’m constantly amazed by the sheer numbers of people on Twitter that follow you back just to keep you as a number.Yesterday I reduced the number of people that I was following by over...
View ArticleThat Crash You Hear Is The Death Of Social Networking
That crash you hear is the death of social networking.Those were the first words out of Sara’s mouth as I read aloud the highlights from the Wall Street Journals “revelations” that Facebook, MySpace,...
View ArticleAdvertising for Arrington
If theres one thing that no business can survive without, it’s customers and if I were a hosting company looking for some big name clients I’d be looking to get sites like TechCrunch on board.I can...
View ArticleWinExtra’s Daily Brief #2 Capturing A Double Rainbow
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyzroQyiB9o We're posting today's WinExtra Daily Brief a little late as Steven got bogged down in the video production side of things because we wanted to vastly improve...
View ArticleWait, What Debate? – Dr. Pepper Facebook Advert Ignites Evolution Debate
Via Mashable comes word of how the Dr. Pepper advert below set off a debate about evolution that, as I write this, has garnered over 24,319 likes, 2314 shares and more than 3,300 comments. Why? The...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Series – #TheNextBigThing
Disclosure: Sponsored PostIf you’re a geek like me, or simply not an American, then you probably didn’t watch the Super Bowl and didn’t get to see Paul Rudd and Seth Rogan team up to pitch ideas for...
View ArticleGoogle Advertising Chromebooks on Chrome’s Most Visited Tab
I just spotted this advert for Chromebooks on the “Most visited” tab of one of my Google Chrome installations (v 24.01312.57 m).The advert didn’t appear on the laptop I have with me (same version...
View ArticleFacebook’s Cheap Ass Valentines Day Gift Suggestions
I don’t know who set the pricing range on Facebook’s Valentines Day Gift suggestions, but I’m fairly sure that most people would find a last minute $5 gift card for Starbucks to be more offensive than...
View ArticleMale Gamers Only?
I typically ignore ads that appear on my own blog. I’m almost blind to such ads, beyond checking for suitably, but this advert for Wartune (an online MMORPG that pays strong fealty to World Of Warcraft...
View ArticleWinExtra’s Daily Brief #2 Capturing A Double Rainbow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyzroQyiB9oWe’re posting today’s WinExtra Daily Brief a little late as Steven got bogged down in the video production side of things because we wanted to vastly improve...
View ArticleBad Choice of Words Automattic
If you haven’t already heard WordPress.com users will soon be able to monetize their blogs as Automattic has formed an advertising partnership with Federated Media which they are pimping as WordAds.No...
View ArticleWait, What Debate? – Dr. Pepper Facebook Advert Ignites Evolution Debate
Via Mashable comes word of how the Dr. Pepper advert below set off a debate about evolution that, as I write this, has garnered over 24,319 likes, 2314 shares and more than 3,300 comments. Why? The...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Series – #TheNextBigThing
Disclosure: Sponsored PostIf you’re a geek like me, or simply not an American, then you probably didn’t watch the Super Bowl and didn’t get to see Paul Rudd and Seth Rogan team up to pitch ideas for...
View ArticleGoogle Advertising Chromebooks on Chrome’s Most Visited Tab
I just spotted this advert for Chromebooks on the “Most visited” tab of one of my Google Chrome installations (v 24.01312.57 m).The advert didn’t appear on the laptop I have with me (same version...
View ArticleFacebook’s Cheap Ass Valentines Day Gift Suggestions
I don’t know who set the pricing range on Facebook’s Valentines Day Gift suggestions, but I’m fairly sure that most people would find a last minute $5 gift card for Starbucks to be more offensive than...
View ArticleMale Gamers Only?
I typically ignore ads that appear on my own blog. I’m almost blind to such ads, beyond checking for suitably, but this advert for Wartune (an online MMORPG that pays strong fealty to World Of Warcraft...
View ArticleAn Exercise In How Not To Sell Online Advertising Space
This was my “happy face” after the call.If you sell anything, especially in the online advertising space, read the following and learn from it. Never make the mistakes this girl made, not even once!A...
View ArticleBuy My Volvo – This Is How An Art Director Sells A Car
Fancy turning crank with a built-in safety bladder. Pelvis straps and an oblong chrome nipple! How could I resist?If I were living in Malmö I might just consider parting with the 7000 Kronor ($1064)...
View ArticleMaybe there was a gas leak during proof reading?
Browsing YouTube a while back I came across this little advert for Bord Gáis Energy (Irish Natural Gas suppliers) and their “Big Switch” campaign to have Irish households switch away from electricity...
View ArticleRSS Advertising on blank posts! Sponsored by FAIL!
I’ve got absolutely nothing against advertising appearing at the bottom of posts in RSS feeds (I use them myself), but what really gets me wound up tighter than a homophobes asshole in a gay bar, is...
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