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  • ASW West: I’m The Kid Who Sits Outside - I’m getting ready to fly to vegas this Sunday for Affiliate Summit West.. But I’m still not old enough and can’t even get into the show! After 3 years of flying to Affiliate Summits and pondering with Shawn Collins EVERY SHOW about getting in it really frustrates me. Couldn’t he spend $60 and buy wristbands [...]
  • Where I’ve Been - I’ve received numerous e-mails lately from fellow marketers where I am, What I’m up to and why I’m not blogging. Well I’ve just been extremely busy with my partner Ryan Eagle building our private network EWA. Ryan and I launched EWA in February and have been growing the network since. We’ve kept our business model [...]
  • How to make money on Facebook with Local Ads - Not talking about affiliate ad network offers, but making money on facebook advertising serving the thousands of business that are in your neighborhood. Most of the dentists, lawyers, roofing contractors, cosmetic surgeons and other professional service firms are spending a few thousand a month on yellow page advertising. Most of that money is flushed down [...]
  • Talk like an idiot or an entrepreneur - Linguists have done studies finding that executives and entrepreneurs use a wholly different vocabulary. If your words are a reflection of the inner workings of your brain– in the same way that a microphone with a reversed current becomes a speaker– then we can analyze the language of successful people to determine how their brains [...]
  • Where I’ve been - I’m a speaker at Affiliate Convention, which is in Denver from June 17-20th. The topic that I’m speaking on is “Representing the Interests of Affiliates”, where I’ll cover the key issues that affiliates deal with and how to deal with them. As an affiliate, you’re probably a one man (or one woman) show, so [...]
  • I’ve been busy..But I’m back - Wow.. It’s been a few months since a last post and I finally have a minute to let everybody know what I’m doing. Recently I’ve been staying home and restructuring things and focusing on the old fashion affiliate business model (just me, myself, and I getting stuff done :)) It’s doing well and it’s really [...]
  • Going to Endeavor conference in India - My friend Vivek Bhargava runs an outsourced PPC agency in India. He has been selected as a finalist in Endeavor, which provides support and access to local entrepreneurs. For example, the heads of companies like McKinsey and Tata are there. Will be great to see the opportunity to expand our on a [...]
  • SEO Consultant Fakery: Part II - A month ago, I exposed a SEO consultant that fleeced ignorant clients. The other day, another internet marketing company, called us to promote their services. Somehow, I was a lead in their system, and they mentioned a site I hadn’t touched in several years. So I posed as a client– asking them about what [...]
  • Social Media (the concept, not the company)– enter my contest, win a free shirt! - I am honored to be the keynote speaker at SMX Singapore in 6 weeks from now, kicking off the conference with a talk on “social media”. I’ve spoken on panels before, though this engagement is more important and I want to make sure it’s a killer presentation. I’ll cover a bit of what [...]
  • Today’s ad serving post on Shoemoney.com– what WASN’T said - I saw 52 comments on my guest post today on Shoemoney.com. This was one of the longest posts I’ve done. And I’m pleasantly surprised by the feedback there– only one hater, who tried to broadbrush all affiliate bloggers as folks who actually don’t make any money, but exist to prey on noobs. And [...]

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  • How To Use Video SEO To Jump To The Top Of Google Search Results -

    As most search engine optimization (SEO) experts are aware, getting a first-page Google result is harder than ever. Not only do Google’s search and indexing algorithms continue to evolve in complexity, but Google has given over more and more of its search results real estate to “blended” search results, displaying videos and images towards the top of the first page, and pushing down—and sometimes off the page—traditional web results that would have otherwise competed for top rankings. But where problems arise, so do opportunities. Although Google’s newfound enthusiasm for video has created more competition for fewer traditional search results, it has enabled sites with video assets—even sites that would otherwise score poorly in the Google index—to successfully achieve first-page rankings. In fact, Forrester Research found that videos were 53 times more likely than traditional web pages to receive an organic first-page ranking. Editor's note: In the following guest post, Fliqz CEO Benjamin Wayne reveals some of the secrets of using video to help boost the search results rankings of your website.
  • Deja Vu: Eyeblaster Files For $115 Million IPO, Again -

    Eyeblaster, an online advertising firm, has filed for a $115 million IPO according to a recent SEC filing. This is actually Eyeblaster's second bid for a $115 million IPO — they filed for one at the same price early in 2008, before the IPO market dried up. The company makes a variety of products, including MediaMind, which is an ad serving and campaign management tool. Last year the company earned $65.1 million in revenue, up from $44.7 million in 2007. The New York-based company was founded in 1999 and has 36 offices around the world.
  • BoomStartup Gives Utah Its Own Startup Incubator -

    While California and New York tend to get the most attention as technology hubs, other states are quietly hosting their own vibrant communities around technology and innovation. Utah is one of these states. Utah is home to tech giants Omniture (which was acquired by Adobe for $1.8 billion), Novell, Symantec. And today, Utah is getting its very own startup incubator, BoomStartup, which is a seed capital and mentor-focused investment program for web and software start-ups based in Utah. Based in Orem, Utah at the Canyon Park Technology Center (the original site of WordPerfect Corporation), BoomStartup is a full-time program that will run from May to August and provides each selected company with seed capital (up to $15,000), mentoring from entrepreneurs and technologists, free office space and resources, and education that takes them through the various steps of getting a tech startup off the ground. For its first rounds, the organization will choose eight startups to participate in the program. Applicants for BoomStartup must have a founding team (two or more individuals) and an idea with a focus on web, mobile, software, and non‐hardware tech. Startups can apply here.
  • Google Reader Makes A More Visual Play -

    Google launched a new service today in from its Labs called Google Reader Play. It is a more visual way to browse through the most popular items being saved and shared on Google Reader. When you launch it, you are presented with a large photo, video, or text excerpt on the main part of the screen, and can flip through by clicking on arrows or selecting an item from the filmstrip at the bottom of the screen. Google Reader Play doesn't require you to sign in, but if you do then you can star, share, and like items, and it starts to recommend things to you based on what your friends share, star, and like in Google Reader. The user interface seems to borrow a lot from StumbleUpon, with its concept of randomly flicking through the best stuff on the Web. In particular, it's very similar to StumbleVideo, except it includes more than just videos. It is very image-heavy. The user interface reminds me of some elements of enjosythin.gs as well in the way that it presents images and text excerpts in a blown-up manner. The arrows are very Fast Flip, another Labs experiment for the Google News in making magazine and newspaper articles more visually browsable.
  • CA Acquires Cloud Monitoring Company Nimsoft For $350 Million -

    IT software giant CA has acquired cloud monitoring startup Nimsoft for $350 million according to a release issued today. Nimsoft offers performance monitoring software to businesses. CA is making a big move towards the cloud. The company just bought up 3Tera, Cassatt, NetQoS and Oblicore.
  • hi5 CTO: Zynga Is Mediocre. It Isn’t Social, It Just Discovered An Opening For Spam -

    Today during a panel on disruptive game platforms at GDC's GamesBeat, a panel of gaming execs took the stage to talk about the current situation in gaming. The standout speaker so far has been hi5 President and CTO Alex St. John, who has not pulled any punches in his criticisms of Facebook and other companies. Moments ago, he just attacked Zynga, calling its games mediocre and saying that its success stemmed from spamming users. Here's what he said (paraphrased): "Zynga makes mediocre games. What Zynga discovered is that Facebook had left an opening for spam. They acquired a lot of audience from a security loophole that Facebook has since closed. And they aren't social. Their only social game is Poker — it's the only one that you can chat in. All subsquent games are turn based and spread over days."
  • Technical Glitch Leaks Special SXSW Foursquare Badges Early -

    If you're excited about the mysterious array of special Foursquare badges promised for this year's SXSW, then you'll probably want to skip this post. Otherwise, read on. A site dedicated to Foursquare badges appropriately called Foursquarebadg.es has taken advantage of a technical glitch this morning to identify 15 special badges that will be available during this year's SXSW conference, which starts this week in Austin, Texas.
  • Blippy Gets A Facebook-Inspired Redesign And An Important New Privacy Feature -

    When Blippy launched a few months ago, the idea was to get the site up there as bare-bones as possible so it was simple to people. That makes sense since the idea of sharing your credit card transaction data was (and remains) highly controversial. But despite the controversy, users have embraced Blippy. So now it's time to give it a fresh coat of paint — and a new privacy feature. Today, Blippy has undergone a massive redesign. Previously, Blippy was a stream of your friends' transactions and little else. Now, it's much more robust. In fact, it looks very similar to the most recent redesign of Facebook. You'll notice the new update indicators next to the logo that get badged with a number when there is an update. You'll also notice a search box front and center (for now, this is only to search for businesses or users).
  • Google Gains, Apple Stays Steady, And Palm Loses In Smartphone Share -

    No wonder Apple is suing HTC for patent infringement over its Android phones. In the three months between October and January, Android's overall share of smartphone subscribers in the U.S. rose 4.3 points to 7.1 percent, according to mobile market share data released by comScore.  Android showed the biggest single gain of any of the top five smartphone platforms.  Apple's share was virtually flat at 25.2 percent (up 0.3 percent), while RIM's Blackberries saw a 1.7 percent gain to 43 percent.
  • Redbeacon Fine Tunes Service, Goes Social, Continues To Be Awesome -

    2009 TechCrunch50 winner Redbeacon, a service that pairs consumers with service providers, is releasing a number of new features today, launching a distribution relationship and sharing key data from their beta trial. The 50,000 foot view is, this startup has legs. Users go to Redbeacon and search for real world service providers (housekeepers, plumbers, handyman, personal trainers, etc.). The service sends you firm quotes from local service providers, based on price and other factors, such as previous reviews and expertise with the specific job you want done. You can book an appointment online, and Redbeacon takes a 10% fee from the service provider. The service first went live in the San Francisco bay area in October, and now has thousands of local service providers.