by Brian Wallace | Aug 5, 2009 | social gaming
Anyone that sees me on Facebook probably thinks I’m a Mafia Wars addict. If I were to tell you I was doing research, you’d probably laugh – but I am. 🙂 I’ve been closely watching the frequency of social interactions that Zynga, the makers of... by Brian Wallace | Jul 31, 2009 | Twitter
It’s one of the more useful Gmail gadgets out there and it’s just got better. If you are a user of the Twitter Gadget For Gmail, you may have noticed a couple of cool improvements lately. For those of you who don’t know what the gadget is, it’s... by Brian Wallace | Jul 30, 2009 | PPC
So it finally happened: Microhoo, YahooSoft, YaBing…however you call the search deal between Microsoft and Yahoo it is now officially signed with the biggest pen I have ever seen. There has been tons of write-ups on the pros and cons by people with a lot more... by Brian Wallace | Jul 23, 2009 | PPC
You probably get them as much as I do: those sales calls from people who can “guarantee top positioning in Google and other search engines”. Little do they know that when they call me, they’re talking to someone who doesn’t mind showing them... by Brian Wallace | Jul 22, 2009 | Twitter
Hello, my name is Brian Wallace, and I’m a Twitterholic. I’ve been on Twitter as @nowsourcing nearly 2 years now. (image credit: whendidyoujointwitter.com) So if I’ve been on Twitter so long, you might be skeptical that I only have 5,000 updates and... by Brian Wallace | Jul 20, 2009 | Reviews
I am a big online searcher, so much so that I should trademark the phrase “I’m off to ask my friend Mr Google”. But Google and other similar search engines can only do so much when it comes to answering search queries. Being an algorithim, they are... by Brian Wallace | Jul 16, 2009 | PPC
Image via Wikipedia I was recently speaking to a fellow search marketer who was stumped as to why all the key performing indicators were moving in the wrong direction on one of his accounts. We checked the the main culprits to make sure nothing was inadvertantly... by Brian Wallace | Jul 14, 2009 | Social Media
This post is a collaboration between Mashable’s Summer of Social Good charitable fundraiser and Max Gladwell’s “10 Ways” series. The post is being simultaneously published across more than 100 blogs. Social media is about connecting people and... by Brian Wallace | Jul 10, 2009 | StumbleUpon
By now, a lot of Internet users are suffering from URL-shortening overload syndrome and I am no exception. When I found out about Stumbleupon’s Web 2.0-aptly named Su.pr, I can’t deny that I groaned more than just a bit. When it comes to the Unique Ideas... by Brian Wallace | Jul 10, 2009 | PPC
Image via Wikipedia When discussing PPC performance, people love to refer to the low hanging fruit. You know, that’s the stuff that’s easy to accomplish with little effort that yields great results. This typically refers to getting more conversions for...