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Echo: Time for a New Comment System

I’ve been on the fence with comment systems for a while.  The list is numerous: Sezwho, Intense Debate, Disqus, Chat Catcher (well that’s just part of WordPress I suppose),  Haloscan (for the old schoolers) and many more. Today, I’ve decided on Echo...

Real Time Search Meets Real Time PPC

For years one has been able to select keywords and have an ad live within mere minutes.  It is what fueled the search marketer’s obsession within instant gratification, knowing that one can start a test and take a lunch break, often to return to the results...

Shopping Engine Best Practices

OK.  We’re past Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday.  I told you what to expect during the holidays with PPC accounts, and now we’re talking shopping channels.  These are where some people go when they know exactly what they want and they’re...

The Little Things in Social Media

Although I’m usually knee-deep in the latest toys of social media, I like LinkedIn. Yes, you heard me. For all the criticism that LinkedIn receives, I find it to be one of the most stable social sites, consistently growing, and abound with reliable information. But, back to the little things, the ones which really make Linkedin special to me.

What to Expect from PPC Accounts During The Holidays

‘Tis the season to be selling.  So many sites make a large percentage of their income during these last 6 weeks of the year.  For some, it’s even make-or-break–especially with the year we’ve had.  For those of you who spend your day running a...

Subreddit Takeover: A Social Media Coup

In what may be the first of its kind in the social media world, the little used and subscribed /r/football subreddit of Reddit.com was overthrown by the /r/soccer subreddit. Though things seem to have died down, yesterday’s events can only be described as a social media coup.

Plurk Community: You’re Doing it Wrong

Image via CrunchBase I remember when Plurk first came out.  At first glance its user interface was different but once you got to spending some time on the site, it was pretty cool.  As luck would have it, Plurk also came around when Twitter was having some of its...