Your Bunkers are Useless – Figure out what to do with All those Beans
In the past, I’ve written about Google bombs, particularly as to how they relate to political campaigns. If you don’t know what a Google bomb (also spelled without a dash – Googlebomb – and referred to as a link bomb, or linkbomb) is and don’t want to dig through articles [...]
Do Not be Better than Me or I will Sue
A little while ago I read about some crazy parents in San Francisco. If you don’t feel like clicking the link because it would mean you’d have to temporarily leave this wonderful blog, you should call this guy. The jist (sp?) is that some parents of female high school basketball [...]
Internet Poses Bigger Opportunity / Problem for Politicians in Coming Years
Not too long ago, I posted about how the internet could affect political campaigns from a statement verification standpoint. That blog was spawned by comments from top Google brass. They’ve been at it again, discussing how the internet will affect politics and what politicians should know about its changes. Says [...]
Hotels.com does Not have a Checkbox for Fireproof
One of the great things about working in downtown Wheeling is that there are so many beautiful older buildings and home. That’s also one of the negatives as some of these structures are in disrepair and many are unoccupied (although it helps keep our lease rates down). While walking to [...]
Search Getting Smarter
If you watch sports or The Daily Show, no doubt you’ve seen the commercial for Gears of War at least a dozen times by now. That’s the video game with the real catchy tune – “All around me are familiar faces. Warn out places, warn out faces.” Curious about the [...]
How You can use the Search Engines to Fight Bad Press
Hope everyone had a great Gobble Gobble. It’s been getting more fun for us recently. For awhile, I was the youngest at our holiday gatherings. Now our extended family has two kids running around and a third that will be next Thanksgiving. It ocurred to me over the long weekend [...]
It's Halloween Again: Time for Pirates and Sexy Women?
As you get ready for the weekend and Halloween parties for kids and adults, take note of what costumes you see. If the internet can forecast, you’re in store for pirates, Tinkerbells, Wonder Women, and Playboy bunnies. The top Halloween costume searches this year comprised of the above four terms [...]
Ghouls, Witches, and Goblins Mean that Holiday Must be around the Corner: Election Day
Junk flyers in your mailbox. Telephone calls at dinner time. Mudslinging tv and radio ads. We’ve all been subjected to these types of marketing campaigns for politicians for years. Like most forms of marketing, we’re receptive to some more than others. But political marketers – although right now it seems [...]
Reach ONLY the People You Can Sell To
I speak with business owners every day that have little or no experience with internet marketing. While many of them sell all over the United States or even the world, many of them service businesses or persons within a regional or local area. Without fail, the one fact about search [...]
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