John Reese & Blogrush Want To Resell Your Data
In my last post I wrote about how I didn’t think Blogrush would work and how I didn’t like it. One question I asked was “what is Blogrush going to do with my stats they collect from me using this widget?” The answer is in the privacy policy. They’re going to aggregate it and resell it or use it as data for Income.com, a new site launched by super marketer John Reese. (Bold emphases below is mine). Like most website operators, Income.com collects... Read More »
Don’t Waste Your Time With Blogrush, It Won’t Work For Your Blog
I have to admit, Blogrush (that is not a referral link) looks damn fancy. I mean, the widget looks cool, and the website and video explaining it are well done. But its got a few problems… Particularly, it won’t work. Read More →
Cnet Misses The Point About Conversational Marketing
Cnet misses the point, completely. Who asked marketers to join readers online?… I’m suspicious when the “conversation” is initiated by the marketer and not the consumer. I got news for you. The consumers asked for the marketers to do this. No, they demanded they do it. And it’s working for both parties. I can’t help but view conversational marketing as a thinly veiled attempt by the ad industry to insinuate itself into the popular social... Read More »
Got A Good Thought? Share It!
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What Would 9/11 Have Been Like If Everyone Had A Flip Camera?
Are You Awesome? You Can Be!
Visit www.awesomemillion.com to make yourself awesome! Read More →
I’m A Cleveland Browns Fan, Pity Me
I Hate Rush Limbaugh
He’s talking about the Miss Teen chick. Have a great weekend. Click To Play Read More →
Smart Opportunity Marketing - The Hillary Nutcracker
Let’s leave the politics out of this. My blog is mostly about online marketing. I’m going to assume this product is being sold by an entrepreneur, not a person who wants to diss Hillary. But who knows. Nevertheless… Check out the Hillary Nut Cracker. Smart “opportunity” marketing in progress. Obviously with the 2008 election coming up… this should sell well. Plus, the video of course. Best graphic on the page? See below. Read More →
Bullet Proof Baby - Are You Taking Risks With Your Marketing?
Doesn’t your baby need a tazer? How about a bullet-proof stroller? Of course they don’t, hopefully, but that’s what makes this marketing great. Check out this new campaign promoting the movie ‘Shoot em’ Up’. It’s called Bullet Proof Baby. It’s a fake ecommerce site full of insane “bullet-proof” baby products. What’s great about this as well is the subtle tie in to the movie. Look at the small graphic in the... Read More »
A College Class Teaching YouTube?
A sign of the times? Or a clever publicity stunt? Probably a bit of both. A college has decide to teach a class on YouTube. Read More →
A Video For Internet Geeks Like Me
I Go To The Dentist For A Teeth Cleaning
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Wag The Dog, YouTube Style
Faking “viral” success is now a tactic that media companies are using according to this piece at the WSJ. Read More →
User Generated Video Is Going To Change Things
When I watched this video below of Barry Bond’s big home run, it occurred to me that devices like this little nifty pocket-size video camera are really going to change the face of citizen journalism. How would a moment like this be captured normally? Your phone, as of today, isn’t going to take as good of video as this is. You’re not going to bring a big home cam around with you to sporting events, etc… You’re going to have a device like this... Read More »
Buy The Flip Video Camera, Everyone’s Doing It!
Idea Of The Day: Video Sharing Test Samples
Great ideas come from solving problems. Here’s my problem, let’s see if someone can fix it by building this. I am putting up a lot of videos online lately. I’m trying to see which video player makes my videos look the best. It would be nice to have a tool that could allow me to “compare” the same video sample uploaded to all the major video portals, allowing me to see which one looks the best. Someone want to build this for me please? Read More →
The Jim Show - Are You Working Hard?
Reference: Are you working too hard? Read More →
The Jim Show Episode One - Reckless Driving While Videoing
There are two things painfully obvious when watching my new video blog called “The Jim Show”. 1. I’m no ZEfrank, and 2. I need to lose some weight (announcement on that coming soon). Nothing like seeing yourself in front of a camera at weird angles to make you realize you need to hit the gym more often. So here you go, the very first episode of The Jim Show, my new daily (hopefully) show where I post up a video blog about… well… something. Why?... Read More »
Are You Working Too Hard?
Seth Godin nails it yet again in this piece on Labor Day about what else? Work. Read the whole thing, but in particular, read this paragraph over and over because it’s dead on. Hard work is about risk. It begins when you deal with the things that you’d rather not deal with: fear of failure, fear of standing out, fear of rejection. Hard work is about training yourself to leap over this barrier, tunnel under that barrier, drive through the other barrier. And, after... Read More »
