If the rumored deal – AOL buying Techcrunch – goes through, can we expect the most vibrant, obsessively-followed Silicon Valley blog imaginable, to neuter its culture and gradually fade into respectability? If so, the...
Previous columns in this series have argued that paid search is the most sophisticated current version of a true direct response “machine,” and that companies typically under-invest because they fail to see long-term predictable...
I’ve recently been hearing that Google plans parties and/or promotions for the 10th anniversary of the Google AdWords launch. With these anniversary dates, it’s often possible to come up with multiple dates, with beta...
The “Chaos Scenario” is upon us. It’s not proving to be an orderly transition. On one side: “old, dead media” (and the advertising that assumed and furthered its continuation). On the other side: “something...
In the midst of the onslaught of breathless news coverage of the tech sector, with new devices, features, squabbles, and posturing being the order of the day/hour/minute, it’s sometimes helpful to step back and...
Saddened by the inability of the usual sources to doggedly pursue all angles of this story, it seems that Traffickwag must once again step into the breach. The Register has a few pieces on...
One real benefit of the impending consolidation of Microsoft and Yahoo’s paid search programs will be, I hope, added visibility into their true market share. The latest Hitwise report on search engine market share...
In the U.S., real estate search sites like Zillow have attracted huge enormous user bases and record venture capital funding rounds. This was an idea whose time had come, given the widespread consumer distaste...
On a recent trip to Italy, I was struck by the pricing gap between “insider deals” you might get if you were a local, and the prices paid by harried newbies who just got...
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