• Bum Rushing spreads

    I love how the term is now synonymous with gaming charts – YesButNoButYes is asking for help Bum Rushing Technorati. Bum Rush is yet another meme in the new media world that has redefined an archaic piece of language into a brand, and that’s pretty darned cool.

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  • TwitterPitch

    Laura Allen, one of the organizers for PodCamp NYC, is famous for her 15-second pitch consultancy, in which she helps refine people’s personal branding statement to 15 seconds or less. Here’s a challenge for Laura and everyone else: Can you fit your personal pitch, grammatically correct, inside one Twitter, 140 characters? Should you be able…

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  • The PodCamp NYC Top 20 People You Must Meet

    After reading my partner and friend Chris Brogan’s latest post, I’ve put together a list of the Top 20 People You MUST Meet at PodCamp NYC. All of them have something in common, and all of them should be on your “networking list”. More in a minute. First, the list: Andrew Gallagher. Technology Coach,NYC Department…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2007-03-29

    Doing a little stumping on LinkedIn for PodCamp NYC. They’re still short about $5K despite massive campaigning. # Going to go hunting for venues for JobCamp now. # Planning out tomorrow’s episode. It’s Financial Aid Podcast #500. Got something to say? 206-350-1208 # In Second Life at Matthew Ebel concert. https://www.MatthewEbel.com/treehouse/ # Matthew Ebel concert…

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  • Scott Bourne says to avoid PPA – but he may be wrong

    Scott Bourne, author of the PodcastingTricks.com blog, had this to say about PPA recently: This allows advertisers to define an expected result such as a user downloading a demo version of software or buying a book. When that action takes place (and only when that action takes place) the publisher of the ad gets paid.…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2007-03-28

    Blogging how to make blog tag games pay off for you: https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/ # FAP499 published late. Had to take the car in for service. https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/ what to do for episode 500? # @JustinKownacki: where in god’s name is “Hire STBD” button on STBD homepage? Was looking for it to give to Bryper # @JustinKownacki: Custom…

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  • Preserve the chain – how to make blogtag more valuable

    I inadvertently put a twist on blog tag games that makes total sense. When Chris Brogan tagged me with Aidan Hatch’s game, I added to it that you had to keep the chain alive – repost everyone who was tagged before you. This accomplishes three things: Lets you see who has gone before you and…

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  • Pay Per Action : Podcasting's Payday is Arriving

    John Wall, Ronin Marketeer extraordinaire, published a blog post talking about the advent and rise of pay per action advertising in the Googleverse, and what it means for marketing online. His conclusions: CPM (cost per impressions) and PPC (pay per click) models are on the way out for the most part, because CPA (cost per…

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  • Tinder in a dry forest: Bum Rush the Charts Road Map

    As promised to my friend and colleague Bryan Person, something of a road map for Bum Rush the Charts and similar flash-mob campaigns. First, something to think about via the HBR Ideacast – the idea of a forest fire. Campaigns can become word of mouth sensations just like a forest fire. If the forest is…

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  • The Blogosphere Alight

    The blogosphere’s alight tonight with the story of Kathy Sierra and the threats made against her. Most of the big blogs have it – Mr. Scoble, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Rubel, Mr. Chapman, and more. Not much else that can be said in terms of expressing outrage in and of itself – lots of other people…

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