• 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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  • Music for a 7 year old

    Young Aidan Hatch has managed to create another round of blog tag, asking for 7 songs we like. I got this via Chris Brogan, and had to give it some thought. If I were a parent of a 7 year old online, I’d probably NOT want to see people recommending songs that frankly, as a…

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  • Schedule of Events

    If you’d like to hang out, I’ll be at the following events over the next few weeks/months: PodCamp NYC, April 6 – 7 PESC Technology and Standards Conference, April 22 – 25 PodCamp Philly, September 7 – 9 PodCamp Boston, October 26 – 28 VON Boston, October 29 – 31 Other events may be on…

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  • Back from First PulverCamp/TwitterCamp SL Conference

    I just got back from the first PulverCamp/TwitterCamp SL Conference in Pulveria, Jeff Pulver‘s island in Second Life. Interesting, great discussions with Britney Mason, Justine Ezarik, Chris Pirillo, and Chris Brogan. Talk about Playstation, virtual worlds, brand decentralization, Feedburner, and more. Some new ideas to consider going forward. Without Twitter, this event might not have…

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  • Bum Rush Update

    iTunes finally updated – the consensus seems to be that the charts were delayed due to AppleTV’s release and subsequent traffic storm to the iTunes store. US Rock #11 US Overall #99 Canada Rock #10 Canada Overall #53 Netherlands Rock # 2 Sweden Rock #7 Germany Rock #12 Germany #73 Overall Holland #15 Overall Norway…

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