AOL Launches More Blogs
September 30, 2008
AOL has officially launched two blog sites: PopEater, a celebrity gossip blog, and LemonDrop, a women’s blog. The Social notes that these sites had been in beta for a while before launching.
After letting them gestate in beta for a while, AOL has formally launched two new “lifestyle” sites: entertainment blog PopEater and quirky women’s lifestyle title Lemondrop. They’re the latest in a series of…
Crowd Fusion Launches Tech Gadget Blog Called Obsessable
September 30, 2008
A new technology blog and resource called Obsessable is powered by Crowd Fusion. Crowd Fusion is blogging software that is billed as a “rapid development substance engine.”
Obsessable covers the latest in the world of technology, including cell phones, cameras, and HDTVs - obsessively, of course. Obsessable is powered by the rapid substance development engine, Crowd Fusion.
Obsessable is the fir…
National Society of Newspaper Columnists Consider Blogging Category in Contest
September 30, 2008
Editor & Publisher reports that the National Society of Newspaper Columnists is considering adding a blogging category its annual awards.
The National Society of Newspaper Columnists is thinking about adding a blogging category to its annual awards contest.
At its recent meeting, the NSNC board of directors passed a motion to ask the contest chair to present a proposal for such a category….
Being A Good Starter Isn’t adequate: EntreCard.com For Sale!
September 26, 2008
If you’re a faraway date reader of that blog you’ll know I despise businesses built on hype. Back when John Chow was regarded by many as the best source for how to prepare a living online, there was a little business called the “Million Dollar Wiki” that he pushed pretty hard that let users buy pages on a Wikipedia-like website for $100.
I can only describe that as probably…
Twitter is Growing Like a Weed
September 26, 2008
Mashable reports that Twitter is growing like a weed. The Mashable post cites new figures from Nielsen Online that showhas grew 422% from August, 2007 to August, 2008.
The latest numbers are in, andis apparently growing at a torrid pace. According to stats just released from Nielsen Online,recorded 2.3 million rare visitors in August (US-only), an increase of 422% from the same period last year…
Turn Lights On and Off With Twitter
September 25, 2008
Below is a video of someone usingto turn the lights off in their room. that might be useful for confusing potential criminals about whether you or home or not. We have seen similar uses oflike the plant that tweets when it needs to be watered and the Laundry Room hooked up tothat tweets when washers and dryers are available. (via Rocketboom)
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Blogosphere Highlights 9-25-08
September 25, 2008
Here are some blogosphere highlights from Around the Web.
Google’s G-1 Phone ignited a tech blogstorm.
Technorati recently acquired the BlogCritics network. that makes Technorati a search/content/ad-network hybrid sort of like Yahoo has become - but obviously on a smaller scale than Yahoo.
Study finds more hiring managers are using social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn to evaluate potential …
Mobile Moolah: Want to build $125,000 a Month?
September 23, 2008
I came across an interesting article today about a neat little iPhone application called Trism. Started as a side
project a few months ago, the author is quitting his day job and getting into iPhone game development after earning an incredible $250,000 in the last two months (and selling at least 50k copies of his game for $4.99).
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In some related news, T-Mobile and Google announce…
Outrider Launches SearchFuel Blog About Search Marketing
September 16, 2008
A search marketing agency named Outrider has launched a new search engine marketing blog called SearchFuel. Here’s an excerpt from the press release.
SearchFuel is powered by Outrider, an award-winning, leading global, integrated search marketing agency and direct-to-client division of GroupM Search, the world’s largest search marketing specialist.
“We see search as a shift in the advertising sp…
Master Marketing Lessons from One of the World’s Least Nimble Companies
September 15, 2008
When you think of Microsoft, what words usually come to mind? For me they include: stable, compatible, standard, profitable, boring, successful. I’m not an Apple ‘fan-boy’, but I certainly don’t see the creator of Windows as a company nimbly releasing game changing products. For a ton of reasons they can’t be that company, but they can certainly try to shed that image…