Monthly Archives: November 2006

Web 3.0

Posted on November 30, 2006 by john

I mentioned yesterday that I had a chance to speak with Mike Kowalchik of Grazr and that started me thinking about the changing face of the web. This goes right along with a post of Steve Rubel’s regarding Yahoo no … Continue reading →

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Integrating Salesforce.com with Google Adwords

Posted on November 30, 2006 by john

A stumbling block on the path to the holy land today, the code snippet we need to integrate SF.com with our Google Adwords campaign conflicts with some existing javascript we have on our custom web-to-lead forms. As I have no … Continue reading →

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Joel Digs AccuRev

Posted on November 30, 2006 by john

A great surprise for me this morning forwarded by Chicago Mike : AccuRev has made the homepage of Joel on Software. This should be an interesting day as far as web traffic.

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What a 21st Century Record Label Looks Like

Posted on November 29, 2006 by john

I attended the WebInno event tonight over at the Royal Sonesta just across the river from Boston in Cambridge. Besides getting a chance to catch up with Andrew Bourland and Christopher Carleton, I got to see some interesting new web … Continue reading →

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Where to check out new Web Stuff in Boston

Posted on November 29, 2006 by john

I found out about the Web Innovators Group through Brian Owen of Masthead Venture Partners at the Nantucket Conference back in the spring. The latest meeting is tonight so I’ll fill you in on anything cool. If you are in … Continue reading →

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Email is as dead as direct mail

Posted on November 28, 2006 by john

That is – not dead at all. Today was a big email day for me sending out two blasts. I’m currently using ConstantContact which is the best value for the price – free to start and not expensive after that. … Continue reading →

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Browse Fonts, Preview Fonts, Manage Fonts, Ahhhh

Posted on November 28, 2006 by john

I’ve spent the past 5 years looking for a font browser. Like any other Ronin Marketeer, I have a portable hard drive of digital tools that I’ve gathered. It includes some insane amount of fonts now over 10,000. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

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SalesForce.com One Click Login

Posted on November 28, 2006 by john

Ok, this is not a best practice – it’s more of a security risk, but if you are in and out of SalesForce.com this will save you a lot of hassle. Here’s the link to setup on your desktop or … Continue reading →

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What is The Google OneBox

Posted on November 27, 2006 by john

I have been watching the Google OneBox and there was an article about it in today’s Search Engine Watch. I’d give a direct link but it’s a paid subscription service (and well worth it). The OneBox is the space above … Continue reading →

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M Show Sunday

Posted on November 26, 2006 by john

It’s Sunday and that means The M Show gets recorded… A very slow week with the Thanksgiving holiday here in the states, but a few intersting things like the OJ project being scuttled and a statement that The Boston Globe … Continue reading →

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