Monthly Archives: January 2007

More on Click Fraud and Sausage

Posted on January 31, 2007 by john

A couple weeks back I wrote a post about The Sausage Manifesto, a great piece by Jeffrey Rohrs talking about click fraud. Mr. Rohrs did a fantastic job summing up some complaints advertisers have with pay per click. My perspective … Continue reading →

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Boston WebInnovators

Posted on January 30, 2007 by john

Tonight I went to the latest Boston WebInnovators session. The cat is out of the bag on this one, I think there may have been more than 200 people there. A bunch of social media folk were in the house … Continue reading →

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Viral Video Experiment Continues

Posted on January 29, 2007 by john

I have been working on the customer newsletter. Not exactly exciting stuff. Gather the articles, see what people think, send it out. So – an update on the viral video. Episode one now has over 2,400 views. Not shocking by … Continue reading →

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Pimp your XP and Listen to The Show

Posted on January 28, 2007 by john

The latest M Show is going up right now. One other cool thing, if you want to give your Windows XP a cool new look without upgrading to Vista, check out this theme. I’ve been using it for the past … Continue reading →

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Jury Convicts Former CEO

Posted on January 26, 2007 by john

This story is unbelievable to me. Just in case you’re not interested in the link, the former CEO at DCI, where I worked 1998 to 2000 was convicted of tax fraud conspiracy and tax evasion. I’m not too sure of … Continue reading →

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Understanding HD

Posted on January 26, 2007 by john

Long time podcaster Aaron has just launched a new cast all about HD. I’m started to get 720p and composite cables, I still have a lot to learn, but I do know that HD movies and games look incredible compared … Continue reading →

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Sell your Google, here comes Wikipedia

Posted on January 25, 2007 by john

Remember when Yahoo ruled the world? How long ago was that? 7 years? In the past 2 months I’ve seen some interesting signs that Wikipedia is on a tear like we’ve never seen. I monitor 7 major keywords that I … Continue reading →

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Media Download

Posted on January 24, 2007 by john

So I’ve been running like crazy for the past couple of days, but I have seen some good stuff: Ali Rap is a DVD by ESPN showcasing the poetic talent of Muhammed Ali, only an hour and even the lovely … Continue reading →

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5 Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

Posted on January 23, 2007 by john

Just a few from my list that I hold in high regard: 365 Tao – God forbid, I actually take five minutes to put down the machine gun and reflect. (FEED) The Ethicist – Around 5 minutes, always good for … Continue reading →

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