Archive for August, 2007
Need a little technical advice
Thanks you for visiting. Please consider subscribing to the RSS feed.You might have noticed that I changed the default text header to a graphic image. Looks great in Firefox on a flatscreen monitor. But in IE6, I see a purple box around the image representing the link to the homepage. I’ve changed the CSS to […]
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Is the tide beginning to turn?
Last week, we saw Entrepreneur publish a short objective article about paid-posts. Today, WSJ.com has an article about paid-posts that is also done in an objective tone.
Could we be on the verge of losing our "bad-boy" images?
And, what’s with an article in major media that doesn’t include a quote from Colleen? What’s up […]
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5 things Bloggers can do to help Advertisers understand their strengths
I just wanted to follow up on the Mommy Blogger post from a few days ago. If you haven’t read it and Dugg it, I’ll wait.
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It may have sounded like I was putting the onus on the advertisers to do all the work to understand the blogger. Not so, but I […]
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Why I walked away from a $100 review
I’ve written around 15 or so reviews at SponsoredReviews.com, most of them coming from bids I submitted. Last week, I was sent an unsolicited review request for my poker blog. My rate for SponsoredReviews.com on the poker blog is much higher than I charge for direct-contact reviews.
(By the way, the cheapest way to get a […]
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You Should Be Reading: Entrepreneur Magazine - Pay the Piper?
Entrepreneur Magazine: Pay the Piper?
With all of the controversial coverage of paid blogging brokers in "traditional" media, I was surprised to read a very balanced article in Entrepreneur magazine, usually one of the most pimp-tastic magazines on the planet. I wrote earlier about their coverage of BWAMs, but this article was directly relevant to the […]
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Why some advertisers get it wrong: In defense of Bloggers who are Mothers
Mommy-bloggers Bloggers Who Are Mothers (BWAM) get a bum rap. I frequently read advertisers dismissing these bloggers out of hand with comments like "I don’t want some mommy-blogger reviewing my [shiny new gadget] site." Never mind that the blogger in question has the credibility to do so - they’re women AND mothers, so ipso-facto, their […]
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Mr. Fab - The next problogging gig
In lieu of actual thought-provoking content… If there were ever a job you were born for, Mr. Fab…
Baldness Blogger
Hey, does anyone know if Krispy Kreme needs a corporate blogger?
Mmmmmm… donuts…
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Captcha gone… well, not bad, so much, but funny
Man, if I were a 170 lb. woman person and got this captcha, I might be offended if this captcha came up for me on a PayPerPost opportunity.
But, I weigh WAY more than 170, so obviously it isn’t mean for me.
Just having a little fun, y’all. Captcha is a net-net "good thing", helping to […]
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I am probably going to hell for linking to this
I get a lot of Google news alerts based on keyword searches. I’m a glutton for a full mailbox.
Today’s alert brought a several-weeks-old post by YASSS (Yet Another Silly Snarky Site), this one targeting Web 2.0 companies and the personalities shaping Web 2.0.
It’s a new site, TechDumpster. They choose the big names - Arringtom, Kawasaki, […]
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Advertisers, there is a right way and a wrong way to use comments to build buzz
Occasionally, bloggers will get a visit from the advertisers that provide opportunities in the various marketplaces, thanking us for taking their review or for the quality of the job performed. Most of us appreciate and welcome these comments.
A few days ago, I wrote about the movie "Eye of the Dolphin", brokered through the PayPerPost marketplace. […]
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