Archive for December, 2006

google blog search passes technorati, so what’s up with google base?

December 29th, 2006

Search guru Andy Beal outlines how Google’s blog search has surpassed Technorati as the search engine of choice for chasing down your favorite blog content.
Google’s Blog Search has taken over the #1 spot from Technorati, thanks to a link placed on the homepage of Google News. Hitwise explains how that helped the Google service leapfrog […]

john edwards is running for president, ya’ll

December 28th, 2006

In what is sure to be a growing trend in politics - as well as being incredibly viral - John Edwards (D) has announced his intentions to run for president of the US via YouTube:

I’m a proud Republican (although I hate The War and the blocking of stem cell research), but regardless of party affiliation, […]

i won (the acceptance speech)

December 28th, 2006

I’m humbled and honored to be chosen as this year’s recipient of Recruiting.com’s Best Blog. Granted, no one’s curing cancer here, but it’s always nice to be recognized by your peers.
And although I failed to spam my way to, er, I mean get the most votes, I’m pleased the judges saw fit to reward […]

beer in my inbox (thanks monster.com!)

December 27th, 2006

I know, it’s been covered before, but I still find Monster Worldwide’s penchant for pushing beer ads as “targeted” marketing amusing.
From today’s inbox:

You go Monster! Happy … hiccup … New Year!

online, print worlds colliding

December 26th, 2006

So Monster ‘Bored’ has partnered with another newspaper. In light of CareerBuilder’s long standing relationship with print and Yahoo!’s recent move, the Big Three and the nation’s newspapers are looking a lot like a night out with Britney, Lindsay and Paris. Party!
And much like a night out with the “Brit Pack,” there could be a […]

happycheezyholiday video

December 20th, 2006

It started out as a private video for clients only. However, after reading the latest edition of Time and being inspired by The Lounge Lizard, I decided to publish a Happy Holidays video message to the world. Feel the love.
It’s a Cheezhead HolidayAdd to My Profile | More Videos

a not so happy holiday for newspapers

December 20th, 2006

A MediaPost report entitled Online Job Ad Revenues Surpass Print brings another rainy day to the nation’s newspapers. Why? Advertising online outpaced print by the tune of $5.9 billion to $5.4 billion in 2006.
Much of the online growth is expected to come from small and medium-sized businesses posting local ads for hourly and part-time workers. […]

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