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31 Dec This post is from from my other blog here As I’ve done for many years, I thought it would be fun to look back on the most popular posts of the year. Exclusive - Yahoo Using Dirty Tactics to Switch Google & Firefox Users? - we questioned Yahoo’s update process including changing the default browser to IE, changing the default homepage to Yahoo and [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
31 Dec This post is from from my other blog here I hope you had a great Christmas and have exciting plans for ringing in the New Year. I know you probably either aren’t working today, or just don’t feel like working–I know how you feel. So here’s the abbreviated version of today’s marketing news. Australia has announced compulsory filtering of internet content. Two points of view: [...] Pilgrim Partners: Pre-order Andy's new book - Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online
27 Dec This post is from from my other blog here I hope you all had a great Christmas and are enjoying that time of year where you don’t work too hard, but it’s OK ‘cos the boss is sunning himself in Hawaii. News is starting to pick up a little and we’ll have full service starting January 2nd. In the meantime, as promised, here’s [...] Pilgrim Partners: Quintura - Control your web searching and find what you want much easier.
24 Dec This post is from from my other blog here I’d like to be among the first to wish you a very Merry Christmas. I hope you are enjoying time with your loved ones and keep safe today. Andy Pilgrim Partners: Pre-order Andy's new book - Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online
24 Dec This post is from from my other blog here There’s very little to report today–other than Santa is coming! If you’re looking for some internet marketing news to keep you going through Christmas, here’s what’s buzzing on my link blog. Pilgrim Partners: Pre-order Andy's new book - Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online
24 Dec This post is from from my other blog here As Janet first reported back at the beginning of December, kids of all ages can track Santa thanks to NORAD and Google. At the “NORAD Tracks Santa” site, you can view Santa’s progress on Google Maps, and YouTube has videos from inside Santa’s sleigh! NORAD is updating its Santa tracking every 5 minutes and it’s not too [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
21 Dec This post is from from my other blog here OK, so there’s not a whole lot going on in the world of internet marketing news. With the time you’re saving today, consider putting it to good user by visiting these great Marketing Pilgrim supporters. Thanks! **Want to reach 8,000+ daily readers? We have some great ad options available.** Quintura - a company that’s not afraid of [...] Pilgrim Partners: Banner Advertising Secrets Revealed - get your free ebook & create an avalanche of traffic!
21 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Whenever I log into my RSS reader and see less than 1000 items to peruse, I know it’s going to be a light news day–perhaps I need to build my own forecasting widget. Today was one of those days. What that means is that there’s really not much going on in the world of internet marketing [...] Pilgrim Partners: Quintura - Control your web searching and find what you want much easier.
20 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Today was a surprise news day–i.e. there was actually some decent news to report on. Here’s what else you need to know: Twitter is dangerous for business? Michael Krigsman warns that your company secrets can be shared with thousands on Twitter. Digg needs to hurry up and sell. Pligg is about to unleash a new service that [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
20 Dec This post is from from my other blog here It’s not my intention to host a series of articles pointing out Apple’s missteps in social media, but the company continues to put its foot in it. This time, Apple bullied Think Secret–a popular Apple rumor blog–to cease existence. The shut down comes as part of a settlement that at least protects Think Secret’s sources. Here’s the [...] Pilgrim Partners: Want to attract 45,000 visitors a day? - watch the video and learn how we generated $4,669,733 in a year!
20 Dec This post is from from my other blog here ZDNet is reporting the big three search engines have agreed to settle accusations that they were promoting illegal internet gambling. The deal with the US Justice Department totals $31.5 million, with the money going to public service announcements about illegal gambling… Microsoft will pay $4.5m to the US government, $7.5m to the International Center for Missing and [...] Pilgrim Partners: Quintura - Control your web searching and find what you want much easier.
20 Dec This post is from from my other blog here UPDATE: No sooner had I hit “publish,” I get an email from Google confirming the deal has been approved by the FTC. The announcement reads in part… In its clearance opinion released today, the FTC explicitly rejected any current or potential competition concerns. Google and DoubleClick are complementary businesses and do not compete with each other. [...] Pilgrim Partners: Banner Advertising Secrets Revealed - get your free ebook & create an avalanche of traffic!
19 Dec This post is from from my other blog here It appears that Google’s jilted lover, Viacom, is not content with simply suing the search engine and jumping into bed with rival Yahoo. Nope, Viacom has decided that Yahoo is not enough to satisfy all of its needs–“he just doesn’t get me”–so has decided to also hook-up with Microsoft. OK, enough of the lame analogy. What [...] Pilgrim Partners: Pre-order Andy's new book - Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online
19 Dec This post is from from my other blog here It seems that search marketers just can’t get their heads around the concept of life without paid links. It’s as if SEO just cannot exist without at least a sprinkling of links that include the exchanging of cash. Personally, I’m not a fan of buying links. No, seriously. Sure, I’ve experimented with them–those crazy days–but [...] Pilgrim Partners: Pre-order Andy's new book - Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online
19 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Either marketing news is really starting to die down for Christmas, or I’m just more interested in the festivities instead of blogging. I’ll let you decide. In the meantime, here are some interesting items from my feeds. Google Talk has added a cool translator tool. If I knew anyone in China, I’d give it a try. Tweeterboard [...] Pilgrim Partners: Want to attract 45,000 visitors a day? - watch the video and learn how we generated $4,669,733 in a year!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here If you’re debating whether we are in another tech bubble, this should help… Hat tip Scott Wittig. Pilgrim Partners: Quintura - Control your web searching and find what you want much easier.
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Reading Tom Krazit’s excellent article on Apple’s hard core fans reminded me of my own recent experience. In my attempt to explain why I thought Apple could no longer rely on its evangelist users, I was attacked, mocked, and abused by the very same group I was discussing. Krazit observed the same thing with one of [...] Pilgrim Partners: Want to attract 45,000 visitors a day? - watch the video and learn how we generated $4,669,733 in a year!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Our friends at MarketingSherpa have put together two awesome resources for marketers looking to get the most out of their web page conversions. On the back of their 270+page Landing Page Handbook (affiliate), MarketingSherpa has teamed up with Marketo to provide a completely free teleseminar entitled “New Research: Practical Tips on how to Lift Conversion Response.” Based [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here I’m not sure what is more impressive. Ask.com’s official launch of its privacy protection called AskEraser, or all of the press coverage the company is getting from the announcement. I’ll get to the details of AskEraser in a moment, but take a look at your RSS feeds, favorite online news source, or even your newspaper, and [...] Pilgrim Partners: Quintura - Control your web searching and find what you want much easier.
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here It’s not been the best start to my day. I went to the dentist’s office with a hole in my tooth, and left with a hole in my wallet! While I ponder whether I should have bought dental insurance or not, you can ponder these marketing news picks. Google has added Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, and a few [...] Pilgrim Partners: Want to attract 45,000 visitors a day? - watch the video and learn how we generated $4,669,733 in a year!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Have you been a good boy or girl this year? While you might not be able to count on a visit from Santa, we won’t judge you: you get to read these picks, even if you’ve been a black hat this year. According to Shoemoney, Yahoo can’t tell where spam traffic is coming from [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here If you’ve not seen Fred Claus yet, I definitely recommend you head out to watch this great family movie. If you’re not able to do that, these marketing news links are your next best bet. If you’ve been waiting for social media to take on the travel industry, your wait is over. Kango is [...] Pilgrim Partners: Want to attract 45,000 visitors a day? - watch the video and learn how we generated $4,669,733 in a year!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Before we had Google Reader, the biggest kid on the RSS reader block was Bloglines. While Google has taken that title, away from the Ask.com owned service, Bloglines has been back to the gym recently and added some bulk. Bloglines has rolled out a slew of new features today, including: Save: Allows you to save posts including [...] Pilgrim Partners: Want to attract 45,000 visitors a day? - watch the video and learn how we generated $4,669,733 in a year!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Rumors have surfaced again that Digg is looking to find a buyer. This time credibility to the reports is added in the form of news that Digg has retained the services of a private investment bank. As VentureBeat reports… A reliable source just confirmed the company8217s plans, noting the company has hired Allen & Company, a tiny [...] Pilgrim Partners: Pre-order Andy's new book - Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a little obsessed with online reputation management. So, you can imagine my interest in Pew Internet & American Life Project’s update to their 2002 study on how many people plug their own name into Google. Back in 2002, just 22% of Internet users Googled themselves. Today, that number [...] Pilgrim Partners: Quintura - Control your web searching and find what you want much easier.
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here If you’re a user of Google Reader, you’ve probably already discovered that your friends shared items are starting to show up in your account. In addition, you may have also spotted that Google is moving into the social networking business with the introduction of “Google Profiles.” Both of these services scare me! OK, so my friends aren’t [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Whenever I speak with an industry analyst, I’m invariable asked whether Google will continue to grow revenues at its current pace. My response is usually along the lines of “Google will continue to partner with content providers….” Well, Google’s kicked that effort up a notch with news that it will now encourage the “average joe” to [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here My good friend and Marketing Pilgrim contributor Gareth Davies of GSINC has put together a list of the Top 40 most influential people in search marketing for 2007, and he needs your help with the voting. It’s not supposed to be an official poll–just some Christmas fun–and Gareth will donate $500 to the winner’s charity of [...] Pilgrim Partners: Want to attract 45,000 visitors a day? - watch the video and learn how we generated $4,669,733 in a year!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here It’s always fun whenever someone discovers one of Google’s many experiments with their search interface. 99% of the time, the discovered tests never materialize as a major rollout for Google, but it’s still worth noting. Today, Valleywag has news that Google is testing the display of videos and products in the sidebar… (image credit Valleywag.com) Now, where have [...] Pilgrim Partners: Want to attract 45,000 visitors a day? - watch the video and learn how we generated $4,669,733 in a year!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Over at Gooruze, we’re passionate about discussing online marketing AND giving away $500 prizes each week! If you made it to the Gooruze meetup at PubCon, you should already know why more than 1200 marketers have joined Gooruze. In case you didn’t here are some reasons you might want to join. All of your friends and peers [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here What makes a Pilgrim’s Pick a Pilgrim’s Pick? Great question. It’s the news you need to know about, but don’t necessarily need us to hold your hand while you read it. Therefore, we just give you link and let you loose. Go ahead, give it a test with these. You’ll like how it feels. RSS reader Newsgator [...] Pilgrim Partners: Quintura - Control your web searching and find what you want much easier.
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here There’s no official announcement from Google, but we’re seeing new features showing-up in Google Analytics. It appears you’ll be able to compare different data points… click to enlarge click to enlarge Options let you compare data such as visits, pageviews, pages per visit, average time on site, bounce rate, and percent of new visits. You can now also compare [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here There are two mobile-related announcements from Google to share with you this morning. If you’re a user of the iPhone or Blackberry, we have some candy for each of you. First, iPhone users get a better interface for Picasa–perfect for showing your photo collection off at the pub (apparently). Today, I’m happy to tell you that we’ve [...] Pilgrim Partners: Quintura - Control your web searching and find what you want much easier.
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Every year, as we get closer to Christmas, it seems the amount of news starts to slow down. I’m already starting to see that happen, but managed to filter the noise and bring you these interesting nuggets. Mahalo.com is adding new social networking features to its human-editor search service. Google is testing “scrolling” ads for AdSense. You [...] Pilgrim Partners: Pre-order Andy's new book - Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online
18 Dec This post is from from my other blog here You know what would start off your 2008 with a bang? A new job! We have dozens of great job opportunities over at Marketing Pilgrim Jobs. So when you clock off work tonight, go ahead and take a peek–we won’t tell the boss. Here are a sample of recent postings: Affiliate Advertising Manager - iContact Search Engine [...] Pilgrim Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!
02 Dec This post is from from my other blog here Thanks to the following advertisers for their support of Marketing Pilgrim! **Want to reach 8,000+ daily readers? We have some great ad options available.** Torrential Traffic Tactics - their video promises to reveal how they bring in 45K visitors a day and make $4M a year! Thousand Dollar Profits - do you have some spare time on [...] Pilgrim Partners: Want to attract 45,000 visitors a day? - watch the video and learn how we generated $4,669,733 in a year!
01 Dec This post is from from my other blog here If you’re not already reading the search marketing industry’s only dedicated print magazine, you’re missing out on some great articles and insight. Search Marketing Standard is a great read and this month will celebrate its 2nd birthday! As part of its celebration, SMS would like to give Marketing Pilgrim readers a limited opportunity to help themselves [...] Pilgrim Partners: Pre-order Andy's new book - Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online
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