Yada Yada Newsletter March 16 Facebook Overtakes Google, Four Square and when to fire a client!

More new technology…lions and tigers and bears, oh my! March 16, 2010 Marketing Fail of the Week Some of the marketing fails I put here, I find on the internet, but I found this one in my local supermarket.   I did some research and this is most probably Brittish in origin.  I don’t suspect there’s a [...] Read more »

Old Advertisements

If you are wondering why advertising sometimes gets a bad name, take a look at the advertisements below. This is one of the reasons why publicity is much more powerful, dollar for dollar, than advertising. People still believe publicity. They don’t believe advertising. Taking a look below, you will start to understand why. Yes, advertising [...] Read more »

Yada Yada Marketing Newsletter March 4, 2010– The more things change, the more they stay the same..Marketing, social media and a cute cat and a monkey

Reader Feedback:"I've been learning online marketing for several months and it's refreshing to read your articles...full of great data and no hype!" Read more »

Resources

Resources

  Here is where we add things that we think are cool and we think might help you.  Some of these things are free, and some of them we might get a commission on if you purchase.  Regardless, nothing ends up in this section of the website without our feeling that the service is worth [...] Read more »

Definitions of common advertising terms

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Online advertising industry terms 301 Redirect – A 301 redirect automatically causes one url to redirect to another and tells the Web (and search engines) that this redirect is permanent, as opposed to a temporary (302) redirect.  301 redirects are generally preferable for Search Engine Optimization purposes and are therefore often referred to as search engine [...] Read more »

Local Infographics

This is a great graphic for local marketing by Blumenthal, who, in my opinion is one of the most knowledgeable in the area. Web Equity by Mike Blumenthal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.blumenthals.com. Read more »

Announcement: My exile from Facebook and my way back to their good graces.

Facebook Disabled me: About two weeks ago I found myself exiled from Facebook. I went to login as I do several times a day and I discovered my account had been disabled for violating the terms of service. At least that’s what the cold screen said. There was a link to click if you disagreed [...] Read more »

Twitter Updates for 2010-10-23

Biggest Military Leak in History: WikiLeaks Releases 390,000 Iraq War Documents: WikiLeaks has once again captured… http://bit.ly/9KgU5K # Android Gingerbread Confirmed, Mascot Arrives on Google Campus: Although Gingerbread (Google’s codename for the ne… http://bit.ly/c13f0A # I'm at office depot (1660 missouri ave, Clearwater). http://4sq.com/9WwvPe # Not for me. Kids!! (@ KFC/Taco Bell) http://4sq.com/chiybW # “Auto-Tune [...] Read more »

Twitter Updates for 2010-10-22

Hey, Entrepreneurs: The $250 Million Poem: When Facebook, Kleiner Perkins, Zynga and Amazon launched their $250 mi… http://bit.ly/b1w3xj # Amazon Web Services Offers Free Cloud Access: Amazon.com just revealed a free usage tier for its Amazon Web Servic… http://bit.ly/cf4Nf8 # Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own Browser: Mozilla has officially revealed “Chromeless,” an experimental [...] Read more »

Twitter Updates for 2010-10-21

Windows Phone 7 Available in New Zealand: Windows Phone 7 will be available in many countries tomorrow, October 21… http://bit.ly/ceS4Xu # YouTube Can Help Promote Your Business: Does your business have a video strategy? Do you want more people to watch… http://bit.ly/atYam2 # eBay Now Relies on PayPal for 37% of Its Revenue: eBay has [...] Read more »

Twitter Updates for 2010-10-20

Drag-and-Drop Your Images into Google Docs: Google has just added the ability to drag-and-drop images from the des… http://bit.ly/cbOiuN # First Look: Starbucks Digital Network Is Here: Beginning Wednesday, Starbucks customers who use the free Wi-Fi at … http://bit.ly/dqOzc8 # Mozilla Jumps into the App Store Game, But Can It Compete with Google?: With the [...] Read more »

Twitter Updates for 2010-10-19

New Location-Based App Makes Business Networking Smarter: Unsocial, a new startup, is hoping to help make location… http://bit.ly/8YR3d4 # Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the State of Apple and its Competitors: Following Apple reporting its first-ever … http://bit.ly/dsFten # I'm at Citgo (Missouri, East Bay Drive, Largo). http://4sq.com/bm6oNl # I'm at Cvs (51 N missouri, [...] Read more »