Google Alerts
One of my favorite free web services is Google Alerts. I have more than 200 keywords that I track now. I find more value in this than in RSS feeds, which subscribe me to lots of content that I don't...
View ArticleWhat Motivates Me To Be Foolish
No company likes anyone to break news for them. Companies like to control their own news and get their own press coverage. The blogosphere is upsetting to corporate executives everywhere. Many bloggers...
View ArticleShutterfly Files for IPO
A few highlights from the Shutterfly S-1: $83.9 million in revenue last year with net income of $28.9 million (But $24 million was from a one-time tax benefit recognized in Q4 2005. The revenue growth...
View ArticleAncestry Ups Affiliate Commissions
I just got an email from Ancestry announcing new affiliate commission and better support for affiliates starting on August 1st. The new commissions include 5 tiers and get top affiliates up to 50%...
View ArticleMyFamily.com Alexa Chart
It is interesting to look at the 5-year Alexa chart of MyFamily.com--a web site that was a high-flying pioneer in user generated content, photo sharing, free voice chat, and viral marketing; but which...
View ArticleWill Compete’s Toolbar become an essential tool for internet marketers?
Bill Gross, one of the world's most prolific entrepreneurs and an inspiration to me for more than 10 years, officially launched Compete.com today. (See the Alexa Chart for Compete.com.) I just...
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Answer: Yes
I asked the question in my last post, "Will Compete's toolbar become an essential tool for internet marketers." After 15 minutes with the tool, and after watching the excellent Flash presentation about...
View ArticleThe best free tool for internet marketers in years
My friend Spencer sent me a link to Quantcast.com this morning and I tried it out and then made in the centerpiece of my training today at the Provo Labs Academy. The post The best free tool for...
View ArticleInternational Genealogy and Search Engine Rankings
For many years I have wanted Ancestry.com to go international, since the world population is more than 20 times larger than the U.S. population. I felt that a Rootsweb-type model could be done in...
View ArticleQuantcast getting better and better
I'm a huge fan of Quantcast. I've blogged before that it may be the best free tool for online marketers. And now it's even better. Two weeks someone showed me that whenever you are looking at a web...
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