Monday, August 17, 2009
The Fallacy of the Link Economy
People who “get the web” will explain to you that the economics of the web have everything to do with linking and getting linked to.
On the Link Economy
Arnon Mishkin says he has found the fallacy of the link economy but I think his argument is itself built on some fallacies, among them:
Monday, August 3, 2009
For State, Local Office Seekers, Web Ads Present Potential Pitfalls
An online twist in a hotly contested race for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., could signal trouble for local politicians advertising on popular Web sites like Google, Facebook and Twitter.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Facebook Status Updates Go Public
Facebook is testing a new privacy setting that for the first time allows its members to share their status updates and items with a wider Internet audience than just Facebook members.
The status update box–now called Publisher and an all-purpose location for updates, links and photos–will allow users to customize their audience.
Friday, March 27, 2009
An Artist’s Riff on Million Dollar Homepage
Stirring up cash with pay-per-click ad models is standard fare on the Internet, but what about paying per pixel?
In a mashup of art project-meets-electronic bulletin board-meets-Internet parody, Rhizome, the new-media affiliate of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, has launched a fund-raising site that sells space by the pixel–five cents per pixel, to be exact.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Link Changes Everything
For more than a century, the public face of companies has been their advertising, slogans, brands, and logos. How much better it would be if a company’s public face were that of its public, its satisfied customers who are willing to share their satisfaction, and its employees who have direct relationships with customers. Brands are people.
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