The way video is implemented on some sites is becoming an increasing problem for people on slow connections and stingy bandwidth caps. Site owners, take note – not everyone has an all you can eat account. (more…)
Video bandwidth vampires
Affiliate management – keeping in touch
Here’s a quick tip for all you affiliate managers out there. Don’t forget to send out a regular newsletter. Affiliates, like yourself, are usually pretty busy folks running a stack of offers. If your products and services aren’t among their top performers, it’s quite likely you’ll be forgotten. (more…)
Australian online censorship controversy
A web site that reportedly published a list of links to sites which will be banned to Australian users under a new government filtering scheme is causing all sorts of controversy locally and overseas. (more…)
CMO survey results
For us little guys of the online marketing world sitting at home in our boxers, with overflowing ash trays and coffee cups breeding strange new organisms (or is that just me?); it’s always interesting to grab at peek at how our slick, suit wearing, latte sipping counterparts are thinking about the time ahead. (more…)
Internet, economy claims newspaper
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will roll off the presses for the last time today after 146 years in operation. (more…)
World Wide Web’s 20th Birthday
Just over 20 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee submitted his paper ‘Information Management: A Proposal’. His boss said it was “vague, but exciting” – and Mr. Berners-Lee was allowed to proceed with his research – which became the World Wide Web. (more…)
Consumers clicking, not clipping coupons
The use of coupons continues to see rapid growth – not just due to the economy, but the convenience of online coupons. (more…)
Average ad clickthrough rates
Is his bigger than mine? It’s a question asked by many males in relation to certain body parts, but also applies to curiosity regarding clickthrough rates. Here’s some stats you can compare yours to. (more…)
Bigger banner ads coming soon
When the going gets tough in advertising, the claims can become bolder and brasher and in the case of banner ads, they are about to get bigger. (more…)
Funniest eBay listing ever?
A couple of weeks ago I was shown what I thought was the funniest eBay listing I’ve ever seen – it might provide some interesting ideas for other eBay merchants – or ecommerce merchants generally. (more…)