September 2009
29 posts
Top 100 Red Sox of All Time -- Nominations 61-70 →
We’re more than halfway there, so you should know the drill by now, folks: Remember, lurkers are encouraged to vote. Either submit your nominations to me or another Dope or Mod. A quick refresher:…
Post-Season Schedule →
Here is the 2009 post-season schedule: American League National League W1007 ALDSA1* NLCSA1* NLCSB1 T1008 ALDSB1 NLCSA2 NLCSB2 F1009 ALDSA2 ALDSB2 S1010 NLCSA3 NLCSB3 S1011 ALDSA3 ALDSB3 NLCSA4...
http://www.truebluela.com/2009/9/28/1059648/does-fi... →
http://www.truebluela.com/2009/9/28/1059648/does-finishing-strong-matter-in#comments The Red Sox don’t need to worry about the last 10 games…they were hot when it mattered. The rest is all…
Seth's Blog: The platform vs. the eyeballs →
Shared by Tim
Building an audience and building a platform aren’t the same task, but if you can build a platform for you and your clients to reach your mutual customer base in meaningful ways, all…
Walmart: A Growing Giant – Part 1 →
Shared by Tim
I would love to see this split by users that did and did not interact with the Walmart ad itself. My gut is that users that didn’t actually click were still similarly impacted,…
Online advertising is all about purchasing intent →
A while ago I dug up this quote from Business Week from 2000:
But how will Google ever make money? There’s the rub. The company’s adamant refusal to use banner or other graphical ads…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) →
Dave Matthews Band (4)
Sarah McLachlan (4)
Matchbox Twenty (3)
Coldplay (3)
Elton John (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Why Gold’s Gym Lost to Cankles →
In July, Gold’s Gym worked with their agency, McKinney, to launch saynotokankles.com, a “light-hearted” effort to generate buzz around “Cankle Awareness Month.” For those who are not…
Is "Sponsored Content" the next iteration of...
As I read the front page of Wired.com this morning, I noticed something that caught my attention. Within the right rail below the fold, I found this “sponsored content” box.
Interesting…clearly paid for as it’s called out as “Sponsored Content” but there is no outward brand attribution (aside from the product shot itself). It’s programed more like an...
LyfLines: Jason Varitek - worst regular in MLB? →
Yeah….he’s having some issues right now.
Who Are the Greenest Americans? →
Shared by Tim
It’s an interesting thought for sure, but is it due to mentality/opportunity or circumstance? There are tenants around city life that can be idealized, but outside of moving to the…
TC50 Panel: The Internet Is Killing Itself Softly... →
In between startup sessions at TechCrunch50, we are hosting a number of heavy hitters in a panel titled ‘Creating scarcity, value and brand protection as we face limitless ad inventory” in…
TC50: Story Something Maximizes Story Time For... →
Every parent knows how important story time is for their kids. It is a ritual, an opportunity to connect, and a learning moment. But too often it gets crammed into the few minutes left at the…
PC Makers Abandoning a Sales Pitch Built on... →
Shared by Tim
see this conversation for discussion: http://www.facebook.com/david.churbuck?v=feed&story_fbid=263371795553&ref=mf
The old tradition of flogging 220 different combinations of…
Link →
Ryan Star: "Breathe" LA @ The Music Box... →
Sometimes artists “get it” and Ryan Star understands the new world of music promotion as good as any. Instead of pulling content off of YouTube, he found fan videos of a recent performance with David…
MediaPost – Ad Networks Are For Idiots — And... →
If a publisher sells the entire 70% of remnant inventory through ad networks, that is equivalent to selling 0.93% more inventory direct. Less than 1%!
via MediaPost – news and directories for…
Announcing Ad STAMP →
Just this morning we’ve announced a new premium display advertising product designed specifically for brand advertisers. It’s been dubbed Ad STAMP. The short story? We were unsatisfied with the…
Kurt Vonnegut explains drama →
Shared by Jonah
I like this. Of course my recent experiences more closely resemble Cinderella’s than Vonnegut’s boring chart for most people.
I was at a Kurt Vonnegut talk in New York a few…
Ad Spending By Media, First Half 09 v. First Half... →
Source Silicon Alley Insider.
Only cable TV eked out more ad revenue in the first half of 2009 than it did in the first half of last year. Internet was down 1%. The rest is mostly bad…
Fireside Chats #59: Where we write off the Rays,... →
Boston Red Sox podcast on MVN Radio, Episode #59 where we write off the Rays, the hopes of the division, and Jonathan Papelbon’s long term future in Boston
Episode #59 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-6) →
Ryan Star (25)
Van Morrison (8)
O.A.R. (8)
Maxwell (3)
Jason Mraz (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Interesting that I can share thoughts without... →
Interesting that I can share thoughts without actually sharing an item…here’s my thought. Google should be doing so much more with this platform than they are right now. I think their failures in…
linkiblog | How to Build a Popularity Algorithm... →
Shared by Tom
i’ve been trying to find this article forever (i believe it or something similar was shared awhile ago)
Many web sites allow users to casts vote on items. These visitors’ votes are…
Report: Netbooks Now A Fifth Of All Portable... →
Maybe it’s because they are cheap. Maybe it’s because they are small. Or maybe it’s just because people don’t need computers for much more than Net access these days. But the popularity of…
listening to "Ryan Star This Could Be The Year HD" →
If you don’t know Ryan Star, you should. This should immediately become the backdrop song for the 2009 MLB Playoffs