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Posted on November 30th, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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An analysis of Google’s technology, 2005
From Stephen E. Arnold’s The Google Legacy: How Google’s Internet Search is Transforming Application Software (Infonortics: September 2005):
The figure Google’s Fusion: Hardware and Software Engineering shows that Google’s technology framework has two areas of activity. There is the software engineering effort that focuses on PageRank and other applications. Software engineering, as used here, [...]
Posted on November 28th, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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An analysis of splogs: spam blogs
From Charles C. Mann’s “Spam + Blogs = Trouble” (Wired: September 2006):
Some 56 percent of active English-language blogs are spam, according to a study released in May by Tim Finin, a researcher at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and two of his students. “The blogosphere is growing fast,” Finin says. “But the splogosphere is [...]
Posted on November 21st, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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If concerts bring money in for the music biz, what happens when concerts get smaller?
From Jillian Cohen’s “The Show Must Go On” (The American: March/April 2008):
You can’t steal a concert. You can’t download the band—or the sweaty fans in the front row, or the merch guy, or the sound tech—to your laptop to take with you. Concerts are not like albums—easy to burn, copy, and give to your friends. [...]
Posted on November 21st, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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Why brands are declining
From Brian Gibbs’ letter printed in Wired (January 2005):
The explanation that the decline of brands is due to competition, informed consumers, and constant innovation is insufficient. There’s another factor wreaking havoc. Over the years, brands have lost their meaning because advertising campaigns developed by creative types have been clever and witty, but often not relevant.
Once, [...]
Posted on April 20th, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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Sneaky advertising
I bought a mug that has no handles on it at all. I noticed that the accompanying slip of paper said, “Most Copco travel mugs are intended for right or left hand use.” Well, yes, if there are no handles, that would make sense. It goes on, “If your mug is handled, the lid is [...]
Posted on September 1st, 2007 by Scott Granneman
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The diamond scam
From The Atlantic’s “Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?” (February 1982):
The diamond invention - the creation of the idea that diamonds are rare and valuable, and are essential signs of esteem - is a relatively recent development in the history of the diamond trade. Until the late nineteenth century, diamonds were found only [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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Google ad advice
From “Google Adsense Tips, Tricks, and Secrets“:
While every website is different, Google has published some heat maps showing the optimal locations. No surprise that the best spots are middle of the page and left hand side. …
Google has also has published a list of the highest performing ad sizes:
336×280 large rectangle
300×250 inline rectangle
160×600 wide skyscraper
Related [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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Oh, so that’s why #8
Ford Motor Co. did a study trying to answer the question: who reads/views Ford ads? The #1 group: people who just bought a Ford. Why? Validation.
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