February 2009
I’m ready for some hockey! - photo at http://twitxr.com/andybeal/updates/156705
January 2009
Time to get something to eat then go watch the Hurricanes play some hockey
I’m watching the NCSU vs UNC game. By “watching” I mean it’s on the TV but I’m trying hard not to realize we’re losing…badly!
Bookmarking Service Ma.gnolia Suffers Massive... →
Matt Cox points out that Ma.gnolia, a bookmarking service, may have lost all the data (bookmarks) curated by its customers. The situation seems pretty dire.
Wow 24 folks coming to the Honolulu tweetup! Hope you can make it! http://twtvite.com/dz5qq3
Just ordered two new filters for my camera, including an ND filter to try & get those “milky” waterfall shots in Hawaii! #excited
"This site may harm your computer" on... →
If you did a Google search between 6:30 a.m. PST and 7:25 a.m. PST this morning, you likely saw that the message “This site may harm your computer” accompanied each and every search result. This…
Reading: “This site may harm your computer” on every search result?!?! http://tinyurl.com/azzp9k
Woohoo! back home in Raleigh!
Whatever comes after exhausted, I’m about to hit it. As lolcats would say: I has a tired
At the airport. Exhausting day but client meeting was awesome. Great clients, lots of ideas. Can’t wait to get home to @GoVisitHawaii
New blog post: Web Viewers Will Tolerate Twice the Ads in Online Videos http://snipurl.com/b0u16
New blog post: Amazon Provides Economic Light in Dark Days http://snipurl.com/b054i
New blog post: WordStream Wants to Automate Your Search Marketing Campaign http://snipurl.com/b01u5
Almost time to board plane to White Plains. I wonder what b-celebrity will be on this flight. ;-)
Reading: Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 18% to $6.70 Billion … (Business Wire) http://tinyurl.com/ar7ls7
Landed at DC
Thinking of using Pandora to crank out a Clay Aiken song and see if he starts singing along. ;-)
Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 18%... →
Business Wire: Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 18% to $6.70 Billion; 2008 Free Cash Flow Grows 16% to $1.36 Billion — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - News)…
On plane to DC. Me, one other passenger and Clay Aiken! Lol
At RDU waiting for flight to DC. Looks like there will be 2 of us on the plane. Crazy!
Busy, busy day. Tomorrow I’m on a plane at 6am and back home by 11pm - so yeah, a another quiet day. ;-)
New blog post: Do You Have a Twitter Twin? http://snipurl.com/aynip
New blog post: Twitter is a Cash Cow in the Making http://snipurl.com/ayh6d
SocialMedia Raises $6 Million From IDG →
Social networking advertiser SocialMedia raised $6 million from IDG Ventures. Existing investor Charles River Ventures also participated. The company was shopping around for a larger investment of…
Reading: SocialMedia Raises $6 Million From IDG http://tinyurl.com/b5ys4j
HP Netbook for $225 from Staples: http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/17825
New blog post: Google Grabs Almost All Search Growth; Others Flatline http://snipurl.com/ay44l
Starting Your First Blog? 29 Tips, Tutorials and... →
Are you starting your first blog? Looking for some tips and advice for new bloggers? I just received a tweet from @MillerMosaicLLC asking for some links to posts about starting a blog so I thought…
When is a gun not a gun? On TV and twittered →
How posting a Twitter message during an episode of Lost taught one blogger that sometimes 140 characters can be quite misleading.
Reading: Starting Your First Blog? 29 Tips, Tutorials and Resources for New Bloggers http://tinyurl.com/c5ftzl
My Gmail interface looking different this morning. Assuming others have seen change too
So tired today. The moment LOST finishes, I’m heading to bed!
Watching WRAL’s tribute show to Coach Kay Yow
AOL axing 700 employees →
AOL will cut its work force by 10 percent today, laying off approximately 700 employees, as a result of the struggling economy and a decrease in advertising revenue, we’ve confirmed with the…
Reading: AOL axing 700 employees http://tinyurl.com/d3j48l
New blog post: Please Vote for My Article in the 2009 SEMMYS http://snipurl.com/awc6t
New blog post: A Whopping 44% of CMOs Have Faced a Reputation-Crippling Attack! http://snipurl.com/aw7xn
New blog post: Click Fraud Reaches Record High http://snipurl.com/aw5sl
Please consider voting for my article in the @semmys: http://tinyurl.com/aby69v thanks!
IM Spring Break Conference Speakers & Agenda... →
The Speaker Schedule for IM Spring Break 2009 has been announced on the IM Spring Break web page and I’m sure that many of you will agree that we have packed some incredible sessions and speakers…
RT @mattcutts: Google’s public policy blog utterly debunks Consumer Watchdog press release: http://bit.ly/tLbJ I luv dat blog.
Reading: IM Spring Break Conference Speakers & Agenda Announced http://tinyurl.com/dyojzp
RT @jimkukral: 56% of companies have no programs to track or propagate positive word of mouth; http://bit.ly/110H1
Does cleaning out cookies stop personalization? →
by Mike Moran Image by she_ra via Flickr Many marketers are asking me about personalized marketing, which you should expect to see more and more of in the next few years. We’ve already seen…
More Proof People Really Love Wi-Fi, Especially on... →
It’s hard to imagine a time when laptops needed big ugly PC cards to access Wi-Fi networks built with Lucent access points that cost more than today’s netbooks. Ten years later, it’s impossible to…
Americans’ trust in corporations plummets →
Americans’ trust in corporations plummets
New blog post: Yahoo’s Q4 Numbers: There’s Good News & Bad News http://snipurl.com/avopq
Reading: Americans’ trust in corporations plummets http://tinyurl.com/dm93c9