Posts about Advertising

Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists

In Advertising, Comment Spam, Geek, Google, Internet, Journalism, SEO, Technology, Weblogs on 12 October 2009

Search Engine Optimization is not a legitimate form of marketing. It should not be undertaken by people with brains or souls. If someone charges you money for SEO, they are running a scam.

Online Advertising without Douchebaggery

In Advertising, Community, Internet on 6 December 2008

A couple weeks ago I wrote about the sad case of the Bike Hero video which turned out to be…

Ethics in Online Advertising

In Advertising, Video on 20 November 2008

So there’s this video game called Guitar Hero that the kids are into these days. A few days ago, a…

Online Advertising Company Buyouts: Then and Now

In Advertising, Business on 22 May 2007

1998: Microsoft buys LinkExchange after Yahoo bought Yoyodyne and Excite bought MatchLogic (yeah, no one remembers them, either). “From a…