The Way of the Web
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
→ Google’s Inside Adsense home for spam comments September 19th, 2010 · View Comments Comment spam is a constant pain and chore for anyone running a blog. The prospect of gaining links to their websites means that a mix of human and automated spam producers will keep submitting their comments packed with terrible content.
Adam Sherk
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
by Adam Sherk on February 23, 2010 There is an interesting article in BusinessWeek on how AOL is utilizing software and analytics data in an effort to match content with user interests and monetize it more successfully. Are you sure you want to write that article, Dave? Is this a good thing? Done right, I say absolutely.
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The Way of the Web
AUGUST 9, 2010
There was some surprise that content farming doesn’t currently make Demand Media profitable – last year it turned over $198 million in revenue, but still managed to lose $22 million. What content farms rely on: There are two things that content farms rely on for content creation – Search and Advertising.
The Way of the Web
JUNE 30, 2010
Understanding the need for users to own their own data, as shown by the ‘Data Liberation Front’ Adsense – allowing users to instantly monetise with a proven model. I hope they don't go the way of adding AdSense immediately. Nothing ruins the experience and content faster than unnecessary ads. Does it have to beat Facebook?
The Way of the Web
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Google’s Inside Adsense home for spam comments Is the eBook, the end of the library? As an example, I read PaidContent a reasonable amount, and I have no idea what their advertising rates are, but in theory I may be gaining more value from their content than they make from advertising.
ProBlogger
JANUARY 15, 2012
Instead of being a helpful way to share relevant content with our readers, we’ve come to view them as a way to increase our SEO. We’ve become stingy with links because we want to keep our readers on our own pages, viewing our AdSense ads and buying through our affiliate links. But how many of those are owned by us as well?
The Way of the Web
AUGUST 23, 2010
a day Adsense ads. The solution: Say we define blogging for the moment as sharing stuff for free online for fun, and online publishing as the big money content business. This isn’t the first time something like this has happened – a laid-off lawyer lost unemployment benefits in New York due to $1.30
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