Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 3, 2011

He never Googled anything; he never went to any other site; his entire web experience was confined to YouTube videos. This is different, and powerful- YouTube is the next Google. Google buying YouTube awhile back might have seemed curious to some but now it looks like a brilliant move. YouTube as a search engine.

Trends 221

Trends YouTube Engineering Video 221

Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 8, 2010

Three-quarters of Japanese social network users access the sites only from their mobile phones. Couple that with Google buying AdMob for $750 million and you can easily see where this is all heading. When defining the next big think, I am never surprised how much mobile, search and social continue to loom on the horizon.

Mobile 162

Mobile SEO Social Networking Buy 162

Direct Marketing Observations

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

One thing that is safe to say is that Google will make another play in the social space. Because Google understands that if you can keep your people in network, then you can market to them, you can sell to them, and they are that much more valuable to you and your partners. What’s next in social media? And it makes sense.

Social Media 201

Social Media Mashup Yahoo Mobile 201

Direct Marketing Observations

JULY 15, 2011

And I remember that very first day that I got a look at the site that it wasn’t right. I remember thinking I had died and gone to heaven-I mean it was a dot com, I was going to be able to retire by the time I was 35. I came into the project mid-stream and yet the product had essentially been built. The reason?

Social Media 168

Social Media Startup Engineering System 168

Direct Marketing Observations

AUGUST 25, 2011

What happens if Facebook, Apple, Twitter, Youtube, Pandora, Verison, Spotify, Evernote, Amazon, Google and Microsoft were to go away? The sites are shut down, the social profiles are dormant and the person has just disappeared from the social ecosystem. What happens? Life goes on. Did he die?

Platform 152

Platform Apple Microsoft Social Networking 152

Direct Marketing Observations

DECEMBER 6, 2012

You know about Google’s algorithm, you understand how to optimize for search, you know that you will be using WordPress because of it’s ability to add plugins and content on the fly. Don’t let the title scare you. it’s really a simple notion actually. It goes something like this. Or become… wink wink, social.

Price 182

Price Buy WordPress Meeting 182

Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

What’s worse, with Google Buzz launching, another network has been created to have more conversations…with ultimately the same people. And what ultimately happens is we make guest appearances on these social sites. As more and more client works begins to come through the door, a funny thing is starting to happen.

Social Media 168

Social Media Social Networking Conversation Sites 168

Direct Marketing Observations

DECEMBER 16, 2016

That thinking posed a question internally… ‘How about a site on things I said? Google analytics. Today I was thinking about a website that I go to, from time to time called Quotes on Design. What’s cool is that you can constantly refresh the page for a new quote on design. I quickly shut that thought down.

Pluck 100

Pluck Crowdsourcing Mobile Analytics 100

Direct Marketing Observations

AUGUST 9, 2012

As device proliferation increases, so does demand for sites, apps, content curators and content creators. Like rabbits and mice, demand and creation will explode exponentially. Does it matter if your brick and mortar customers are online? It certainly helps.

Content 207

Content Curation Smart Phone Yahoo 207

Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Created a major SEO campaign that optimized complete site for hundreds of keywords all of which now rank organically on first 3 pages of Google. Created a blog that drives significant traffic and also ranks organically on first page of Google.

Wiki 170

Wiki Consultant SEO Flickr 170

Direct Marketing Observations

DECEMBER 3, 2010

One of the things that I do throughout the year though is, I stockpile sites, blog posts, articles, tools and things that just catch my eye-Oh yea that’s called social bookmarking isn’t it? 21) Regretsy was one of my favorite sites of 2010-where DIY meets WTF. 2010 was a heck of a year in so many ways wasn’t it?

Sites 235

Sites Social Media Tools Storify 235

Direct Marketing Observations

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

A) Typing in “big screen TV’s in Google. B) Typing in a specific brand into Google. E) Going to Google and typing in “product review sites” into the search box because Yelp didn’t work. My research consists of what? D) Going to Yelp.

Forums 148

Forums Research Buy Compete 148

Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 8, 2013

Image is everything -meaning image sharing sites continue to explode, mystify and push the envelope. The Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple games/wars continue in earnest in 2013. 2013 decides whether Google Plus becomes relevant since users seem to be incapable of figuring that out. The only limitation? One’s own creativity.

Apple 222

Apple Data Google Issues 222

Direct Marketing Observations

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Google -Though Google insists on trying to tap into our “social&# lives with it’s ill fated attempts with Buzz, Sidewiki, and Wave- they still are the standard bearer in search. Stay tuned as to how Google starts and continues to weave social elements into our search results. This one is yours. Will it be LBS?

Social Media 180

Social Media Smart Phone Apple Video 180

Direct Marketing Observations

JULY 19, 2010

Social media sites that are currently supported include, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, FriendFeed and Flickr. Messenger services are available through Google Talk, AIM, Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. But what if each network has specific audiences?

Social Networking 162

Social Networking Aggregator MySpace Yahoo 162