Archive for November 25th, 2005

Feeds, Rich Media Enclosures, and the Little Details That Mean So Much

Friday, November 25th, 2005

Podcast marketing isn’t hard, once you understand the basics.  However, feed conversion and enclosures are tricky.  I’ve helped clients submit their podcast feed to iTunes who use free blogging
platforms like Blogger and they have to convert their feed to one that
supports rich media enclosures.  Usually, they’ll choose to use Feedburner for conversion.  Then they’ll have [...]

The Blog for UDEX

Friday, November 25th, 2005

After an endorsement on his blog from Robert Scoble, Microsoft’s lead blogger, I felt I had to check out the UDEX corporate blog.
Interestingly enough, their focus is on keeping the data in a database error-free.  Here’s what I mean, copied from Scoble:
(they focus on the Product Data Quality area, basically they clean data
before it gets [...]

Don’t beg for links

Friday, November 25th, 2005

Often I get emails from freelance bloggers and journalists letting me know they’re writing on content I might appreciate.  Unless the email seems to be a spam sales email, I check out each link and at least half of the time I get one, I blog on it.
Now, when I get emails begging for general [...]

Unconventional Advertising and Blog Ads

Friday, November 25th, 2005

It’s exciting to see mainstream marketers turning to blogs and conversational media to develop their ad campaign.  From the propane ad featuring Hank Hill of King of The Hill set to the music of Eric Clapton’s "Cocaine" to Budget Rental Car’s silly but fun "Up My Budget" scavenger hunt, we’re seeing a host of seemingly [...]

RSS Technology Deserves Attention

Friday, November 25th, 2005

After perusing the mountain of email and RSS subscriptions I read daily, I was struck by an article on emerging advertising tech, "Tech Showcase Stretches the Imagination," and how the companies profiled were spending ludicrous amounts of money to acheive doubtful results.

Marketing technology is getting cooler every day, as evidenced by
these cutting-edge applications showcased during [...]

Podcasting for Internal Communication

Friday, November 25th, 2005

Audio is one of the most powerful ways of communicating effectively on many levels. Additionally, some people in leadership positions may feel most comfortable addressing their audiences with the spoken word when delivering messages of great importance.
The new medium of Podcasting has clear advantages over prior methods of delivering audio messages. Podcasts [...]

RSS, not just for blogs any more.

Friday, November 25th, 2005

FeedBurner has started a series of articles/whitepapers about various aspects of RSS in today’s Web 2.0 world.  In this first article, Dick discusses the whole blogs are RSS, RSS is blogs dilemma.  While I think there would be little arguement that RSS (and Atom) helped propel blogs and blogging (nothing expands a medium like a way to read lots [...]