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I'm packing up and heading out to the OMMA East show for Monday and Tuesday. Come see us at booth 200!
I'll try to live-blog from the exhibit floor (and I'll have my camera phone charged) but you never know how well those show-floor wireless connections will work.
See you there -- email or post a comment if you're planning to come!
Now you can shed pounds with your HP digital camera. I guess there was an outcry in the market for this particular feature...? 
Honestly I have no words. NO WORDS.
(I know this is off-topic, but I couldn't restrain myself. Oh, and would it have been more or less offensive to use a model who could actually benefit from slimming? Not sure. Okay, so I do have words!)
Will someone please comment and tell me this is a joke?
(UPDATE: Had to turn off comments and trackbacks -- the word "slimming" is a spam-magnet!)
For those of you planning to be in NYC for Advertising Week, stop by the OMMA show at the Marriott Marquis and say hi -- we'll be at booth 200.
Scott Delea will also be speaking on Tuesday at 4:30 as part of a panel on "Unlocking the Last Block: Local Search is Finally Found."
We'll be milling around at the Mixx show as well, and we're officially opening our new Manhattan office next week. (We've moved up 11 blocks and several thousand feet.)
Leave a comment or just stop by if you want to meet us in person (or if you're looking for a new job in NYC!)
The "beta" has been removed from WindowsLive Se
arch. With a sleek, celan design that makes Google's look old and clunky, the new Microsoft Search is certainly attractive.
Now let's get some feedback on the results! (Jeremy Zwadony has already weighed in on speed and relevancy, with a review that's mixed overall, but notes that the Web search has "greatly" improved. Read his commentor reviews, too.)
Also, now in beta: QnA -- Microsoft's newest community effort, similar to Yahoo! Answers.
With memories of five years ago today as fresh and raw as ever, many of us aren't seeing this beautiful Monday as day to launch press releases or market via email.
The blogosphere -- and even my inbox -- are overflowing with reflections of 9/11, thankfully free of the images that are still glaring across widescreens everywhere today.
Here are a few links:
Until 9/11 officially becomes a National Day of Remembrance, this feels appropriate for many of us Marketers. We can go back to "business as usual" tomorrow.
Peace to all.
With memories of five years ago today as fresh and raw as ever, many of us aren't seeing this beautiful Monday as day to launch press releases or market via email.
The blogosphere -- and even my inbox -- are overflowing with reflections of 9/11, thankfully free of the images that are still glaring across widescreens everywhere today.
Here are a few links:
Until 9/11 officially becomes a National Day of Remembrance, this feels appropriate for many of us Marketers. We can go back to "business as usual" tomorrow.
Peace to all.
Account Manager Cate Dunn shared this email with the team today:
Following AOL’s recent data leak, Slate columnist Paul Boutin synthesizes the data from http://www.splunkd.com/ (which has preserved the data despite AOL’s attempts to recall) to create the seven types of searchers. Mostly general (and some humorous) information, but some interesting bits including:
“The guy who searches for the same thing over and over and over. . .(is) most likely to craft advanced search terms like "craven randy fanfic -wes" and "pfeffern**sse."
http://www.slate.com/id/2147590/?nav=navoa
Thanks, Cate!
Account Manager Cate Dunn shared this email with the team today:
Following AOL’s recent data leak, Slate columnist Paul Boutin synthesizes the data from http://www.splunkd.com/ (which has preserved the data despite AOL’s attempts to recall) to create the seven types of searchers. Mostly general (and some humorous) information, but some interesting bits including:
“The guy who searches for the same thing over and over and over. . .(is) most likely to craft advanced search terms like "craven randy fanfic -wes" and "pfeffern**sse."
http://www.slate.com/id/2147590/?nav=navoa
Thanks, Cate!
Have you heard about ChaCha?
This new search engine launched on Monday, and it's already making waves. Currently in "Alpha Mode" (rather than go "Beta," which Google's practically trademarked) the site is "Part Wikipedia, part Yahoo Answers and part About.com," according to Search Engine Watch.
How so? In addition to providing tradtional, algo-driven Search Engine results pages, the site will also provide real-time results via live "guides." Welcome to Social Search.
Like About.com guides, ChaCha's will be matched with their areas of expertise. Currently, 3,000 guides have been tapped to participate. ChaCha guides, who will be paid,can invite other guides to join as apprentices, fueling viral growth of the site. (Cool, huh?) Guides have to start of as apprentices and be trained by experts prior to any public interaction. (There's speculation that many of these guides will be pulled from 10 million-plus, cash-hungry college students.) Pay increases as guides gain experience, topping off at $10/hour.
Guides will also have profiles, adding to the community aspect of the site.
The site's a little shaky this first week (it was actually down, but had a nice smiley face on the screen during the outage) but reviews so far seem optimistic, if a little skeptical about providing enough guides for a fast-growing audience.
Give it a shot for yourself and let us know what you think!
Have you heard about ChaCha?
This new search engine launched on Monday, and it's already making waves. Currently in "Alpha Mode" (rather than go "Beta," which Google's practically trademarked) the site is "Part Wikipedia, part Yahoo Answers and part About.com," according to Search Engine Watch.
How so? In addition to providing tradtional, algo-driven Search Engine results pages, the site will also provide real-time results via live "guides." Welcome to Social Search.
Like About.com guides, ChaCha's will be matched with their areas of expertise. Currently, 3,000 guides have been tapped to participate. ChaCha guides, who will be paid,can invite other guides to join as apprentices, fueling viral growth of the site. (Cool, huh?) Guides have to start of as apprentices and be trained by experts prior to any public interaction. (There's speculation that many of these guides will be pulled from 10 million-plus, cash-hungry college students.) Pay increases as guides gain experience, topping off at $10/hour.
Guides will also have profiles, adding to the community aspect of the site.
The site's a little shaky this first week (it was actually down, but had a nice smiley face on the screen during the outage) but reviews so far seem optimistic, if a little skeptical about providing enough guides for a fast-growing audience.
Give it a shot for yourself and let us know what you think!
