DISQUS

I laughed. Then I cried. Not because it was so funny, because it was so revealing...still laughing and crying

Mediaglyphs...

I can stop worrying about the human species getting off the planet before supernova. Good. Crosses off list...

He is reading, doing alot of. First edition, first runs- books.

in grid speak it is "phail". :)

Fear of cannabilizing some of the fat real estate maybe Sam...major brands thought "ranking high in search engines" was "slumming it" in 2000. overture, paid search, tens of millions (no much, much more) passes through a DEAL STRUCTURE...affiliates are like spartans...work with little, do a lot and they get to the battle first...

Jen..

:)

-wayne

Good luck Robert- ask them about zero-mass invisible prims wrapped around ATMs. Give me a week with their metaverse and I'll have it cleaned up a bit- afterall it took us 1 day to fix their crappy map API.

I love SL- I really do- it is the security that is lacking and accountability- and to the one thinking turning off scripting locks down a land- think again. More holes than swiss chess. They won't even return an e-mail about a flaw. Fine.

regards,
Wayne

Im going to start up my own meme- and it's going to be a bitch.

LOL. I like gun battles where mega-corporations suffer and people live- for awhile anyway.

-wayne

I didn't! But I'll send Redmond a MPC.

Is the dev. tool open as well?

-wayne

Congratulations Samwise. As I told Molander- fatherhood is wonderful and shocking- at least it was for me. I fully realized the incredible power of birth when I held my baby for the first time and experienced the sensation of a giant anvil hitting me in the head. A good anvil, but an anvil nonetheless. :)

-regards,
Wayne

Going against convention...against tradition or traditional thought....hmmm i think there is a theme emerging!

JIm,

It looks fine in

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.9) Firefox/1.5.0.9

The Christians, historically, were good at marketing. Does that restore your faith?

BTW- the addition plug-in does not show up in my version of Flock...I get an "answer the question!"

Which perplexed me at first, when I realized the question was arithmatic in nature and not of the philosophical bend...

-wayne

Sam,

It is coming- by weeks end if I can fit it end the hectic schedule. That and i am thinking about investing in a MAC as well...(dual boot) but a Mac none-the-less- which is truly new ground for me truly (not my family who all use Mac). I want to be as OS educated and diverse as I can! (Of course I am eyeing the T60 series from Lenovo and god it looks good- being a die hard fan of the X-Series- I guess I can opt for the pain of Vista there.)

Thanks for the encouragement and instilling in me the desire to experiment. I used to use Linux alot (CLI)- a couple of years post-vax- but it has always been the lack of software that has held me back. Now it seems I can find most of what I need in a comparable fashion.

Going forward I am going to try the experiment on the x40 (which has seen better days- I am rough on laps, going through one a year) and then if I like it- go with a ripping Ubuntu desktop for the hell of it.

-wayne

"The film pivots on the point that Jesus, as portrayed in the Gospels, follows the “hero legend” of the Ancient Near East. That is true. See Mithras, Osiris, Dionysis, etc. That understanding and acknowledgement is about 1500 years old as scholars have long pointed out the similarities in the Jesus stories to the stories of other ancient heroes."

Yes- old hat- purple cloak, dead and rose, crown, etc.

"Were the Gospels history? No. History didn’t exist yet. It was invented, as a concept, in 19th Century colonial Europe as a means to further bring the world under the hegemonic control of European powers by insisting that there was a general movement of history (something like volksgeist) which shaped the entire world from a euro-centric understanding."

If I recall correctly it has been some time since I have seen it- I believe Flemming points this out or something similiar. Ill point it out to Brian when back in town (NO Gonzo for me this time pal- I'm at the Argonaut after a glass of Nickel & Nickel), I would like to see what kind of conversation could emerge.

However, in my initial post at CPN I was looking at the campaign as a "whole" and to view the campaign without the context of the film would be incomplete.

Thanks Scholar Samwise.

-wayne

Man I never mourn star dust- carl is where he would want to be!

"I base that on your own blogs. This recent stuff, not understanding the tech hub bub over LMI,"

Ahhh LMI- it had nothing to do with tech Jonathan. Everything to do with law and legal.

I have went back and checked my comments and they are not incorrect.


"
The *original promise* of affiliate marketing was not to work with affiliates who could master search engine alogrithms and PPCSE buys. I am not knocking those affiliate, many can do it better then the most merchants because they are lean and mean direct marketing machines and more resourceful. But keep in mind many merchants were promised a chance to get their message out on hundreds of niche or shopping sites with robust and relevant content. Has that promised been fulfilled? I am not convinced it has."

I stand by that.



"Any site with truly stellar and unique content can probably sell some ad space or sponsorships (or at least hybridize) and affiliate marketing is secondary. Good affiliates have learned that great content is not always the path to immediate sales and success and only highly focused content that is hard bent towards faciliating a sale pays the bills much better then uinque content. There are some exceptions to this rule, but in general those who can sell do far better in the space. Afterall this is direct marketing..."

Still do.


"Then we get to the new iteration of Google in the form of "Froogle". This won't kill all affiliates, but it will be another pass of the great doomsday ax and you can bet there will be plenty of bodies on the ground in two more years."

And you tell me there hasn't been more bodies on the ground in the last two years? I think there has. Talk to merchants about how many affiliates really "matter".



"If you think this is not the case you need a reality check. Once again the goal of Google is to quickly connect people with the information/products they want."

Again I stand behind this.


"The quickest path to a product is going direct to the vendor, not a middle-man. This was also one of the original promises of the web that has never been truly fullfilled. I am not sure it will be fullfilled either, but that is for another topic..."


Ditto.


"I have already spoken to some merchants who are planning on ways to keep their affiliate channel healthy in the face of Google search dominance and potential threats like "Froogle". Afterall Google is still just technology and I do not doubt the resourcefullness of marketers compensated purely on performance."

Note I said potential threat like "Froogle"- the real threat is Google. They have every intention of eating your lunch, as do other portals.


"For any affiliate the key now is to build a brand and a user base and become strong in their niche(s)."

I firmly believe this, affiliate must build a brand, a unique experience, something new or any success will be transient at best. That depends on how you define success. If making 24k a year gross is success that is ok. It isn't for me.


"Free" search engine traffic is great and should be taken happily, but as competition really heats up, a brand (even a fledgling one) will float small businesses through the hard times that will come.


Lesson- rely on Google as the sole traffic, you put your business at great concentration risk- which is bad business.


Where is my error Jonathan?



"Laughing? Naive? I guess it doesn’t stop with the name calling. I see Jim as more in the blogging world, you more in the Spyware world. Beth, Shawn, Jangro, Me more in the affiliate world."


I was laughing. Can I not laugh?

It is naive- from my POV. Sorry you see that as name calling. I see it as calling a spade a spade. You disagree with me, I disagree with you. It isn't a personal thing. I have no idea who you are beyond a name on a message board. If you are at the summit I am glad to sit down and talk face to face.

regards,
Wayne

"And Wayne, I gave an example of one of those over at Revenews where you got completely wrong. Doomsday ax, talk about being dramatic."

I wasn't wrong Jonathan- it is just one more brick in the wall- a bit delayed. You don't have a box tall enough to stand on to see the whole picture- if you- illuminate us with your wisdowm. I can't help it that you are short and also short-sighted.

Don't like my unprofessionalism? i don't think it is- I am expressing my true opinion and feelings. Direct your complaint to the nearest brick wall.

But- am i perfect? No, of course not. No one is. I don't claim to be, never have. Hoever times are getting leaner, and harder, and more difficult, which is probably why you spend your time trying to find fault in any argument I make or others make.

As I have said before- I give kudos to any blogger having the guts to get up and make analysis and statements - even if they are wrong- which I am not.

We will see how the average affiliate fares Jonathan- but I already know....and it isn't that pretty of a picture for the majority- NOT ALL- but the majority.

I hope the ax misses you man...that you have your own brand and you don't count on google. Truly, I am rooting for the small guys.

Goodnite Troll! :)

regards,
Wayne

Well Jonathan,

Why don't share something original instead of being the eternal echo chamber that you are?

You clearly need some consulting sessions but I am not providing them...as for being professional....get a life or start a blog and share or sell your own unique views and let the market be the judge.

Go for it. I look forward to hearing your wisdom in a leadership role rather then the same old cut and paste comments.

This is not a personal attack, but honest to goodness advice. If you don't like my blogs- ignore them, change the channel. I am not offended at all.

regards,
Wayne

Sam,

you forget Google Security name-ee and Microsoft Security MVP and having a hate site dedicated to myself...ROTFL.

"“FTC taps lightly on spyware (IMHO) yet now appears to drop the hammer on affiliates.”

Talking about legal ramifications, state action, FTC action etc.

Come on, little less on the dramatics."

My response: http://www.revenews.com/wayneporter/archives/00...

Actually alot of the questions I ask are rhetorical, it's just many have an ignorant world view. I didn't say stupid- just ignorant. Unaware of the true reality.

regards,
Wayne

"Wayne knows more about the FTC than any of us combined… elaboration on your points Sir Porter? "

No elaboration Sam. Folks can draw arrows if they think about it. Think about the time frame for them to address spyware versus timeframe for them to address disclosures like pay per post.

No hammer yet- the word I used was "appears". the FTC is selective in their punishment. Ensuring those they snare are good public examples.

1) FTC taps lightly on spyware (IMHO) yet now appears to drop the hammer on affiliates.

2) This is probably long over due.

3) Who benefits the most? (rhetorical question)

-wayne

Smells like a bot or a plot to me- or both.

-wayne