Category: Marketing
Subtraction.com – Subscribing to The New York Times
Media companies respect their customers or maybe not.
Adblock Plus – Allowing acceptable ads in Adblock Plus
I’m all onboard with this, in fact I’ve even written my own Adblock Plus filter to enable ads that I want to see.
FeeFighters – FeeFighters Loses BBB Accreditation Over Investigative Blog Post
I’ve always felt the Better Business Bureau was a little scammy, nice to know they can’t take criticism as well.
NYTimes.com – Deal Sites Have Fading Allure for Merchants
Oh yeah, right now is starting to look like a bad deal.
Ars Technica – Google Wallet now available for a select group of users
I’m a fan of anything that possibly limit the amount of stuff I need to carry especially in my wallet.
Locus Online Perspectives – Cory Doctorow: Why Should Anyone Care?
Cory Doctorow who certainly doesn’t seem to need traditional publishers, penning a nice piece in favor of publishers.
The Ad Contrarian – Advertising And The Future Of Apple
Not a bad negative outlook of Apple post Steve Jobs, it starts with a pretty good premise but the conclusion doesn’t jibe.
Wired – How Online Companies Get You to Share More and Spend More
Always neat seeing psychology at play especially with companies that excel at it.
NYTimes.com – Capital One’s Response to Outrage Over ING Direct Purchase
Not much here to read, but it interests me.
Campaign Monitor – Successfully building brand awareness with email marketing
Email marketing defiantly works to get me interested in purchasing a product.