This week Google launched their Conversion Optimizer, an AdWords tool that enables you to set a cost per action (CPA) goal and let Google bid your keywords against that goal. Of course, whenever Google launches any new product or feature, … Continue reading →

Good news for Facebook this week. Microsoft is rumored to be interested in buying a stake in the company at a valuation of up to $15 billion. On top of that, the press is preparing for the inevitable passing of … Continue reading →

I was hanging with some fellow Search Marketers this week and they were telling me about Yahoo Fantasy Football. Apparently, for something like $10 a season, you get this wicked-cool amalgamation of stats, reporting, video, etc. If I cared about … Continue reading →

Females always smiled at me, and even men did in the national comfort station!Well, now I whoop at them, because I took M eg ad ik for 7 months and now my tool is dreadfully largest than usual.go shopping Share!TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

With little fanfare, Google posted the following announcement on their Inside AdWords blog this week: The following types of websites are likely to merit low landing page quality scores and may be difficult to advertise affordably. In addition, it’s important … Continue reading →

I admit to be a pretty friendly guy, so when a friend or even an acquaintance invites me to join LinkedIn (or sadly, QueChup), I’m usually game. So over the years, I’ve started to build the number of links I … Continue reading →

I’ve been writing Blogation now for (amazingly) almost two years. In total, I’ve written 167 posts (including this one). Aside from #1 loyal reader Steve (“the Fandango guy” in Portland and #2 loyal reader Jeremy in Chicago, my guess is … Continue reading →

Any of you who are in my GMail contact list will have just received an email from me “inviting” you to join me on the ‘social network that is sweeping the globe’ – QueChup. As much as I love you … Continue reading →

I remember the halcyon bubble days of 1999 and 2000. Launch parties, ridiculous salaries, people at parties talking in hushed tones about their big idea. That was a lot of fun. And then it all blew up. Something like 60,000 … Continue reading →

When my old college buddy Owen posted a story on Valleywag about Google’s plane landing at Moffett Field, I forgave him, since the entire purpose of Valleywag is to write gossipy stories about Silicon Valley culture. But when the New … Continue reading →