Something has been happening on the Google SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages). It is the very thing that the FTC … More
Category: Search
End of the CPM Experiment
The flag bearer of display advertising was always Yahoo. Their massive sales force stoked 15 years of equity into “the … More
Defending the Future of Mobile Ads
The first time I read Fred Wilson’s Mobile is Where the Growth Is I was disturbed. I commented. Not what … More
Taste Graphs and the Future of User Controlled Media
My friend Andy Weissman posted some really interesting ideas last week on the future of branded media that got me … More
Talkin’ 2011 Publisher Revenue Blues
"Well, I finally started thinkin' straightWhen I run outta things to investigate." -Bob Dylan It’s been a while since I’ve … More
Harvesting Networked Intent
The keywords and links that we use as proxies for intent are the currency of the web. Search has … More
Ad Wars 2011: The Publisher Empire Strikes Back
Intent is Timing When you mention the word intent in online advertising circles the first thought is invariably Search. Of … More
Optimize and Prophesize 2010 Highlights
2010 was my fifth year of blogging and my second year on Twitter. My number of blog posts have continued … More
Algorithmic Search and Discovery
When Rich Skrenta who has been a pioneer in Search with Topix (and just launched Blekko) writes the following, I … More
Search Vs. Social: A Game Over Before it Started
I really like GigaOm but they fell prey yesterday at the end of a piece that was for the most … More