Something has been happening on the Google SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages). It is the very thing that the FTC … More
Category: User Experience
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
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
Building the Greenfields of Display
1990 marked 1 million cellular phones in the U.S. (there are over 300 million today). To support these phones the … 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
Unlocking the True Value of Digital with User Flows
From 2003-2005 I spent a lot of time observing people of all ages and walks of life use the web … More
Another Brick in the Paywall
There have been some interesting thoughts, news and events the past week in regards to paying for content online that made me … More
Optimizing Conversion Rate for the Mobile Web
Tim Ash was kind enough to invite me to speak at what turned out to be a great launch of … More