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Amazon & McDonalds - A Lesson in Awful Cross Marketing

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »

While I cannot definitively label this as the worst cross-marketing I've ever received (see that one here...!) - this isn't far behind. Today I received a package of Myoplex Light (a ... Read more..

Driving Engagement By Delivering Relevant Emails (Attention Apple, iTunes!)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

As a consumer - and an inbox owner - email marketing can range from highly effective wildly annoying and irrelevant. The respective consequences can lead to activity / purchases or ... Read more..

Another Reason to Love Amazon - Pre-Orders Arrive on Time

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

I've pre-ordered products on Amazon before - but they used to ship on the release date rather than arrive... Apparently that has now changed. I ordered MLB The Show 2008 ... Read more..

I love Amazon’s New Logo

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Photos, Web 2.0 | No Comments »

I just noticed this tonight - Amazon has unveiled a new logo. When you hover over the Amazon Logo on all pages other than Amazon.com, a light frame is added ... Read more..

Amazon.com - The Worst Cross-Merchandising Ever?

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Photos, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment »

I love Amazon. I buy everything there - from toothpaste to food to electronics. They make buying easy. Amazon's finding experience and cross-merchandising technology is so superior to the competition that ... Read more..

5 Up, 5 Down - Loving FriendFeed, Bebo, Podcasts, WordPad and Amazon

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »

What I'm Loving: FriendFeed: Brilliantly simple and effective. Bebo: started using it for Widgetbox purposes, but I have been very impressed by the quality of the site and their new open ... Read more..

Comscore Releases Search Engine and Search Query Traffic: Amazon +20%, Craigslist +6%

Thursday, January 24th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

Comscore released their December search engine statistics and, among the usual information, there is some very interesting data. A couple thoughts: - Across the board, December traffic is lower than November ... Read more..

CribCandy.com and Wists - I Can’t Get Enough. Seriously.

Friday, January 18th, 2008 Posted in Web 2.0 | No Comments »

In my move to San Francisco, I have relied heavily on blogs and shopping destinations like RoomAndBoard.com to furnish my place. I happened across CribCandy.com and had two reactions:  1) I ... Read more..

Art.com’s “Photos To Art” Printing is Terrific

Thursday, January 17th, 2008 Posted in Photos, Web 2.0 | 4 Comments »

In the web 2.0 conversations, Art.com is rarely mentioned - yet Art could be considered the Amazon + eBay of prints and posters. They have massive inventory, affordable prices, and ... Read more..